Mother’s Day

Today May 12^th 2013 is being celebrated as Mother’s Day around the world but not in the UK. So even though I have been living in the UK for over 20 years I do what everyone else does and celebrate Mothering Sunday with the children I work with. However, I always celebrate officially around this time because my mother and the other women who played important roles in my life are living abroad. Even though I told my children that there is a different time for Mother’s Day in the UK, they still salute as part of the custom at this time too. My mum is the most important person in my life and for me, every day is Mother’s Day as far as I am concerned. This week is also being celebrated as www.dementia.org.uk Dementia Awareness Week so I have decided to write about the debilitating…