So this is my very first blog. I’ve decided to start writing on the sugestion of a good friend who has found it helpful in dealing with depression. 

I find myself living in a strange world of care plans , social worker , nurse assessments, dementia specialists, memory services , care homes , nursing homes, continence services and so it goes on. I exist with one foot in this world and the rest of me in my “normal” world of husband , kids , pets , friends, volunteering, local politics and sporadic work for husband’s business.

My wonderful Mum has Alzheimer’s and it is now at an advanced stage and we have no real idea what goes on in her fuddled mind. My Father , once a strong practical and dynamic person, has had his world shrunk by the disease almost as much as Mum.