Getting to know Felicity

My earliest memory is that of sitting on the foot end of a single bed in the company of a very old lady who was snug in bed. My mother told me it would have been my grandmother who lived with our family of 5 children at the time. I would have been around 3 years old back in 1961. Apparently I loved going to her room and being with her. My mum died just over a year ago at the great age of 91. I think of her often and the similarities and differences they shared at the end of their lives. One thing was the same, they both had many family members around them to provide care. My dad is still alive and nearing 93. He has health problems. Can’t walk ...