I used to stop and chat to this lady when I visited mum. She sat near the entrance - Tiddles, the cat, would usually be nearby. Like many elderly people she loved animals. She was not very well and would sometimes say how worried she was that she may have to move out of Bowles Lodge.
We will never really know the real impact that the uncertainty of this consultation is having on the residents but I will miss her welcoming smile and I'm sure Tiddles will miss her assuring strokes.
How sad - why not let them live in peace?
The legal process to save Bowles Lodge is over but the spirit of Bowles Lodge lives on!
- John Porter
- This blog is about a campaign I led to prevent Lancashire County Council closing the care home my Mum lived in. We lost our case in the High Court but decision-makers at local and national level were made aware of the devastating consequences of moving elderly people - no matter how carefully it is done. Mum was moved and, sadly, died eight months later. The blog is dedicated to her precious memory. Love you Mum.
This is Vera, my mum
This is Vera, my mum. "Why did Kent County Council move me out of Bowles Lodge?"
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