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To all those people who have professed sympathy and understanding of my situation by saying, "Oh, remember, I do know what you are going through because I went through this with 2 friends, my aunty's rabbits, Great Uncle Sergei the Meerkat....." I would like to say the following.
No, you don't know. You absolutely do not know. You may have some insight, but you have not been where I'm standing so don't claim otherwise. And don't give me good advice by telling me that Uncle Sergei chose...
Ok, I'm here but so new to this, have thought about it so many times but scared of getting it wrong.
Why today? Well this would have been my Mum's birthday, she has long since passed but I've really missed her on this journey and today I find myself tearful over that loss. She was the one person who could tell if I was saying I was fine when really I wasn't and I'm sure would have guided me to ask all the relevant questions.
Driving home from work the other day listening to Simon...
My niece Laura (Dougy's daughter) took me and her Mam, Alma to the hospice at teatime on Thursday 8th March. My heart was in my mouth as it was raining and everytime she braked you could hear the discs grinding. Replacements were long overdue!!!!!
We got there and Gordy was sleeping. Mumsy and Dougy were still there and looked shattered. We all got chucked out of the room while Gordy was fitted with a catheter as they had quickly assessed that he was in no fit state to get up and use the bathroom...
