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Have you finished the essay?

Rambling Rose'soutline is exactly what is wanted. I dreamlike wot she says .Dont have the whisky or the ciggies nor the cough nor the chest pains but after he has dreamed his way through time , you could kill the poor *** off in ahome ahospital or the gutter!!!!

I should think that by now he is sinking fast with viral pneumonia and as he becomes semi conscious he goes back in his mind to the good times.Write a retrospective piece-What did he do before unemployment .Where was he born,go to school old mates and what they got up to.He is a child os the war years,does he remember anything of the war.rationing ,life without TV. What did they all do for entertainment.How did he meet his wife,fall in love.Attitudes to sex at that time.Not before marriage.Young newly weds.Where did they live/ With his Mum and Dad,Her parents? How did this effect their love making /inhibit them .When did they get a place of their own.When was the first child born. Children growning up.Hopes for his kids etc etc.

That was the title, hit the tab button by mistake! Story could be about two women, and their different situations, and intersperse this with their discussions about their old dad, after their mum has died. Could also include the grandchildren's view of Jim, and their relationship with him. Give it an upbeat ending, we feel sad enough!

WORRIED ABOUT DAD

Wakes up in a morning, thinking "oh another 24 hours to get through". Spends the day bored to tears wondering if his existence matters, whether it would have been better if he had never lived at all. Will he thankfully depart this life suddenly or will his habits reek a toll and condemn him to a long, painful and unloved death. Put some padding in the middle - and then he discovers internet, Friends united , family research and what have you. Suddenly his life has a little meaning again. some family info is only available at the local library, there he meets ............How do stories end again, oh yes, and they both lived happily ever after. I think most old people will recognise just a little bit of themselves in all that. (The writer is happily married, lovely grand-children; lots of hobbies; but still .........) Remember "essay" means try; so get on with it. Good luck

Geoff had got him into hospital and hopefully they would get him better. Luckily he hadn't quite sunk into alcoholism, just liking a few drinks to keep himself warm and to push away unhappy memories. before he left for hospital he was able to tell Geof that he had two half brothers and a half sister who he knew were still alive and one of them was last heard of in the.... Ann Glos

CB - brilliant!!

I think he should have a visitation from the spirit of his wife telling him that if he doesn't mend his ways she will haunt him for the rest of his life - he's not keen on suicide so decides he had better mend his ways just to keep her from nagging him again the same way she did when she was alive! Magsxx

Thanks for the replies so far!! Keep em coming. Deanna, I'm a mum myself and so I have to set an example or else I've got no hope of the boys doing their homework!!! Julie

He cant be re homed unless he agrees to it, he owns his own house (mortgage free), wont move as all his memories are there. Whisky is his new best friend (only friend) at the moment. His war pension allows him to buy fags and booze and what little food he is eating. But he has gone past the stage of caring about his own personal hygiene (he is basically giving up). The Env Health can intervene - they called Social Services who in turn sent round an officer. Jim being stubborn told them to eff orf.

Get's put in sheltered accomodation, falls in love with an elderly lady called Queenie who wont take any rubbish from him. He ends up helping out at the local library helping people trace their family history.

I wish them do gooders would just leave me alone (as Jim sinks further into his bottle of whisky)

Julie, we could all help you. You start off with what the essay is about and we will all add to it. Could be amusing....

"Jim" has been recently widowed, unemployed since 40, now 70. Now has acute chest infection, aggressive, smelling of ciggies and whiskey (poor man) I need to write 2000 words on this subject, keep hitting the brick wall and so I come on here to read what everyone is up to!! Any suggestions - serious or cheeky I don't mind. Julie