Day #79 > SUNDAY 10th JANUARY Church – hoorah! Leave at 8.00am & Bob is dribbling with his mouth open snoozing on his throne in the den & Mum is still in bed. Nice. Lovely drive today as although temperature is lurking around freezing it’s a stunning blue sky day & a pleasure to be out-out. […]
Day #78 > SATURDAY 9th JANUARY My day starts with a bit of a panic as I receive an Email confirming that my USA visa runs out soon. Very soon. In 10 days soon! Eek. I confess I’d completely forgotten about the 90-day limit on visiting the US of Awesomeness, so I need to move at pace […]
Day #77 > FRIDAY 8th JANUARY Mum is sharp as a pin this morning whilst making coffee. We have a lovely catch-up & she tells me they need to go shopping for some stuff – a big Costco shop. I decline Mum’s invitation to join them as I need to book flights & get my plans […]
Day #76 > THURSDAY 7th JANUARY Lovely walk with Mum – sunny again – & we ran through her assessment meeting today, as she was stressed about it; ‘View it as an opportunity to air any issues you may have Mum, for example, you’ve literally just told me you fear for your future, so run this past them […]
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 […]