Tuesday, 7 May 2019

Mom has a bath

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Mom was sitting in the television room.  The others were taking part in a gardening activity.  The recreation aide told me that mom had just come back from a walk.  I noticed that mom's wheelchair was tipped back and the footrests had been taken off.  I think I noticed this yesterday as well.
The recreation aide put the footrests back on.
The bath lady came to take mom away for a bath.  I helped.  Poor mom.  She was stripped down and felt uncomfortable so I gave her a small towel to cover her privates.  I explained that mom probably felt uncomfortable because she was naked.  Mom was scared.  She said the water was too hot.  I told them to let her feel the water on her hands.  Then mom said the water was too cold.  I think the temperature of the water changes.  They put a lot of lather in her hair and it was dripping into her eyes so I wiped them.
After the bath, they dried her off and mom couldn't wait to get dressed.  She pulled up her pants before they put the diaper on.  The aides and mom were in a battle of wills.  I told them to stop.  Mom let go of her pants and I told the aides "now", but they looked at me blankly.  So, I had to try and get mom to cooperate again.  I held mom's hands and they were able to pull mom's pants down and put the diaper on.  Then, they blow-dried her hair.  I explained that the loud noise might scare her.  Man!  Don't these aides know anything?  They just want to use brute force.
Mom tried to trade the Chinese lady for her yogurt.  The aide saw this and gave mom a yogurt.  Mom ate a spoonful and then tried to eat the spoon.  I had to negotiate with her to get the spoon back.  I put it in the yogurt and she licked the yogurt off.
She ate a couple of Cheesies.  The Calpis didn't go so well.  She spent a lot of time trying to get the blue lid off.  I took it off as best as I could, but she wouldn't drink from the bottle.  I got a cup and poured the contents into it.
When I left, she looked sad.  I told her that I would come again tomorrow.


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