I have just returned from an appointment with Dr Munjal to discuss my sleep deprivation and Maureen’s presentation.  I will meet with him on Wednesday to give a progress report on my Carers Assessment meeting on Monday.  Then it has got even better with an E Mail confirming that a night sitter will be here from 10 pm until 7 am tonight.  It’s so helpful to have a Specialist Social Worker who understands dementia and goes the extra mile to support carers.  Hopefully I will be able to pack myself off in the spare room and leave the carer to support Maureen and get a good night’s sleep.

The services here reflect something that Margaret from the Home Treatment Team said to me yesterday: ‘you are not alone in this Paul’.  It is reassuring that there is so much support to call upon here: in  other areas of the country there is little or nothing.