Martine Greslon-Collins shares all about caring for her mum in Italy

Today this episode comes to you from the beautiful country of Italy! I’m delighted to share that my guest is Martine Greslon-Collins and she is sharing all about caring for her mum in Italy and how that came about.

Martine came out to Italy looking for a holiday home and was toying between the idea of a Greek island or somewhere in southern Italy. She wanted someone that has an interesting culture. Martine shares that the home she was shown by the estate agent had a beautiful balcony and fireplace and rather unusually, a plug socket in the shower that needed to be covered in plastic!

After falling in love with the property Martine sold all of her possessions, her house and her business in the UK and moved across. After her father passed away, Martine then brought her mum out to live with her – part time at first due to the heat in the summer so her mum would head back to the UK before travelling back again when the weather in Italy was cooler.

Martine then shares how after a phone call with a supermarket close to her mum’s house, she made the decision to make the move for her full time to Italy.

She noticed over time that her mothers’ dementia got worse.  Martine discusses how her mother love the taste of sweet things.

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