Tylenol

Saturday, April 28th, 2018
Mom was sitting with Donna.  The legless lady was with them.  They were scolding mom about something.  I took mom away to toilet her.  Looked like she had already had a bowel movement.  I cleaned her up.  Her bangs looked long so I trimmed them using scissors I helped myself to at the nurses station.  I didn't do a good job.  Poor mom.  I should bring some better scissors tomorrow and fix them up.
Mom ate most of her meal.  I bribed her pieces of orange, fruit cake and Boost.
She spit out the fibrous bits of orange like she used to do.  Or rather I took them out of her mouth.
The nurse gave mom Tylenol.  Jacquie asked me what it was for.  I really didn't know.  The first nurse said it was because mom didn't want to get out of bed in the morning.  She said it was better than giving her other drugs.  I asked the nurse today and she said it was common practice to give old people lots of Tylenol.  So, I don't really understand.
After dinner Donna wanted to be toileted.  The nurses put her on her bed and went for their break.  Poor Donna.  I took mom for another pee.  She did some wet farts so I had to clean her bum again.
We played card bingo in the chapel.  I asked Alan to be the fifth player.  He was picking his teeth and not fully engaged.  Shanta had to help him a bit.  He was picking his teeth for half and hour.  I don't think he's in very good health.  He talked about getting his toes cut and it cost $40.  I told him that I knew a place that had the seniors' rate of $15.  He said he wasn't a senior.  He sure isn't in very good shape.
After the game, he asked me to sign a petition about opening the gate to the park again.  Turned out he wanted me to make up a petition.  He mentioned another person who had a relative at the centre.  He told me about different ideas for the gate.  I said fine, give me the petition and I will sign.  I told him that I had already contacted the director and she told me that it was for safety that the gate had been locked for good.  I told him several times that I would sign his petition.  I told him since he was so passionate about it, he should talk to the director or the newspapers.
He said that he was already looking into a different nursing home for his mom.
I took mom back to the room to toilet her again.  The aides had just finished cleaning Donna up and putting her to bed.   Poor Donna.
I toileted mom and took her back out to sit with Anka and Zorka for hot cocoa.  Mom and I shared a cookie and hot cocoa.  Mom didn't drink much.  After, I brushed mom's teeth again and took back to sit with the girls.