Dr. Cottle

Thursday, June 9, 2016
When I arrived, mom was still eating breakfast.
She had eaten an egg in its shell.  She was working on her oatmeal and toast.  I spread some peanut butter on her toast.  She drank all her milk and all her juice.  She drank one of the Creamos and I saved one for later along with her yogurt.
I was watching the clock because I was expecting the Handydart to arrive between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 am.  Mom went back to her room to use the toilet and brush her teeth.  She put on a jacket and then we went to sit in the entrance hallway.
I gave mom some bubble wrap and she was content to pop the bubbles.  We also did some exercises to pass the time.  9:35 and the Handydart had not arrived.  I called a taxi which came in 5 minutes.
It cost $25 including tip.  We got stuck in a construction zone along the way.  Mom was anxious so the bubble wrap helped.  I think the taxi driver took the route with the construction on purpose and then sped up a bit later so that he looked like he was making up time.  I hate taking taxis.  And I hadn't bothered to bring taxi savers because I trusted the Handydart to show up.
We arrived at 10:10 for mom's 10:00 appointment.  The bubble wrap helped.  Mom was calm.
I asked the doctor if we could once every two years instead of once a year and he said okay because everything looked stable.
I took mom back to my place.  I put some Japanese music on the stereo and gave her a photo album to look at while I prepared lunch.  I ordered the main dish from the Malaysian restaurant.  I had to step out for a few minutes to pick it up.  Mom was lying down on the couch when I came back.  She was completely relaxed.
I served rice, miso soup, a salad and the rice noodle seafood dish from the restaurant.
Mom enjoyed the meal.  She had no trouble remembering how to eat with chopsticks.  She had a little trouble eating the squid.
I gave mom a glass of milk after lunch and she thanked me.  I also gave her the other Creamo from breakfast.
On the way back, we only had to wait 10 minutes for the Handydart.  The ride was relatively smooth and mom was calm.  She was happy to get back to St. Michael's.  When we got back Donna and Gerrie were playing balloon volleyball.  Mom wanted to play so they put a seat out for her.  Everyone was having a good time. 
Mom has a lot of towels in her drawer.  She also had a pair of someone else's underpants.  Someone had written her name on the pants.  They looked like nice pants so I just left them in the drawer.