Busy Weeks in Different Ways!

Week commencing 29 april was busy, usual constitutionals in various places, weather sunny at times with rain and wind. Had my hair done, the place where I go is closing down at that venue and the staff have been deployed to other salons Iain my hairdresser is now at York place easier for me. Met up with Bella on Tuesday had a great time playing in the garden at cafes, potions were the food of the day! Wednesday Met up with Bella early in the afternoon and the two of us went to The Tradfest at the Scottish Story Telling Centre. Layla and her colleagues were giving demonstrations on weaving and spinning, then people were encouraged to have a go themselves. This piece of cloth was being woven by many people. The top line of weave was done by Bella and the material used had belonged to her paternal Great Great Granny Jean who was quite a character! Had a lovely lunch there. This evening Ruaridh stayed with the family, whilst G and me went to see ' On the Waterfront' an extremely emotive and powerful film. Rest of the week appears to be spent catching up on 'housework'. Long lie on Saturday still watching the Arne Dahl Swedish thrillers which I'm enjoying Graham doesn't. Sunday long walk. bit of gardening! Thursday to the beach with Ruaridh, then met the girls up town for some shopping and a coffee. May 19 the memsahib (my mum) was admitted to hospital with double vision and a problem with her balance. Graham flew in from the States on 20 May after an unfortunate delay in Dublin eventually arrived home in the afternoon! We decided if mum was OK to travel down to visit her on Thursday 23 May. Ann and Mandy were visiting and I was in contact with the ward and Dr's secretary. Went down on Thursday Mum was delighted to see us, thought we weren't arriving until Friday. Due to double vision mum had been seen by an opthamologist who had found a 'lesion' outside her brain ? where and she was to have a MRI scan. She was very tired when I visited on the Sunday and the staff thought some days of rehabilitation might benefit mum, the MRI scan was to take place as an outpatient. Visited mum on the Monday before heading for home, once again she was tired. She went to rehab.on the Tuesday the 28 May. I spoke to her on the phone on the Wednesday she appeared to be a wee bit disorientated, on the Thursday when I spoke, she was better her friend Irene was visiting. Spoke on the Saturday mum appeared a wee bit better, however Ann phoned me from Cornwall to say that she had phoned the hospital and they said mum had fallen a couple of times. I made a note to phone the rehab. place on Monday morning--however about 0915h on Monday 3 June they phoned me to say mum had collapsed whilst having breakfast and was unresponsive. She was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital--she had suffered a dense stroke and would not recover. Graham and I drove down straight to the hospital, Ann was at the hospital and it was obvious my mum was very poorly. She never recovered and died peacefully on the 9 June. Her funeral was a celebration of her life and to say goodbye, she had written down what she wanted at her funeral service. The barbershop choir (mum had been a member) sang her into the church and out. Most of her relatives and numerous friends gathered to say goodbye to this woman who was my mum, a loving and sometimes fiesty wee woman. May She Rest In Peace.