Finding things that will tempt Mum's appetite is one of the challenges that confront us daily. It seems that there is no middle way with dementia - either people over-eat, or eat nothing at all. One day, Mum's on the jelly and custard kick, the next, she'll have avocado and cream cheese sandwiches and all the rest is "cat-sick"! We just go with the flow as long as there is something porridgey with fruit for breakfast to keep digestion more or less on track! And to hide tablets that are spat out otherwise. Yes, I know you're not supposed to, but you try it. (Incidentally, if anyone else struggles with tablet prompt vs. tablet take - here's a handy hint that might just help. Try getting a box of multi coloured TicTacs and doing one for you (the horsepill), one for me (Tic Tac) and that sometimes works).
Back to the catsick. So it's hard to find alternatives for Mum in small portions. My homemade stews are deemed to be in the catsick category. So Tesco online helps a lot when I'm really rushed and Mum's stocks are low. And I often look at the Finest range, hoping to find something that might tempt her. Chicken in white sauce sounded good, so I bought that. The box looked pretty good too with a nice picture on the front. Until we looked at it closer and saw the paw print.
"I can't believe you were going to give your mother dog food," said Mary. Isn't that what all trans-atlantic rowers eat?!
Saving money isn't easy either for a spendthrift like me. But I'm now very good at T. K. Maxx shopping, using any combination of bicarb. of soda and vinegar for cleaning, and vaseline for face/hand/foot creams (what a lovely image this conjures up!) - and here's the latest that I tried this morning. Mushy avocado, 1 egg yolk and a couple of tbspns of olive oil for hair shininess. Slap it on for 20 mins, then shampoo off. Works like a dream! My US friends laugh and say I'm the Martha Stewart of homeliness. But MS ironed leaves for table decorations. Now that's a step too far, even for me. And of course, there was the tiniest issue of insider trading...
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Hi Tilly I was thinking of you so thought I'd pop in and leave a wee note!
Hope thinhs are ok with you!
maz x
Maz - how kind of you! E verything's fine thank you - just far too much of it! I've been away working, trying to recruit people for direct payments (two have fallen by the wayside before we even start!), the children have had exams and I've also been trying to sort out respite care for both Mums so we can get away with the boys in the summer. I keep trying to get back to write something but can't get a moment to sit down and do it!!!
So no probs - just overload. How are you? I will check up now on your blog and see what you have been up to...
Thank you so much for stopping by. That's really brightened my morning!!!
Txx
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