They shall grow not old as we are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.
Lest we forget.

Today we commemorate ANZAC Day. We celebrate the achievments of those who fought the wars, & remember those who gave their lives for us to live the life we have today. Without these fallen heroes & those who came home to suffer a life of torment in their hearts this country would be a different place. One I wish to not begin thinking about. To all of our past, present & future Diggers…. Thank You!

It has been an emotionally charged day, yet I have managed to get thru it just fine. In fact, better than the past few days. Up until now. I have just spent the last hour & half looking after mum as she is now feeling quite ill. She had the vomits & pains in the tummy. So I have had to shower & clean her up, clean up after her then put her to bed with a bucket & towel. I have had to revisit her a few times afterwards to help her, but now she is quietly sleeping. I will have myself an extremely restless night with the door open, sleeping lightly enough to hear any sound, mumur or peep from her. But I do have to return to work tomorrow morning! I have had 3 days annual leave last week & considering Monday is a Public Holiday, I cannot stay at home to care for her. So I will have to depend on Dean. I hate doing this. This is my mum & she is my responsibility when unwell. But my hands are now tied. We have had such a spate of illness in our family recently where I have been required to leave work & lend a hand. With my surgery coming up I just  cannot afford any more time off work not related to myself. This sounds harsh & no matter how much I wish it wasn’t the case, this is life. Reality.

Breakfast: Choc shake.

Lunch: Strawberry Shake,  Berrocca, Black Tea.

Dinner:  1 Optifast Berry Crunch Bar, 2 cups vegies stir-dry-fry LOL (Zuccini, Bok Choy, Carrot, Red & Green Capsicum) with Garlic, Ginger, Lemongrass & Salt Reduced Soy. These are all on the allowable list so I was a happy chappy indeed!