Grandad – Ethel fair she went with others to Weybourn. Arthur & three other men went also.
Mum – Roger’s birthday. Went to YW in evening. S L & H tabs.
Notes
Grandma Was Fair
Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandad noted that her condition was fair although she had not been too well the previous day, see Chapter 116.
Grandma Went to Weybourne
Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. She went, with others from the women’s group she attended at Drayton Methodist Church, to Weybourne, see Chapter 124. It seems that they went there each June or July, see Chapter 107. I am not sure why they went whether there was some specific event they attended or if it was just an annual trip to the seaside. On thios occasion, Arthur Elsegood and three other men went with them.
My Birthday
Roger refers to me and mum noted it was my birthday, see Chapter 122. I was 15.
Mum Went to Young Wives (YW)
YW refers to Young Wives which was a women’s group that mum attended at St Peter’s Park Lane Methodist Church, see Chapter 124.
Mum’s Tablets
During this period, mum had severe struggles with her mental health, suffering with depression and anxiety, see Chapter 116. She was taking antidepressants and sleeping tablets (tabs) and I think this is what S, L and H refer to. S refers to the antidepressant doxepin (Sinequan), L to long-acting amitryptilline (Lentizol) and H to the sleeping tablet clomethiazole (Heminevrin).
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