General Chat

Im a carer Sue for the elderly,we have a demenia unit upstairs and residential downstairs.Im sorry to her about your husband its not an easy disease to deal with.I hope he is getting the care he needs

You do a wonderful job Mo, no way could I do it. Steve is in a really fabulous home about a mile away from where I live, the place is lovely and the staff are all wonderful, every single one of them. I'm friends with quite a lot of them on facebook, even the Manager!! I never leave without saying thank you to whoever is there. It was hard work caring for him at home on my own but I know he's well looked after now.

Sue

Ooh Sue which part of the Fens? My mum lives in Ely, Muffy is in the fens too. I know it well, lived it Little Downham for years...can't get much more 'fen' than that. I'm in Norwich now.

You must come to the next meet then, it's local to you...sort of...at least by train lol

I love it.But do have to go outside and kick the wall sometimes,while I have a fag.It can be very stressful,but there are are some great charactors there

Hi Teresa, I'm in March. I love Ely and Huntingdon. I'd like to go back to Herts but can't afford to buy a house there. Should never have moved away. My in laws lived in Downham Market for years. I'd love to go to the next meet. Thank you.

Mo, I can imagine, I think most of the carers and nurses smoke and kick walls at our home lol. If I could do the job I would, I have a chat (?) with the other residents in Steve's home but of course they can't reply, they usually just smile which is lovely. I just can't deal with the.....poo!! I've been a childminder since 1987 and can do baby poo but not big people poo! Sorry to mention poo!!!! Three of the blokes in Steve's home have alzheimer's and are in their 40's.

Sue

We have 20.All show different symtoms.Some are very active,all chat away,but its not always easy to know what about.
i can deal with anything except some one being sick,it makes me bad.

Oooh no, I don't do sick either! Makes me sick as well.

Nice talking to you Sue,but I have to go out with my daughter now.Will catch up with you again sometime.Bye for now

Coooeeee hello Sue, welcome to the boards. As others have said just leap in with both feet!

I lived in Sutton for a couple of years so know the area quite well.

*tucks Mo under armpit* and *takes Daff's tongue out of my ear*...don't ask, you need to see the photo...lol

Enjoy yourself here.

Sue x

Hi Sue, thank you.

It's a nice place to come and read and have a laugh.

Sutton is nice.

Sue x

Sue where in Herts? We have good friends in Letchworth and for 10 years we lived in Clifton on the Beds/Herts border.

Sueping, I didn't know you lived in Sutton! i lived in Witchford for a while when I first got married!

Sue, I'm going to start nagging Muffy about the next meet, we all meet at the station in Peterborough anyway, so the gaggle of women outside having a fag will be us lot. It'll be good to meet you, and you'll have a laugh, that's a promise.

So far the weather has never ever let us down either.

Small world init TW? The next Peterborough meet we'll stay for 3 nights so I am not so knick knacked for the day itself. Daff keeps telling me how rough I looked (I don't know whether she meant 'like a dog' or 'unwell')...lmao

New Sue will have to come and see people 'in action' so to speak and Susan with numbers will be dragged there by her hair!

Sue xx

Hi Ann,

I lived in Cheshunt. My son and dil live in Ware. What with me in March and them in Ware - where? Daft names. And I lived in Otley in Yorkshire till I was 29. Steve used to sing in the clubs around Herts and London too so I know quite a few areas. I want to go back!

I can always use a laugh Teresa, some of us childminders met for a meal in a pub in Pbro last week but only 7 of us, sounds like you had a good turn out.

Sue x

Hi Sue ,Jane here.You missed a great Meet on Saturday.I think I am just about recovered lolCrazy bunch they were too!!!!!!! The photos don't lie!!!!
You should see Sue's sparkling crutch.

To be honest with you Sue, we all looked pale and tired, Hayley and I were saying last night. I think it's the long cold winter we've had. Saturday was the first time for nearly all of us to have spent any time in sunshine.

Hi Jane,

How many of you were there? Shame I can't see the photos, the mind boggles! So, Sue's crutch sparkles as well!!!! wow lol. I'll feel very inferior if I come to a meet! lol

Sue

Susan with numbers you need to take hold of your thread it is fast becoming what a good time we had thread!!!!!

I always look pale and tired Teresa. I need to have slap on or people ask if I'm ill. I don't sleep very well and wake up about 5:30 every morning. Can't lay in bed then cos my hip and leg ache! Could be another Sue with a crutch?

It was a lovely day and I'm glad the sun shone for you all.

Sue

I think there were 23 of us Sue,so quite a crowd.I only had met Rach before the day,but it was just like meeting old friends.Not that I'm saying they were old of course lol