Grandad – Syd & Win came to see us. I was ill at night.
Mum – Saw Dr W in am. Pain in head/neck is a fibrous nodule, gave me DG’s but they did not help at all – Spoke to Dr Carver at night – to try Robaxisol Forte – but they don’t seem much help either. Dr W also gave me Heminevrin to help me sleep. Very depressed still. Painted kitchen cabinet blue & white.
Notes
Grandma Was Keeping Grandad’s Diary at This Point
Grandad had not been very well, see Chapter 116. I think this means that grandma filled in his diary for him although he may have made the odd entry. The evidence that grandma was mostly keeping his diary is the change of handwriting, some of the topics discussed and also that, sometimes, she referred to him as Gordon and not as “I“. Grandma completed grandad’s diary quite a lot when he was sick, see Chapter 113. However, she was not always consistent. Sometimes, she referred to herself in the first person and grandad in the third person while, at other times, it was vice versa. On this occasion, grandad is referred to in the first person. He was ill at night.
Syd and Win
Syd and Win came to visit grandma and grandad. I am not entirely sure who they were.
Mum Still Had Pain in Her Head and Neck
Mum frequently experienced various aches and pains at this time and, most times, no cause could be found, see Chapter 116. It seems there may have been links between some of her physical symptoms and her low mood/poor mental health.
On this occasion, she saw Dr Welch (W) about her pains and he said they were due to a fibrous nodule. complained that her neck and back were very panful. He gave her coproxamol (Distalgesic) for the pain but mum said they did not help at all. She phoned Dr Carver, another of the GPs at Mile End Road Surgery. He prescribed her a mixture of aspirin and methocarbamol (Robaxisal Forte) but mum thought they did not help much either. Dr Welch also gave her clomethiazole (Heminevrin) to help her sleep.
Mum Was Still Very Depressed
During this period, mum had severe struggles with her mental health, suffering with depression and anxiety, see Chapter 116. She noted she was still very depressed emphasising the “very” by underlining it. Of interest perhaps, she does not note discussing her depression with Dr Welch and this had been the purpose of the consultation. Specifically, she did not note any discussion about the dosage of the antidepressants she was taking at that time, doxepin (Sinequan). She had been trying to reduce them from three to two tablets per day. But, the previous day, Dr Welch had told her to take five tablets.
Mum Painted the Kitchen Cabinet
Mum had been decorating the kitchen for a few days, including wallpapering, see Chapter 126. On this occasion, she painted the kitchen cabinet blue and white.