• Visiting Mum in her nursing home was a shock. I didn't expect it to become a joy | Mark Fletcher

    As she inched towards the end of her life our conversation was the most authentic it had ever beenI was shocked at what I didn’t know about nursing homes.A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn’t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more. In 2017, at 87 years old and a shadow of her former strong self, life was rapidly slowing down for her. One Monday in May she asked me to research care homes; by Friday she was settled in her new room. Continue reading...

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