When my Grans ability
To look after herself
Started to fail, she
Was not hospitable
To my ol'mum.
Flustered, looked after
Her ailing mum, I heard
And my Gran gave
Up work to help with
Things at home when
Her mum was unwell,
Brain tumour I think.
It is not important.
But the former was
A nurse by profession
And my Gran would
Not have had the choice,
Back when her
Own mum passed away.

I will stand firmly
With my mum
And take her side.
My Gran needed
Trained nurses and
Health care workers.
One person could
Never have looked
After her because she
Did not want to
Look after herself.
It was not her pride,
Although she was staunch,
She was an alcoholic.
She would drink
Herself to the grave.
And she chain
Smoked ALL day.
Down the road,
Said put her in a home.
Problem solved. Really?
Sell the place and
Put her in a home.
What happens when
The money ran out
From the place?
Mum did her shopping,
Cleaned the house
And saw her
Every single evening.
If my mum did
Not do what she did
Then Gran would
Have needed to
Go into a nursing home.
I helped with Gran.
But not with
The nursing side
It was just with
The driving to appointments
And dog walking.
When I was there
She just needed
A little nudge.
We all thought
She was grieving.
We never realised
That my Grandad
Was doing the things
She used to do.