Lockdown has been a terrible time for many people and now we have a glimmer of hope and at last may be able to do some normal human activities again at last. Dare I say this, but having a mother with dementia and Alzheimer’s lockdown has been blooming awful to the point where I have nearly fallen off the edge a couple of times, however I am facing a new problem. When lockdown lifts my mum will want to start coming round for Sunday lunch and expecting me to take her places. She struggles to walk, has been known to wee in the car on many an occasion. Can no longer use our downstairs loo as she can’t get off due to space issues, can’t get up my front step. Struggles to get in the car etc etc. BUT she thinks she is still ok and wants to get out- she has been in her house now for 15 months apart from the odd hospital visit. In many ways lockdown suited me in this respect. It took away a problem for me. Don’t think me mean but I want some of my life back. How on earth can I put her off.
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