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  • snoozer
    snoozer Posts: 3,894 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    AOD, complain away, mouth problems are horrible. I don't think any of us are keeping a table of who has the most misery, we have enough sympathy to go round. I hope the anti-b's work quickly.
  • ancientofdays
    ancientofdays Posts: 2,913 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Thank you, you are so kind.

    Gers, is there anyone else who might be able to offer your mum a little time in between visits from you? My mum did have paid carers once a week for her DH but she didn't really like any carer very much. It did give her a break though, she was caring for DH 24/7. I did try to point out that she wasn't necessarily expected to form a close relationship with the carer, just use the time. She did but it was a strange mixture of wanting a few hours off and disliking tge person on principle.
    I was jumping to conclusions and one of them jumped back
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