Elite Thread XIX

Ps tigers mum uses far too much airfreshers, I've said to her many times.

He gets washed down here with cool boiled water and cotton balls to take the smell off him. It's improved his breathing and streaming eyes.

There’s another downside…… yummy fattening foods !!!!

Oh I thought you were a store collector because that is temptation at its height as we get the first 10% and any use by not claimed.
I try to get fish and meat but when a tart au citron or a finest cream delicacy comes in I sometimes I cave.

We have a barrier where we live so people wouldn't be able to get in to collect so I can't ever be a FWH, I do however fetch and carry between our locals to try and do my bit to help and gift lots of glitches too, they must think I'm a right nutter. When I've no glitches I take wine 😂
I've actually become quite good friends with a couple of the collectors it's a bit like the elite, like minded people and all that.

Good afternoon.
In a bit of a predicament with Mum. Hospital either want to send her home or to a care home.
She isn't well enough to be sent anywhere at the moment, but doctors say she is medically optimised and must move. I wanted her to be given a bed on the frailty unit, but that's not possible.
Don't want her in a care home and not sure if I can cope with her needs at home.
A care home trial for 28 days sounds good on the surface but Social Workers then have the most input as to whether see needs to stay on a permanent basis.
Mum is hardly well enough to make any decisions. Meeting being arranged with discharge nurse, ward manager, doctor, OT, physio and social worker.
Mum can't stay awake more than a couple of minutes and can hardly talk.

I am sorry for your predicament, Sue.

Most of the options offered are not what you need for your mum. xx

I'm with this all the way...
Sue I don't envy the position you are in and I felt exactly the same way as you do now when faced with much the same situation as you are now in.
I knew my mum would not want to go into a care home and she fought really hard against going in but there came a point where it came down to not just her quality of life but those around her were suffering too.

It took a while to settle her in and I wont lie when I say it was me she took exception with over being placed there initially and after each visit I would literally sit in the car and sob my heart out. The nursing home were brilliant in recognising the challenges and over the course of the first month there things really softened and by the second month there mums health and wellbeing had really improved...she got used to all the family popping by to visit and those visits became so joyful for all..her included.

My mum spent 11 months in a nursing home before she died and she came to really enjoy it so much so that we have so many good memories of the time she spent there and pictures of her smiling and happy.

If you have the option to visit some homes please do that or indeed have a look for some yourself but please don't think you are failing your mum by at least investigating the options and asking to become very involved in finding the right place for your mum alongside the social care team.Make it clear to them that your feelings and your mums wellbeing is at the heart of this so any move must suit both you and her primarily and not become a social care tick box exercise

Remember you are not alone....

Oh Sue I'm sorry to hear its all so hard to deal with. I used to know a lady who's job was literally to free up beds.

Just went to get covid flu jab. Nurse says no covid ones for diabetics not on insulin. I queried it but went on got flu one. Come home called docs to check with them they said no that's wrong you should be. Please call immunisation team.

Calls them , they called back whoops sorry you should get it. I said I hope your gonna recall the ones you've turned away then.ive to go back in tomo get the covid one.

@lbclc my week off is going too quick. We had a lovely spa day away even if it wasn't very peaceful, we enjoyed the time. Even went to the pub for bar tea. We never do that.

Diabetes review, there's more work to do so a new tablet to be introduced. I've written to my team manager to formally ask for 1 less day a week work. She is aware of situation. Thanks for asking.

And Christmas isn't really my thing either but having Litlle Miss put her tree up on Halloween, she's always loved it.

Just had delivery of one of those lovely big pink Mason baking bowls for her and some home pride flour. They were doing an offer of course.

Homebase has gone into administration www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c624nzepd59o

We spotted him on Doctors today too
Was his last acting job 😔

Always amazes me that those the first to complain about pollution and additives will then deliberately fill their homes with VOC emitting devices, wash their clothes in chemicals that purposely continue to emit chemicals for hours and lather and spray who knows what onto their bodies and into their hair.

I've just had an email from Nectar urging me to spend my points, not pounds, on Black Friday.

One of their opening lines is,

"Who doesn't love a scented candle?"

Well, quite a few of us, I think.

Hi. What flea and worm stuff do you get please.  Yeah same in my vets, scales are just as you walk in but she still says she has to see the animal every year or so as its the law or something.  

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