Song For Rosaleen - Pip Desmond

Pip Desmond is a Wellington author who has has written this memoir about her mother.  From  a young doctors wife to a mother of six, Rosaleen Desmond had always had a busy and active life.  As she grew older she helped to care for her husband as he had a brain tumor, helped her children with their families and volunteered for many local organizations.  In her mid seventies, the family begin to notice that their mother is beginning to struggle with her memory and day to day tasks.

It is at times a pretty confronting read, as Pip and her siblings try to help their mother as her memory loss continues, and they try to keep her safe and looked after.  From living in a large family home with difficult access, they get her to a smaller home closer to family, then to a studio apartment at a care home.  I did like the stories about the family growing up, and this is just another part of the story, and an experience that many  of us will go through with our own parents. 4/5