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A day of walking
Spent the day searching for tiles and taps. There is so much choice--too much choice. By the time my kitchen is finished there will be less rubber on the soles of my shoes (and less money in my bank account).
On Any Questions? on Radio 4 today there was a question about social care for old people. As far as I can remember (my brain is too full of kitchens at the moment) no one came up with anything new or useful. One chap said supposing you needed help with everything--getting out of bed, washing, dressing, cooking, going to the loo--then what? What kind of country had we become? He implied that this was shocking and the audience seemed to agree. However, no one added anything more.
Someone like he described needs twenty-four hour care which is probably best provided in a nursing home. Once someone needs help going to the loo, then keeping them in their own home is difficult and expensive unless a family member gives up their life for them. The panelist gave an extreme example. If we became as disabled as that, what kind of life would we have even with help? Our quality of life would be greatly reduced by whatever had left us that disabled.
Quote for today
I was the first woman to burn my bra--and it took the fire department four days to put it out.
Dolly Parton (1946 - ) American singer
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