Sunday 5 November 2017

Fall back

Sunday, November 5, 2017
I arrived way too early.  I forgot to change my watch.  I was surprised to see mom and Donna have coffee.  I joined them for a weightlifting activity at 3:00.  After the activity, I took mom for a walk to the park.  It was sunny, but cold.  Mom was okay.  We came back in 15 minutes.  Donna went to the washroom by herself while we were gone. I was surprised she didn't need help.  She can't even get up from her wheelchair.
We went to sit in the dining room.  It was way too early.  We sat and drank our beverages.  Eventually coffee and tea arrived and I served everyone at our table except for Jacquie who had not yet arrived.
We had a reconstituted pork cutlet, sauerkraut, mixed Italian veggies and mashed potatoes with gravy.  Boston cream pie for dessert.  I found it a little too sweet and a bit dry. 
After dinner, I took mom to the washroom again.  Her diaper was fairly clean. 
I talked to the nurse about diaper changes.  She said that residents were changed twice per shift.  I asked her what a shift was.  She said it was 8 hours.  I was thinking that residents were only changed twice a day.  There's got to be a better way.  I watched a youtube video on how a wheelchair ridden person was changed.  I would feel violated. 
I started the card game early because I wanted to go home early.  It was fun.  I brushed mom's teeth and washed her face and toileted her. I know she will have hot cocoa and a sweet later, but I figured I would just get her ready all the same.

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