Day #75 > WEDNESDAY 6th JANUARY Lovely long walk with Mum & Abel first thing in the winter sun, reminding her that Bob’s appointment is today & that she’s going tomorrow – explaining all & Mum seemingly understanding all well. We bumped into the neighbours & had a lovely chat too – always so good for […]
Day #74 > TUESDAY 5th JANUARY Normal morning, but Mum conveys that she’s not happy with life with Bob at all during our walk, in fact she says, ‘How can I address it?’ We discuss the options of put up & shut up, say something or leave. Mum is certain she doesn’t like Bob’s behaviour but that she […]
Day #73 > MONDAY 4th JANUARY I start the day with a phone call to LRADAC – the Lexington drug & alcohol abuse centre – which goes well & I Email over my testimony & observations of the eight-plus weeks I’ve been here, so the team have a head start on Bob & Mum’s lifestyle before […]
Day #72 > SUNDAY 3rd JANUARY Early start as KLC at Fort Mill is back on. Hoorah! I come downstairs at 7.50am & Bob is drooling in his throne, but his eyes stir as I pop my head in the den – ‘Good morning Bob,’ I say, then ‘I’ll be back just after lunch so I hope […]
Day #71 > SATURDAY 2nd JANUARY Quiet start to the day. Walk ok but Mum a bit sad still. I mention seeing Brenda – her eyes light up & we agree to walk Abel, then have a cuppa & call Brenda afterwards then to see if she’s receiving visitors today. We return, have our cuppa & chit […]
Day #70 > FRIDAY 1st JANUARY 2021 Happy New Year! 🥳 🥂 Well, I’m sure it is somewhere in the world, as I greet Bob in the kitchen around 9.00am with a ‘Good morning Bob; Happy New Year!’ He’s just dropped a baking tray & is bending over, & I hear him mumble ‘Good mornblah, blah blah […]
Day #69 > THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER It’s New Year’s Eve today, apparently. More like Groundhog Day with a new brew & a quick chat before Little & Large tell me they need to go out food shopping today, as the shops are closed tomorrow – who knew?! They went shopping yesterday too, so who knows – maybe […]
Day #68 > WEDNESDAY 30th DECEMBER Down at 9.00am & Mum’s a little sombre. I make us a new brew of coffee & ask if Bob’s given her a talking to & that she now feels that I should leave? She looks at me & shakes her head, although does confirm that she’s spoken with Bob & that […]
Day #67 > TUESDAY 29th DECEMBER Make coffee & all good. Mum very coherent this morning. They have no plans & I suggest today may be a good day to discuss findings of counselling & a few thoughts I have for their future well-being. Well, you’d have thought I’d have called them peadophiles . . . Bob’s […]
Day #66 > MONDAY 28th DECEMBER Mum & Bob are eating breakfast when I arrive downstairs – all seems pleasant & as it should be. I note Bob has a couple of new NA beers in the fridge – one of them cracked open – & a glass by his chair. Mmmm. It’s getting worse. I must […]