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UPDATE ON MUM

EVENING OF 20TH MARCH 2007. MUM HAS HAD ANOTHER EXCELLENT DAY FOLLOWING THE PATTERN OF LIFE OUTLINED ON THE DAILY PROGRAMME POSTED THIS MORNING. SHE IS LOOKING BETTER AND, THOUGH TIRED IN THE EVENINGS, CONTINUES TO BE BRIGHT, CONVERSATIONAL AND REASONABLY CONTENT WITH HER LIFE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SHE SEEMS TO BE SLEEPING BETTER AT NIGHT TOO.

TODAY THE TELEPHONE WAS RE-INSTALLED. SHE HAS BEEN QUIETLY DREADING THE IMPACT OF THIS ON HER VERY CHANGED LIFESTYLE, BUT THIS EVENING WE RANG IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND SHE SPOKE TO EACH. AS A RESULT SHE FEELS THAT SHE WOULD BE HAPPIER TO MAKE CALLS AS SHE DID TONIGHT RATHER THAN TO RECEIVE THEM.  HOWEVER IF YOU DO WANT TO RING HER YOURSELF PLEASE DO SO - BETWEEN 3.30PM AND 5PM EACH DAY (EXCEPT WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY) WHEN TED WILL BE THERE TO ANSWER AND TAKE THE PHONE TO HER.  GIVEN HER PRESENT IMPROVED STATE OF WELLNESS SHE WILL PROBABLY, IN DUE COURSE, FEEL HAPPY TO ANSWER THE PHONE HERSELF AT OTHER TIMES. 

AS USUAL SHE ASKS ME TO SEND HER LOVE TO YOU ALL,

MINE COMES TOO,

TED.

 

MUM’S DAILY PROGRAMME

 Mum’s daily programme (Times are approximate)

0730 Medication, wash, sits in chair, dozes

0800 - 0900 Breakfast

0800 - 1200 Dozes in chair, may move onto bed if more comfortable

1200 - 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1400 After-lunch nap

1400 - 1600 May remain on bed or move to chair, dozes as required.

1600 - 1700 Tea

1730 - 1800 Preparations for bed

1800 - 1830 Into bed, evening medication

1900 - 1930 Drink of Horlicks followed by sleeping pills

1930 - 2000 “Lights out”, settles down to sleep.

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