Mom is dopey

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Mom was very dopey.  Chris remarked on this when he arrived after 6:00 p.m. for dinner.
Mom was dressed warmly today.  I was glad to see that she was wearing her gray sweat pants.
I'll have to weed out clothes from her closet.
Even though her head was bent forward and her eyes were closed, I was able to feed her.  I fed her for an hour and a half.  She eats so slowly.  She drank her beverages and ate her food.
I talked to Larry and asked why mom wasn't wearing her new red rompers.  He said that they would put them on tonight when her soft blue rompers are in the wash.  I asked him to put an undershirt on mom since the fabric seemed stiff.
I pulled mom back in the wheelchair when we were leaving.  Her left leg felt cold, but her right leg was warm.  There was a pillow placed between her legs.

Foam stick and balloon activity

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Mom was kind of dopey.  I was able to feed her.  She ate very little, but she did drink her beverages.  Her head was bent forward so it was hard to get her drink.  I had to tip her head back a bit.
She was wearing her capris.  I should get rid of them.  I guess they are easy to dress her in.
There was a foam stick and balloon activity going on.
When she opened her eyes, I wheeled over and she participated a bit.  She was furious when someone hit the balloon when she thought it was her turn.  Eventually, she fell asleep.
She ate a bit more.  I gave her a little bit of azuki bean from a manju that Alexandra gave me.
Mom was very tired. 
I think she had a poopy diaper.
She had physio today.  Ming was asking about the treatment.

Mom is wearing her new anti-strip jumpsuit

Monday, October 28, 2019
Mom looked okay.  She was wearing her new blue anti-strip jumpsuit.  She was frustrated because she couldn't touch her privates.  She ate some food, but then she became very tired.  I gave her some of my peas and carrots.  She likes to poke her mashed potatoes and taste it with her finger.  She seems disappointed.  I wonder what she is expecting.  Ice cream?
At 5:30, I moved her to the fish tank room.  She ate some more food and some banana and drank her Boost and milk.  She drank apple juice too.  Around 6:30 she fell asleep.
I massaged her legs and adjusted her seat.  Today she had a pillow between her legs.
She played with her bubble wrap a bit.

Mom's Birthday

Sunday, October 27, 2019
Today is mom's birthday.  She received two cards: one from Yuki from Tonarigumi (I think) and one from St. Michael's.  The nurse and aides were happy with mom's anti-strip suit and want me to purchase another for daytime.  Poor mom.
I cleaned her hands and put rolled up bibs between her legs.
She ate some of her dinner and most of her beverages.
I took her to the fish tank room at 5:30.  I couldn't believe that someone had taken my half-drunk coffee and mom's vanilla pudding.  They leave abandoned food and dishes all day and I leave mine for a few seconds and it is gone!
Luckily the other foods I carted over were untouched.
Mom was trying to put her left hand down her pants so I had to distract her.  Finally, I rigged some bibs around her left arm and tied a bib to her left arm.
She was quite dopey, but I was able to get her to eat some banana, more dinner, a Cheeto and more beverages.
She played with the bubble wrap briefly. 
I moved her to the nurses' station before I left.

Mom is in bed

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Mom was in bed when I arrived.  The nurse said that mom's carrier was in the wash so they couldn't take her out of the bed.  I hope mom gets out for dinner.
Because mom was kind of dopey, I decided to wash her hands and cut her nails.  There was blood and poop.  I know where they keep the extra clippers now.  I accidentally cut one of mom's fingers the ring finger on her right hand.  There was blood.  I felt so bad.  Mom seemed okay.
I was able to feed mom all of her mushroom soup, most of her fortified Boost, Boost, and apple juice and some of her milk.  She ate a few small pieces of cheese, cracker, green beans and carrots.
She laughed a bit. 
I could hear her tummy rumbling.
I put the white gloves on mom, but she took them off.  I put them on again and she took them off.
I let her hold the hedgehog.  She was so cute. 
She tried to put her left hand under the covers, but I tried to discourage her.
I checked her legs.  They were lifted and there was no pillow between her knees.  I put a pillow between her knees.
The nurse said that there was more blood this morning and that she had had a bowel movement.
Mom seemed fine.
Mom's wheelchair pillow was in the washroom.  The same aide that showed me where the nail clippers were,  complained about the pee-soaked pillow in the bathroom.  It was removed.
Mom's sandwich pieces and apple juice arrived, but mom was dozing off.
Mom seemed sad when I left.

Mom is bleeding from her bum

Friday, October 25, 2019
Charlene phoned me from St. Michael's at 7:00 to let me know that mom had been put to bed.  She had been bleeding from her bum.  The doctor phoned me a few minutes later.  She said that it might be hemorrhoids.  Mom's vital signs were good.  They are going to check again in half an hour.  Mom seems restful.  Maybe they gave her a sedative.
Poor Charlene.  Something always happens when she is there.
She said that mom's pillow smelt strongly of pee.

Mom has something in her mouth

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Mom was mostly cooperative.  She ate very little.
After dinner, I put a towel between her knees.
She ate all of her chocolate pudding.
She drank some of her beverages.
It looked like something was in her mouth, but I couldn't get it.
She kept dozing off.
The nurse wrote in the book to make sure mom gets dinner tomorrow.
I was worried that they would forget her.