![]() She was allocated a social worker and we felt at that time she would be best placed to go into a care home until the virus settled, than get her back home if possible. Then COVID restrictions came in and slowly but surly I was not allowed to visit her. I spent as much time with her in hospital as possible as I worried so much that she would not understand what was happening. She needed a hospital admission as she had two bleeds on her brain. In March 2020 she had a bad fall after becoming very confused with a UTI. She was a very strong lady and wanted to live to her 100th birthday but alas it was not to be. She believed there was nothing wrong with her memory and would argue the toss, bless her. In her elder years she lived on her own in a warden controlled bungalow. I cared for her along side working as a community mental health nurse. She then battled cancer herself twice and suffered with vascular dementia for the last ten years of her life. She watched my father and eldest brother lose their life's to cancer and my other brother battle with it. Remembering my beautiful mother Constance Simpson aged 90yrs who lived through the war during her childhood and teenage years in London. This was my worst nightmare not being with you, instead you had strangers around you on the day you died. Michelle l salute you - you are the bravest of warriors. We were always together, l will never forget the gut aching feeling of not being by her side as l always had been. ![]() L couldn't be with her even though l begged & pleaded. Then they found she had fungal Pneumonia after 3 tests for covid returned as negative and lost her fight for life after 12 days. She was treated with antibiotics for Covid-19 even though we both knew she didn't have it and ended up in ITU. She wanted me to come with her but it wasn't allowed. Then in December was coughing, which continued then May this year had breathing problems and went into hospital. Last October she had Pneumonia, seemed well after oxygen etc but didn't feel so well. Again she had the strength to come through another major operation. It was touch & go but her strength carried her through, then in her twenties her kidneys were failing & in 2006 l donated one of my kidneys to her. Unfortunately, the harsh chemo caused an enlarged heart & leaking mitral valve at 12 years old and she had a heart transplant. Remembering my Beautiful & Precious Daughter Michelle who suffered ill health most of her short life but battled on having had acute myloid leukaemia as a toddler. Rest in eternal peace Dad, love Joy & family xx He was a member of the George Hurd centre for many years.ĭad is greatly missed but finally free of the cruel Dementia and suffering. Many of his friends possibly still don’t know of his passing as he’d been locked away for so long as of cours everything has been closed all year. ![]() A cheeky well known character in the community. He made it out of lockdown, back to his wonderful day centre Silver Birch Wickford, things were looking up, then they found the Cancer □ Sadly one fall too many led to a hospital visit, a stroke, then pneumonia on top of the tumour on his lung then finally Covid too at the last minute.ĭad had a wonderful life and was loved by many. Lockdown accelerated his vascular Dementia, he understood what was going on and obeyed the rules but the isolation destroyed his spirit and will to live □ The lack of stimulation and spending so much time sitting alone and idle made him grow weak and he deteriorated physically, suffering many falls. In loving memory of my beloved Dad Gerry. ![]()
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