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It has been just over a week since my mother moved to her new residence and fortunately I was allowed to visit her several times during this transition period. Wearing all the protective gear was definitely a new experience for me and it took her a little time each visit to realize it was me.…
Monday was the start of some big changes for my family, as we began packing up my mother’s belongings for her move to a retirement home the next day. Unfortunately her dementia has progressed to the point where she is very fearful at night after the PSW leaves for the day, and coupled with the…
I am happy to tell you that the visit to the assessment centre on Monday and testing for Covid-19 with my mother went well. We received a call that we were both negative and I could almost hear the applause in the background, at my own sigh of relief. If I say the test was…
Today is June 11, 2020 and it has now been 90 days since my daughter was in school or able to access support services at the children’s centre. It just blows my mind that it has been that long and I’m still somehow muddling through, but what actually scares me is the prospect of the…