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I planned some musical items sung by Mary Harris's group and then afternoon tea on the Friday afternoon and then Saturday we were going out for a family lunch at our favourite restaurant for family celebrations Matilda Bay. There were only a couple of Mum's generation there Alma Harris and Marshall, Laurie and Joyce were only in their eighties! Anyway a nice afternoon was had by all. What made it special for us all was Fiona coming over from Sydney.
If I had have thought that after she turned 100 Mum would have been happy to go into respite how wrong I was! Mum did enjoy the celebrations but still her rumblings of euthanasia erupted from time to time. We could not get through to her that it was illegal and never going to happen and then I got berated for taking her pills away from her.
Wednesdays continued . She did look forward to them. "Are we going to town" she would say. Town used to be Liverpool or Southport 40 years ago but now is anywhere with shops and a café. I have been taking her out for lunch on Wednesday every week for 30 years since my father died. Tuesday won't do,neither will Thursday so it has to be Wednesday. So we embark on the big effort on both our parts of getting into the car."
Last night somebody was very abusive about me getting up too early" she says. We have most of our important conversations in the car. "That was me " I said "You were knocking on the door asking for breakfast at 5 oclock" "well there is no need for it to be an issue" she says. "Well it is an issue because I wont be able to continue looking after you if you do it too often. " Oh you are just looking for excuses " she says. She is adamant that she is not going into a nursing home . On the other hand I feel the time is fast approaching for me if not for her.
When the luxurious Berrington opened I was keen for her to have a look at it but no go. It looks like a prison was her comment. Anyway she is booked in for next year when she will be 101 and we are booked to go to Italy for three weeks. Bob mentioned it at tea and she seemed more receptive than usual but the next day said she would not need to go because she was leaving! Knowing full well what she meant, the euthanasia thought again, I asked "Where was she was going? But she side stepped the reply!
