My name is Margaret Elizabeth, and I’m sixty-nine. I’ve got two sons, three grandsons, and two daughters-in-law.

**Diary Entry – 12th June** I don’t want to end up alone and unwanted in my old age. My son married

**Diary Entry** For most of my life, I was just a servant to my own children. Only after turning forty-eight

I won’t send my mum to a care home—because she doesn’t deserve that kind of ending. My name is Emily.

The frail woman clutched her small bundle, bracing herself for the loneliness ahead—yet fate had a surprise

For most of my life, I was merely a servant to my own children. It wasn’t until I turned 48 that I truly

**Diary Entry – 12th October** I’ve come to realise more and more that blood ties don’t always guarantee

My name is Margaret Hargreaves, and I’m sixty-nine years old. I have two sons, three grandsons, and two

Saturday, 10th June I could never put Mum in a care home—she doesn’t deserve that ending. My name is Eleanor.

Five years ago, I married Henry. It was a thoughtful, mature decision, made out of love and with full