Mom ate a banana and used a straw

Sunday, September 16, 2018
I arrived late, but mom and Donna were still sitting at the table.  Mom hard hardly touched anything.  The aide came to tell me that she couldn't get mom to eat.  I told her that I couldn't either.  I asked for a banana.  I peeled it part way and mom actually ate the whole banana.  She pointed out the bruise, but she ate that too.  I gave her a straw and she drank most of her Boost and most of her milk.  She only ate a tiny bit of her apple sauce. 
I took Donna to "the Casino" to play "Black Jack."  I took mom to her room to toilet her, but she insisted she was fine.  We looked at her photo album and I tidied her closet.  I tried to get her to drink more milk and eat more apple sauce, but was unsuccessful.  At first mom didn't understand what to do with the photo album.  She was distressed. Finally she realized it was her in the photo.  It seemed to come back to her and she was happy.
The nurse said that mom had already had a pee before dinner.  She said that mom had been cooperative in the toilet.
I took her to sit with Donna.  They were just playing the final game of Black Jack.  After the game, mom said that my hands were cold and she wouldn't go with me.  I took Donna to the fish tank room and came back for mom.  This time she went with me.  I poured the apple juice into a plastic cup with a straw and she sipped a bit.
When I said good-bye, she looked sad.