La vida

**Diary Entry 12th November** My daughter and son-in-law dumped the grandchildren on me for the entire

The son wanted to take his mother to a care home. He peeked into the box before leaving. After her husband

Emily never imagined at twenty what lay ahead. She was at university, deeply in love with James, and

I suggested my mum stay with us for a month after the baby was born, but she decided to move in for a

Margaret Whitmore walked the streets of a small town near York, on her way to pick up her granddaughter

One misty morning in Manchester, my dad was driving to work when he stopped at a petrol station to fill up.

Gran, Mum says we have to put you in a care home.” I overheard Mum and Dad talkinga child wouldnt

For three nights, Ive been unable to sleep, my mind gnawed by guilt like a starving animal.

The silence of the bedroom presses down on me like a weight. Three sleepless nights have left me hollow