I doubt my reader will have noticed, but it is two
months since I last shared my ramblings.
The primary reason for this lack of interesting, intellectual and invigorating view-sharing is family related.
SWMBO’s mother, my mother-in-law, MIL, passed away at the end of July after a short stay in hospital. As you can imagine, this sad, but not totally unexpected, event, stopped the flow of my creative juices.
The family had celebrated MIL’s 90th birthday at
her residential care home just 11 days before she died. As seems to be the case with all
our family get-togethers there was plenty of fun, loads of laughs and lots of
sharing of memories.
Thank goodness for that – we have a lovely afternoon to remember her by.
MIL had Alzheimer’s, a thoroughly nasty, personality stealing and frustrating illness.
Which is why SWMBO is taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in Norwich later this month.
Every penny raised for the Society gives all of us a better chance of living with this terrible illness.
Living longer has many, many advantages. But it is a double-edged sword as the longer we live, the more likely we are to suffer from some form of dementia.
The generosity of our family and friends means SWMBO has already raised a considerable sum.
If you slipped through the net when we contacted people about the walk, please do have a look at SWMBO’s Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sarah-almond2.
Thank you.
The primary reason for this lack of interesting, intellectual and invigorating view-sharing is family related.
SWMBO’s mother, my mother-in-law, MIL, passed away at the end of July after a short stay in hospital. As you can imagine, this sad, but not totally unexpected, event, stopped the flow of my creative juices.
The family had celebrated MIL’s 90th birthday at
her residential care home just 11 days before she died. As seems to be the case with all
our family get-togethers there was plenty of fun, loads of laughs and lots of
sharing of memories.Thank goodness for that – we have a lovely afternoon to remember her by.
MIL had Alzheimer’s, a thoroughly nasty, personality stealing and frustrating illness.
Which is why SWMBO is taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in Norwich later this month.
Every penny raised for the Society gives all of us a better chance of living with this terrible illness.
Living longer has many, many advantages. But it is a double-edged sword as the longer we live, the more likely we are to suffer from some form of dementia.
The generosity of our family and friends means SWMBO has already raised a considerable sum.
If you slipped through the net when we contacted people about the walk, please do have a look at SWMBO’s Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sarah-almond2.
Thank you.
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