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Am i going mad.

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etheltbags1 Sun 27-May-18 21:45:41

I need someone to tell me if I am crazy, same old subject my mother. She lives in the same street.lives independently but I do check on her every day. She is getting more awkward every day. If I make her a cuppa it had to be in a small mug, not too hot too strong or too weak. She can't eat crusty bread for her teeth, this is a disgrace to the nhs who should provide her with some better false teeth. Today i had to get extra bread as she wanted soft bread. Tonight she has fallen and as usual rang me but as shes not bleeding she will be ok, but is complaining about her hip and struggling to walk so I will have to take her to the a and e tomorrow.Gone is my day off. I've told her to give up gardening as this is how she fell. She says she won't. She won't wear trousers to protect her legs etc etc. I just scrape through my days, after work I'm so tired I just go to bed at 8 ish. I can't face doing her garden again or having to look after her b........ parrott who hates me. When she is ok I spend the time anxious about what she's up to. Recently she had her hearing check and a new hearing aid but she doesn't hear any better, again the nhs should take better care and fix her deafness, I'm sick of shouting, I'm sick of everything. I had my first holiday abroad 27 years on a cruise and I loved it. I had to let her get on with things and I felt so free. I'm trying to teach her not to be rude she swore in asda today, I was mortified. She seems not to be able to change, why are old people like this. I just want to pack a bag and drive off and never come back. I survived cancer to spend my life being abused like this. Any advice

etheltbags1 Fri 27-Jul-18 21:32:43

Haven't been on for a couple of weeks. I went to my dgd sports day, I was knackered by standing for 2 hours and s long walk to the park. I'm 63 btw to anyone interested and I swim, walk and do garden partially to escape from you know who.

natnatroswell22 Mon 30-Jul-18 03:36:26

Wow you are so amazing being able to so those kind of stuff.

etheltbags1 Tue 21-Aug-18 20:14:22

Thank you natnatroswell22. Im really ungit. I ache all the tome. I hate gettingnolder

Jalima1108 Tue 21-Aug-18 20:59:04

Did you run in the Granny's race ethel?

They had put out chairs at the DGD's sports day (thank goodness)