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• Wednesday 23rd August

  August 23, 2023

  The funeral happened. Apparently there was mention of great grandchildren that didn't exist, and he had pipers to the grave which she would have hated. They asked Duncan if he wanted to carry the coffin then he got pushed aside. Bruce found out about several other members of this family that had ...

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• Sunday 13th August 2023

  August 13, 2023

  I had a near miss last week. I've been crying and shaking every day since. The indicator on the van was stuck on turning and this 30 tonne truck pulled out on me. I swerved into oncoming traffic and landed on the grass verge on the other side of the road. No one hurt, no…

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• March 2020 Part 4

  July 13, 2023

  Saturday We set off Saturday morning. I feel really ill. My flu is back again. We travel about 300 yards on the motorway when Hannah’s car decides to break down. She can’t go above 40 because it won’t go over 4th gear. We stop and turn it off and now it won’t go above 3rd,…

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• March 2020 Part 3

  July 13, 2023

  24th March Mum passed away about 1pm (apparently). It was about 2 o’clock when Hannah said she thought she’d gone.  We sit in silence with tears rolling down our faces, staring out of the front room window. District nurses didn’t come for another 2 hours. There’s a ripping and tearing of packages...

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• March 2020 Part 2

  July 13, 2023

  22nd March 2020 It’s Mother’s Day. I’m sitting here with Hannah and Sam watching my mother die. She’s in the final days we think. It’s a bright sunny day, if a little chilly. Tried to get mum into a care home as thieves have tried to break in whilst the carers were there. Now she’s…

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• March 2020 Part 1

  July 13, 2023

  I've decided to transfer my diary entries from the pandemic to here so that it's in a cloud somewhere. I cannot stress enough the lifelong impact this time will have on the rest of our lives.  I don't know about the word count so I'll get as much into one post as I can. March…

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• Thursday 13th July 2023

  July 13, 2023

  Off to take Mavis to Opticians and Library. We bought this static caravan by Parkdean. That's the 40K gone now. Annoyed that it's a case of now we have your money we don't give a shit if it sits there empty. It has to make the pitch fees at least of 4500. And they didn't…

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• Saturday 8th July 2023

  July 8, 2023

  He's spent the last £40K on a static caravan up at Dornoch. I pray this is an investment and that he gets his money back and more besides. He's been drinking more than ever since he joined the alcohol group.It's unaffordable now. 1 bottle of whisky a day. Hannah quit her job to do her…

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• Friday 26th May 2023

  May 26, 2023

  I'm overweight. A lot. 5 stone to be exact. Something has to be done. Ju still drinking. Hannah has sprained her ankle. Chester has sweet itch. He's got a rug on and he's not impressed. Sparky here tomorrow fitting all new sockets and switches. That's another grand gone. David came to do the shee...

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