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Michelle
Michelle has been working impossible hours, and she hasn't got a day off next week at all. Last week she was running two Care Homes simultaneously because the person due to come on duty at the neighbouring home was 6 hours late. She is very tired and drained. She shouldn't be working like that. Those hours are excessive especially with the type of clients she is working with. It won't do her health any good at all. If they continue working her like this, she will be ill sooner rather than later. I am worried. She enjoys the work and enjoys her job but in order to continue doing so she needs and deserves proper rest periods.

Caelyn
Caelyn has had some bumps on her head. Nigel squeezed one and lo and behold! out came glass fragments and watery fluid. They collected quite a lot of them and I told her to keep them to show the Dr. She was in a car accident 17 years ago and the surgeons at the time said we would probably be picking glass fragments out of her head for some time to come - and we did - but goodness me! After 17 years! You would have thought they would all have worked their way to the surface by now.

Woozle
Woozle has a new tooth through and another partially through. She was fractious and miserable last week with it, poor little kid. And she is showing very wilful behaviour, almost tantrums and at 14 months it is a bit early for that. I must ask Kate if they give her enough attention when she is being good because kids can play up if that is the only way they are going to get parental attention.

They have found that she is much better if she is taken out in the pram every day and allowed to walk and run around. I had thought as much and took her to play in the Gardens last week and she ran around for an hour without getting tired. Their garden at home is so small and she is confined to such small areas at a time that she builds up too much energy which needs an outlet. They must see to it that she is dressed appropriately for the weather and just take her out so she can let off steam.