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She's OK

She can’t get out of bed by herself. Nobody can help her because she can’t hold her weight. So they wrap her in the sling and hook it up...

Sit and wait

He looks for somewhere to sit. He limps over to the brick wall that borders the small tree. He eases himself down and sits. A few minutes...

Shopping

He pushes the shopping trolley and she holds onto the side. Slowly they move through the aisles. One leaves the trolley to collect an...

Walking close

She snuggles into the arm, her whole arm wrapped around it. Her head tilts into the shoulder looking slightly up at the face of the...

Mail is in

He leans heavily on the wheelie rubbish bin. It is just his height. The bin sits next to the letterbox. In his hand, he has a two-page...

Quick. Not too quick

She stands at the traffic lights ready to move off. The light turns green and she is off. She has her legs apart to give a good firm...

Dressed for the weather

He waits for the car under the carport. His white hair is set against the red checkered shirt hanging out over the red board shorts. Open...

Family walk

vShe dresses all in black. She lags behind. Walking half on grass and path makes movement hard. Still she does not have any aids to help....

Just a little song

She sings so beautifully. The language that she sings gives an extra exotic-ness to the scene. The bathroom is quiet except for her...

Every inch

She rolls up the parcel to make it as small as possible. A quick look around the room shows that even one small parcel can’t be found a...

Walking the baby

bShe can barely see over the handle of the pram. Grandma is short. At least the footpath has no uneven bits, mostly. And the area has no...

Sitting Down

She sits sideways on her walking frame with one foot on the ground. With little steps, she pushes herself along. The footpath has a...

Sitting, waiting

She holds tight to her shopping bags. Only two because she can’t carry anymore. Every time a bus drives up she peers at the numbers. Her...

Keeping an eye on

bShe walked out of the front door, down the footpath to the front gate. She opens the lid of the letterbox and closes it. No letters,...

You should

"Mum, you should ….”. “Dad, the doctor says you should….”. “We should get everyone up for breakfast….”. “Everyone should be dressed in...

Water Alert

She takes a few sips of the cold water and then turns her head away. A classic sign of not wanting anymore. It’s hot so she has to keep...

The Jingling Keys

First, it is the rhythmic jingling as something hits a hard object. It comes closer and closer. Jingle, thud, jingle thud.Then a squeaky...

Just Passing Through

She looks up when someone new walks past. Her eyes search the person’s face and eyes to see if the person returns the gaze. If the person...

My grandson is ….

“Do you know my grandson? He used to be on television and now he has a show on the radio. He had his own show and he wants to get back on...

Mumblings

He walks around the room, standing near others then moving on to look in the basket. Then he goes to the kitchen areas. All the time he...

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