Thank you to Radar47 for your reply to my introduction.

Good News! I have been able to cancel the help of a nurse who was assisting my mother on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as my mother no longer needs professional nursing.
Instead someone else helps me with bed bathing, and other needs, on weekday mornings.

So things are improving! I even take my mother to Bible Study on Friday mornings,which is an incredible improvement.....being able to get ther, concentrate, and enjoy the company of friends afterwards.

This is a VERY BELATED "thank you" to Bursardavid for his welcome friendliness and advice. I really appreciated that.

When thinking of your message, I always remember the very clear picture of you going to bed, with your wife and all the cats. It makes me happy when I come across a fellow cat-lover, as these darling little furry felines always bring great joy to our lives.

I am currently caring for my mother in her Durban flat, where pets are not allowed, but it would enhance both our pleasures in life if we could adopt a furry friend to love and care for.

Instead, when my mother is able to go on an outing, we go to the Durban SPCA where we have lunch at the COFFEE CATS CAFE and spend our time with delightful "yard cats" who are not sold, but who are always willing to come for a cuddle on a lap, or lie alongside one on a sofa.

I seriously believe that time spent with cats is to be treasured.