Pick Me Up! Special

IN THE SHADE

Peering at me, Betty, my 92-year-old mum, had a confused look on her face.

‘Why are you wearing those dark glasses today?’ she asked me.

It was September last year, and I was visiting Mum in the dementia care home where she lived.

Despite often being confused, this time, Mum was right – it was dark, and I was wearing sunglasses.

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