India
10 Reasons why rain on holiday is a good thing
In which I look for the silver lining in the clouds.
A pretty Diwali – India celebrates
We're here in India at Diwali time. I'm often conflicted at this time of the year because I feel I should be doing more to celebrate and help my...
We must educate the mothers…
I'm in India again, but this time with the fam, combining a regular visit to my mum with a longed-for family holiday. There's not a great deal to do in the middle of the Indian countryside. We visited my mum...
My Mum, the Elephant and Me #4: Doing the needful…
Yes, well, I’ve neglected my blog. You’ll all know why, but why not set it all out? It’s about time, after all. This is what happened: I returned from India in mid February pleased and excited about the place for my mother at the Dignity Foundation’s Dignity Lifestyle...
A little bit of history
My mother has dementia. Fiercely independent, she lives in conditions that healthy people might call squalid. She has not been well for the last couple of weeks. She has chest and urinary infections and, though she protests otherwise, it is...
On faceless, unaccountable power tripping civil servants
Thought I’d share my letter of complaint to the Passport Agency, just in case it gets "lost": Good evening. I have been helping my elderly mother with her passport renewal application. My mother is 79 and now has mid-stage Alzheimer's-related dementia so is...