Sunday, January 1, 2017
Mom and Ailene were sitting at the table when I arrived, but there was no Donna. Ailene said she was sick in bed for 5 days and this was her first day back. She said she had gotten the cold from Donna. I haven't seen Jacquie in a while either.
I went back to the room to tidy up mom's drawers and such. Donna was lying in bed. She said she was sick and that staff were bringing her lunch.
Mom had some of her soup. I showed her how to eat her chicken burger with her hands. I put a slice of tomato in her burger. She seemed to like it. She had a spoonful of soup and then a bite of sandwich, but soon she was having a spoonful of jello. Mom ate everything except for her soup. She even ate most of her lettuce.
Ailene started coughing. She seemed to think it was because of her jello. She said that her son had come to visit from Vancouver, Washington. She said his mother-in-law was in the hospital with a brain tumour. 75% of the tumour was removed. She mentioned something bad happening to her daughter as well, but I can't remember what it was.
After lunch, I took mom over to the windows to see the snow outside. We could even see the dogs running in the dog park.
We went back to the room so mom could use the toilet, but Joan was there so we used the toilet in the room next door. Then, Donna wanted to use the toilet. She said the bed was too high and she couldn't get out so she needed help. When the nurse came, the nurse told Donna that she had to stay in bed. I explained to the nurse that Donna needed to use the toilet.
I tidied mom's night stand, watered her plant and Donna's plant. I'll have to get them new plants because they don't look so well.
Donna was able to get back in bed, but it was awkward for her because the back of the bed was too high. I helped her to put the covers back on, found her sock and put it back on her foot. I was able to adjust her bed as well. I guess they raised it for her to eat lunch.
I gave mom a couple of vitamin D pills to ward off the cold.
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