Happy Mother's Day to my dear mum. Although you don't always know who I am or my name I know you love me as I love you forever ❤️ #dementia #carer #carent

Feeling proud of myself for taking mum on the bus to get her haircut. All went smoothly. Got the timings right. No horrific passengers. #carer #carent

A lot of doctors have been giving me sympathetic looks recently. Mum with dementia, dad with kidney failure. One said "don't burn out" today. What's the option, leave them to fend for themselves?! #carer #carent

If we opt for conservative management of dad's kidney failure instead of haemodialysis we're looking at 6-24 months life expectancy as he is at stage 5 ckd 😔 #carer #carent

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Still decompressing after A&E. Mum has no recollection of attending. I've done all the housework & cooking to try and shake the adrenaline. On high alert like a meerkat #carer #dementia #carent

1. Not driven in 26 years, night blind
2. Apprehensive about strangers coming to the house
3. Scared about my dad dying 😔
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I like it when dad's GP says I have suggested a sensible plan, but wish they could too #carer #carent #ckd

Dad's starting dialysis. Need to get carers in to support mum. Love this for me 😔 #carer #carent

Mum enjoyed her outing to the dentist today. She was laughing in the dentist chair while they were cleaning her teeth 😂 #carer #dementia #carent

When dropping mum at her day centre another attendee tenderly put her hand on mum's shoulder and the staff said " are you looking after her" 🥺 #dementia #carer #carent

Mum has folded all the towels so neatly 🥰 #dementia #carer #carent

Mum and dad laughing together in the kitchen 🥰 such a joy to witness 50 years of marriage #carer #carent

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All 4 acute hospitals in my area have announced a business critical incident. There are no beds, A&E full, corridors full, ambulances are queuing. Praying my parents don't need to join the queue 😔 #carer #carent #dementia #ckd

The weather forecast never said it was going to snow in my area. Cue trying to ensure my elderly parents don't slip in a snowstorm on the way to the dentist. Ground icy under dad's walking stick. THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP WEATHER SERVICES 😠 #carer #carent #dementia #ckd

Getting defensive about your staff ratios and pride in service is not taking accountability. Even paid carers don't get it, do they. #carer #carent

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Mum is laughing at the scarecrow animation AND had a bowel movement 🥰 #carer #carent #dementia

Random memory: putting eurax cream on dad's back and chest at bedtime for months during the peak of his acute kidney injury #ckd #carer #carent

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Trip to the GP today as mum has some skin lesions that look dodgy. Apparently just scarring and insists no injury. I feel you need a medical degree to be a #carer for elderly parents #carent

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All the Christmas veg is done. No parsnips or Brussel sprouts or gravy due to potassium & salt. Tomorrow i am just roasting the salmon and chicken. Good job I am now an expert in cooking for chronic kidney disease stage 4 via Google because the NHS provides no guidance. #ckd #carer #carent

I bought dad a new winter coat against his will. It is fleece lined and waterproof with 3 inside pockets. He said I should return it. He we are going to pick up mum from her day centre with his new coat on 😄 #carer #carent

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Very tough caring day for dad and I. Both exhausted from mum's 3am wanderings and it's shows in our shorter than normal patience 😞 I used to let the bad days floor me (literally) but now I think tomorrow is another day. We try our best ♥️ #carer #carent #dementia

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Sad to miss the work Christmas lunch but just want to have an illness-free peaceful Christmas and new year. Can't risk it with flu and RSV going around. No-one understands unless it happens to them #carer #carent

My clever mum brought her clothes into my bedroom because she wanted me to help her get changed. No words. But I understood 🥰 #dementia #carer #carent

This morning mum came to wake me up and have a cuddle 🤗 Initiating this at moderate stage dementia is amazing. I would miss out on this beautiful moment if I "put her in a home" as so many tell me to do because my circumstances are their own nightmare #dementia #carer #carent

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These days Mum struggles to put sentences together or make coherent sense when talking but just now she stroked my hair and said "I love you, you are my life" 🥺 #dementia #carer #carent

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I asked mum if she was happy and without hesitation she smiled and said yes 🥰 #carer #carent #dementia

Mum was crying in bed and we can't understand why🥺 #carer #dementia #carent

The cost of applying for a Lasting Power of Attorney is now £92. When I did ours it was £84 in 2022. I can't believe I've been through a whole government business cycle already 🥺 #dementia #carer #carent how are people affording this when wages are stagnant?!

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Mum and dad are laughing together in the kitchen 🥰 #carer #carent #dementia #ckd praying for a peaceful Christmas & New Year. Last year dad had an operation in December followed by 3 admissions to A&E for acute kidney injury & high potassium

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