The Ageing Woman as Alchemist read by Abigail Ottley
A poem about in which I consider the the possibility of transformational ageing.
Of Little Red Riding Hood Grandmas & Wolves is a story about the difficulties implicit in delivering ‘care’ to elderly service users. It is also a story about the importance of making sure the ‘care’ we deliver is the best it possibly can be. Mrs Pascoe is a feisty but cheerful old lady who once wife to a local farmer and is now mother to Peran, her grown-up son. She is fortunate enough to be living out her final years supported in her own home…
‘So, come five o’clock, I pull into the yard with a dozen yellow tulips on my car seat. They are glorious, resplendent, like an armful of sunshine, wrapped up in cellophane and tied with a shiny orange bow. I am inordinately pleased with myself, looking forward to making my entrance. What a great guy I have turned out to be.’
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A poem about in which I consider the the possibility of transformational ageing.
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