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  • girlatplay
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    Sending hugs benben xx
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
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  • Kittikins
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    Sorry to read about your mum, hope she is doing well and big hugs to you all x
  • benbenandme
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    Thank you all, I've been down the beach with a school trip all day today and am still numb, it was sooo cold down there :o Just waiting for the water to heat up then do dinner, then we're off to mums again for the night. She had an appointment today at the hospital although they didnt really tell her anymore, she has decided to try to give up smoking though :T :T

    Spent £5 today on a new book bag and a disco ticket for ds.
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
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  • lellybun
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    Benben, just a thought about your mum and only because this was a problem for someone I know and it took a long time to realise what was wrong. She had very low sodium levels - thought it might be worth mentioning as she was admitted initially with a suspected stroke and was in a very confused state. She went on to make a full recovery once they realised, so felt i should mention it incase it is of any use to you.

    lelly x
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  • benbenandme
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    Am back :) Been to mums after school again today, she's improved slightly again today :T Thanks Lelly, will look into the sodium thing too.

    Quidco have paid out today (£85) so am using £65 of that for my hair on saturday and the other £20 will go into the holiday fund.

    Spends today = £4 on bread, milk etc, £3 on lunch.
    Early nights all round tonight, am cream crackered.

    Had a quick chat with cutie today at school, he's yummy :D:D
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • Daisy78
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    Glad your mum is improving, hope she continues to do well x
  • beanielou
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    Good news on your mum.
    Dont know if you ever listen to radio 2?
    Jeremy Vine (on 12-2 ) today had a section on children whose parents are in prision.
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  • dangers
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    Benben - I'm really pleased your mum is improving - I've been thinking of you... I had wondered whether your mum's stroke had anything to do with the fact that your dad has recently moved to his care home - she's been caring for him for so long, her body was telling her what for iykwim. (sorry can't really put that correctly into words)
  • benbenandme
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    I don't tend to listen to the radio much Beanie, but will google and see what I can find, thankyou :T

    Dangers and Daisy, thankyou for your messages, I agree, I think it was all to do with dad going into the home that triggered it, its been building for such a long time :o

    I've had my bath, ds is well on the way to the land of nod, I am tucked up in bed but need to get up again later when the washing machine has done its thing. I need a fairly early one tonight though, haven't slept that well at mums as she insists on leaving the heating on all night, and as someone who hasn't had the heating on since about March I struggled to sleep :o
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • Smart_Mart
    Smart_Mart Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    It should be on here, BB; just scroll your mouse wheel until Jeremy Vine comes into view and click on the little speaker!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/stations/radio2
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