THE DEMENTIA DIARIES OF NANNY JUNE

The One Where We Cannot Pickle Souls For frail read skeletal and peaceful read absent. For comfortable read immobile. and between us is...

The One with the Not Knowing What To Do (with The Grim Reaper) I cried with Nanny June today. Well… sort of more cried at her. She didn’t...

The One with The Extra Mother’s Day “I don’t know what to say” said the care home manager. “We can only put it down to the dementia now...

The One With Greek Mythology Sitting quietly, with a peacefully sleeping Nanny June in the bed next to me. Today, I brought some hyacinth...

The One With The Surprise Christmas There aren’t many updates online anymore but there are visits. There is visiting in silence. There is...

The one with the battle of the furniture and a man with a van called Jerry, (The man is called Jerry, not the van. The van is borrowed we...

The One With The Great Pretender It’s tough to get the timings right for visits. For someone who doesn’t do much Nanny June has a lot...

The One With Meetings of Acronyms I used to think people dying was like in films or tv dramas - people got sick or injured and then they...

The One With The Chorus of Angels. It’s ‘Meeting Day’, not a multi agency meeting to arrange palliative care because that would need a...

The One Where My Head Unravelled A Bit Having a head full of life stuff is manageable because, to be honest - my daily reflective...

The One With The Letter There’s a letter in the post today. It looks unpleasant. It's giving off vibes. It is from the NHS and has...

The One With The Day of Reckoning Is that being over dramatic? Today was care plan review day. These usually take place with a nurse in a...

The One With The Disclaimer. DISCLAIMER: I have thought very hard about sharing this. It’s not in any way easy. I have also always tried...