17/10/2026
Happy 80th Birthday to my Mom 🥳🥳🥳
I asked her how old she was earlier and she said 25 bless her. 😂
I have this picture hanging in my hallway as I feel it represents Alzheimers perfectly. A daily reminder of what my mom is going through as her brain slowly fades away.
Mom can't remember but I can remember her full time job keeping us going when my dad first bought the shop, her doing all the bookwork and teaching me when the time came. She was always bollocking Ted and me for spending too much money, even confiscating the cheque book from us back in the day! 😂
She put up with so much, including my dad working 7 days a week, getting home late all the time, but she supported him wholeheartedly. Unlike couples today who give up and run away at the first sign of trouble.
They have stuck together and now its payback time and Ted isn't running away, he is there for her and doing an amazing job of keeping her out of a care home...especially at his age.
Different generation these old uns. ❤️
