Interview - Function

Yes, my place is close to the bus stop and the medical centre, library and Senior Citizens centre are just down the road. Haven’t been there for a while though. Just prefer my own four walls these days.

No, I can walk OK.

Yes, I cook for myself and one or other of the girls will take me to the shops when I ask them. I don’t bother with fancy meals any more though. Since Chris died, I just have something simple, like toast or soup. I don’t have much of an appetite at all. Just can’t be bothered with preparing food or eating it. It’s like chewing cardboard.

Yes, I can do all those things, but I don’t bother every day. I don’t go out much any more and tend to sleep alot, so it makes sense to me to stay in my bed clothes during the day. Jill, my daughter, has been pestering me lately though, collecting my washing and making me have a bath and get dressed. I’m just too tired to go to too much bother.

Just not interested any more. Can’t seem to drum up much enthusiasm for anything. I feel like I haven’t got anything to offer. I’m empty.

Yes, mainly just that some days I haven’t got the will or the energy to be bothered getting out of bed. I’ve tried reading a book or watching the television, but I can’t seem to concentrate on anything. I guess I just feel low most of the time. I never used to be like this. Sometimes though, I do feel better once I’m up and about.