Is it pineapple sponge today? is a blog about adapting to having a chronic illness and being a carer.
It’s also about food, wildlife, and anything else that crosses my busy mind!
The name comes from the time I spent in hospital, where my main interest each day was whether my favourite dessert would be on the menu.
Latest posts
- Devotion
Veggie burger, hash browns, salad Another anxious day for mum. Lots of complaining about random pain, and ‘things’ (foxes or badgers, maybe) digging up the garden, and she didn’t know Lady Friday was coming, and so on. Then the reps… Read more: Devotion - Theatricality
Chipolatas, crispy potato slices, salad Mum has been in a pretty decent mood today, and it has been more the fault of my own burnout that I have found her deeply irritating. Part of this might be a hangover from… Read more: Theatricality - Institutional flexibility
Rainbow veg stirfry with roti; chocolate fudge cake with ice cream Today started with a phone call from the Dementia Outreach Team, wanting to know if mum’s most worrying symptoms – threats of suicide, aggression, random pain – had occurred… Read more: Institutional flexibility - Getting somewhere
Smoky Caribbean chicken and veg with roti Another easy-ish day today. Mum was in a decent mood, and I even heard her humming along with music on tv, which I mentioned to her only the other day I hadn’t heard… Read more: Getting somewhere - Burnout
Gnocchi and green veg with parmesan butter Short and sweet tonight, I’m afraid, as burnout is setting in hard and I’ve been feeling decidedly tired and unwell recently. Mum went to church yesterday, although not without a last minute “why… Read more: Burnout
Is it pineapple sponge today? 