It’s too ‘ot.

[erastes]

I’m making notes about Dad and my caring experience.  The long view is that I hope one day to write a book sharing my experiences to give other people in the same boat the feeling that it’s not just happening to them.  However, having bashed out a page of it today, I have discovered that it’s not going to be an easy thing to write by any means, but also I NEED to write it. I have a lot of thoughts that I’m not voicing—not with anyone—and just writing things down has always been cathartic with me. I used to write journals in lined notebooks, reams and reams of thoughts about my life and got out of the habit of doing that. 

I was listening to Radio4 the other day and John Suchet (I think, the not poirot one) has just done a similar thing, written a book about his wife and her journey to dementia and the way its affected him (and her). Some of what he said was exactly what I am going through—and I got rather upset I have to say. My more cynical friends immediately said “yes, you were upset he’d done the book before you.” which made me laugh, and it’s humour that is needed. 

Anyway- that’s the long view. It won’t however be published as Erastes. “My Daddy” by Erastes would be a VERY VERY different book indeed. *snort*

And it is indeed too ‘ot. I am a child of the temperature sixties and I like my English summers to be 21 degrees with a nice breeze.

Comments

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

I'm with you as regard the temperature. I much prefer mild, rather than hot, days. I've got the afternoon off, though, and am showing a friend around the gardens. :o)

[shezzawatto.livejournal.com]

Hi Erastes,
Part of my day job is to diagnose, and advise on management for people with various kinds of memory loss illnesses. The "carer" experience, is of course, the other side of the equation. My thoughts are with you as you walk this path with your father, (if I'm interpreting your post correctly). Writing it out sounds like the obvious way to go for you.
More power to you.