Gran
Photo Prompt thanks to Karuna
Mum had tried to get Gran to start going through her things and get rid of what she no longer needed.
Mum knew that if she didn’t at least make a start her brother and her would be left with the lot to sort when she had gone.
Gran hadn’t been very corporative with the idea of a sort. Then the fire happened and almost everything was lost,
She said that Grandad had asked her to leave the fire on for when he came home from work, but he never came, he never would he had already past on.
Big thanks to Rochelle as always for hosting this weekly event.
I’ve not been around alot recently with so much other stuff going on, Insurance Study, Bank Holidays, Attempting to write my novel, the Manchester stuff. Hopefully I can get back on track now, with this and the upcoming IWSG Blog hop,
I hope everyone is okay 🙂
C x
Good to see you back. A sad tale of old age that could happen to any of us.
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Thanks 🙂
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Great to see you around the fire… no pun intended. Loved the story, too! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks
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Old age is not for sissies. Great story
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Thank you
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Dear Claire,
It sounds like Gran needs to be sent to a safe place. This is very close to what a friend of mine experienced with her mother who nearly set fire to the house in her dementia. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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yeah I was thinking about the Dementia angle, but there wasn’t enough words, don’t know enough about it 🙂
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My Dad died recently, and my brother and I had to go through all of his things. He was a pack rat and kept everything he had ever owned. It was quite a chore. Thankfully, Mom doesn’t hang onto so much.
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My grand parents lived in Croydon so when they were both gone, we had my nans house to sort out, it didn’t exactly go to plan but I can imagine the hoards of stuff she kept!
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A neat story, we have had to turn the gas off, and hide matches etc etc, dementia is a evil illness
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Dementia and matches – a lethal combination.
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How very sad.
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thanks (I think) x
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Yes, it’s a compliment. Your story evoked a lot of emotion in just a few words.
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You conveyed old age and it’s associated problems really well herel
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Thanks
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Downsizing is very liberating; if it is what you really want to do. I’d rather make the choices myself than have a fire do the honors… 🙂 Great story!
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