Where Has Mummy Gone?: Part 3 of 3: A young girl and a mother who no longer knows her. Cathy Glass
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      Certain details in this story, including names, places and dates, have been changed to protect the family’s privacy.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008305468

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Chapter Twenty: A Timely Reminder

       Chapter Twenty-One: Match

       Chapter Twenty-Two: Coping?

       Chapter Twenty-Three: Robbed of Dignity

       Chapter Twenty-Four: True Heroes

       Chapter Twenty-Five: Introductions

       Chapter Twenty-Six: Overtired and Emotional

       Chapter Twenty-Seven: Lucky to Have Her

       Chapter Twenty-Eight: Family

       Suggested topics for reading-group discussion

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      Chapter Twenty

       A Timely Reminder

      Bad news never seems to come alone. I had time to go home first before I needed to collect Melody from school, but as I let myself in Adrian immediately appeared in the hall looking very worried. My first thought was that the exam he’d sat that morning hadn’t gone well, but then he said, ‘Mum, there’s something wrong with Toscha. She’s in her bed and won’t get up. I’ve tried to tempt her with food, but she’s just lying there and her nose is running.’

      I quickly followed him into the kitchen-diner where Toscha had her basket in one corner. She was never in her bed during the day. We knelt beside her and I stroked her. She looked so poorly and hadn’t the energy to raise her head, and her eyes were watering. ‘I’ll phone the vet,’ I said, straightening.

      ‘Here’s the number,’ Adrian said, handing me a piece of paper. ‘I was going to phone them, then you came in.’

      ‘Thanks, love. Can you get the pet carrier from the cupboard under the stairs? It’s right at the back.’ The carrier was only normally used once a year to take Toscha to the vet for her annual check-up and vaccination – I couldn’t remember her ever being ill before.

      I used the handset in the kitchen to phone the vet. They ran an appointments system, but when I described Toscha’s symptoms the receptionist said to bring her in straight away, as there was a nasty flu-type virus appearing in local cats, which could be fatal in older animals. I felt my heart twist and said I’d be there in ten minutes. Adrian and I gently lifted Toscha into the carrier. Normally she had to be tempted in with treats, but now she was too ill to protest. A lump rose in my throat. Toscha had been part of our family for as long as anyone could remember.

      ‘I’ll come with you,’ Adrian said, picking up the carrier.

      ‘Thanks but what about studying for your exam tomorrow?’

      ‘I won’t СКАЧАТЬ