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  • Friday 23 July 2010,By Duncan McLaren

    July 23, 2010: Blossomtime

    Author Duncan McLaren documents his relationship with his mother, Mabel, who is now in a care home, in this tender and compelling online diary Read On
  • Friday 9 July 2010,By Duncan McLaren

    July 9, 2010: Emergency at Backwater Dam

    The fourth of Duncan McLaren's poignant online diaries about visiting his mother, Mabel, who lives in a care home Read On
  • Friday 18 June 2010,By Duncan McLaren

    June 18, 2010: the chiropody lesson

    The third instalment of Duncan McLaren's tender online diary about visiting his mother, Mabel, in her care home Read On
  • Friday 4 June 2010,By Duncan McLaren

    June 4, 2010: birthday boy

    The second of Duncan McLaren's touching and tender online diaries about visiting his mother, Mabel, in her care home Read On
  • Thursday 20 May 2010,By Duncan McLaren

    May 20, 2010: time check

    The first of Duncan McLaren's touching and tender online diaries about visiting his mother, Mabel, in her care home Read On
  • Thursday 14 May 2009

    May 14, 2009: Marianne Talbot's final blog

    For the last few years, carer Marianne Talbot documented her life with her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, with her inimitably clear-sighted, humorous and touching prose Read On
  • Thursday 7 May 2009

    May 7, 2009: red tape

    For a few days after mum's death I had some peace in which to start the process of assimilation. writes Marianne Talbot Read On
  • Wednesday 29 April 2009

    April 29, 2009: Mum would have loved it

    Few people arrange more than two funerals. But no matter. Undertakers and vicars arrange hundreds. Discreetly they take charge and everything runs smoothly. Mind you, have you seen how much they cost? They jolly well ought to run smoothly, writes Marianne Talbot Read On
  • Thursday 23 April 2009

    April 23, 2009: mourning mum

    Marianne Talbot cared for her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, for many years. Here, she shares with us the beginning of the next stage Read On
  • Wednesday 15 April 2009

    April 15, 2009: the end of the chapter

    For many years, Marianne Talbot's life centred around caring for her beloved mother, who had Alzheimer's disease. In this poignant instalment of her online diary, Marianne describes the closing of the final chapter Read On

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