Took A to dentist at 9am. Went to OM coffee morning. Then typed & dup. Then took E to see the film “Jaws” – R & A saw it with Roy after Christmas supposed to be very frightening, but we didn’t think so. Bit “bloody” at times. Good. Felt very tired at night – all day really. 1T 1S.
Notes
Dentist
A refers to my younger brother Alan. Mum took him to see the dentist at 9am. I assume this was just for a check-up. At that time, David Rogers was our dentist, see Chapter 116, so assume that is who Alan went to see.
Overseas Missions Coffee Morning
After taking Alan to the dentist, mum went to an Overseas Missions (OM) Coffee Morning which presumably was at St Peter’s Park Lane Methodist Church, see Chapter 124. I assume this was mainly a fundraising event.
Typing and Duplicating
According to mum’s CV, see Chapter 105, she ran a typing and duplicating business from home until 1975, see Chapter 121. However, she clearly continued doing typing and duplicating after that, possibly mainly for church. On this occasion, she noted that she typed and duplicated (dup).
“Jaws“
E refers to my younger sister Liz (Elizabeth). Mum took her to see the film “Jaws“, see Chapter 122. R refers to me (Roger) and A to my younger brother Alan. We had been to see it with my father (Roy) after Christmas. Mum noted that it was good and that, although it was supposed to be very frightening, she and Liz did not think it was.
“Jaws” is a very well-known 1975 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. Mum did not say where it was showing but according to an advert I found it was at ABC1.
I don’t know if mum’s comment about the film not being that frightening was a bit of bravado because I found “Jaws” fairly frightening! It certainly builds suspense not least with the music. Originally, in the UK, “Jaws” was certified A meaning unsuitable for young children. Later, the certification was raised to 12 A. I am not sure it would have made much difference in practice. Liz would have been ten at this point but she would have been allowed to watch it under either certificate as she attended with an adult.
Feeling Tired
During this period, mum often complained of feeling tired and sometimes of exhaustion. She thought there would be a physical cause for this but various investigations, at different times, failed to find one. On some occasions, but not always, these feelings related to poor sleep or physical activity. She was given a range of treatments, see Chapter 116. On this occasion, she noted feeling very tired at night and commented that it had been all day really.
Antidepressants
Mum had had severe struggles with her mental health, suffering with depression and anxiety, see Chapter 116. She was on antidepressants. On this occasion, she took one tablet of amitryptilline (Tryptizol, T).
Senokot
Mum noted taking one Senokot (S) presumably for constipation. Senokot is a senna-containing medicine for the treatment of constipation.
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