Monday, 3 September 2018

Mom is uncooperative

Monday, September 3, 2018
Mom was sitting with a bunch of other ladies and Donna when I arrived.  She didn't want to come with me.  An aide started taking Donna to the dining room.  Mom wanted to follow her, but the aide made her go with me.  I took mom to the washroom.  She peed and then I saw a poop coming out.  I was able to distract mom, otherwise, she would try to touch her bum.  I put lots of toilet paper in both of her hands.  I get her to stand, then I wipe her bum with toilet paper, including the toilet paper in her hands.  Then I use a wet towel to finish off.  Sometimes I need several towels.  Today was just one towel, because all the poop went in the toilet. 
I washed her hands.  I usually use a nail brush if her nails are dirty.  I combed her hair.  I get her to comb her own hair at the back because it is especially tangly and she can do it.
Mom drank all her beverages.  She even drank tea.  Usually she doesn't like tea.  She must have been very thirsty.
Mom hardly ate any dinner.  The food was pretty tasteless.  I added sugar and salt, but she would have none of it.  I gave her some orange.  She peeled it and then was confused.  I took the membrane off, but then she didn't want to eat it.  I gave her another orange section.  She peeled it.  Then she removed a section and put it in her mouth.  Then she put the other sections in her mouth.  She chewed and chewed, but did not swallow all the fibrous bits.  I gave her apple juice and she drank it all, but the fibrous membrane remained.  I tried to remove it from her mouth, but she would have none of it.  I took Donna back to the room and came back for mom.  Mom came with me, but she did not want to use the toilet and she would not let me brush her teeth.  I brought her back to sit with the other ladies.  She would not part with the fibrous mass in her mouth.  I told the aide before I left.

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