Hello again
Sorry it has been several days since my last post. My internet has been down. And tonight, when I got home it was working again
Well nobody can take care of my mother like I can, She is in a home and they can provide her with the medication, they say she needs, But nobody can take care of mom like I can. I know her and know what she wants and needs. I have been doing this for many years.
The staff cannot understand her and they say to people who ask what mom is saying, we don't know. But her son understands her and communicates with her extremely well.
I know my sisters would have no idea how to look after mom, I know they do not understand her, nor will they be able too. Nobody can take care of mom like I can.
I do this as it is my calling and will do it until the end. People tell me I will burn out, Not likely! I am mom's caregiver and proud of it. I am there 4 hours a day, everyday.
Tonight mom ate really well and allot. Not like the last few days. What it is, is they give mom her medication at 4:30 and 1/2 hour later, the medication kicks in and she is almost out cold. So how can she eat. Or they let mom Mary sit in her own filth and she does not want to eat. All she wants to do is get changed.
Maybe it is time I do this as well. I have done everything else for her, except give her a bath and change her. I just never wanted to do this, because it is my mother.
But if it means mom will eat dinner, I guess I will have no choice. I know she has wanted me to do this for her several times. I don't want her to be uncomfortable.
The PGT is still refusing to pay for the chair. The women just lost her mom, her husband has mild to moderate Alzheimer's and is sometimes a problem. She was kind enough to give me a great deal on the chair. Mom just loves it. My friend wants nothing to do with the PGT, she is very familiar with them. And it is a cash sale not a cheque. My friend has to plan a funeral and is not a rich person herself. She has bills that need to be paid and there is legal situations that come when one passes away. I am sure you all know what these are.
Mom, Mary, has been doing well as of late. She is healthy. But Friday night when I arrived I was freaked out. She was out of it. I could not get her to eat anything. The only thing I was able to get eat or drink was the smoothie. I could barely get her to even drink anything. After I got her into bed, mom suddenly woke up and was hungry. I went and got some of the fruit out of the fridge. This is all I had for her. And she did finally eat something. But I was still afraid that she was really sick. And not having a phone made the situation even more troubling for me. If something did happen, I would not be able to be reached.
Now a little about myself.
My hearing has been going in and out. The doctor tells me I need hearing aids. But the only way I can get them is if I am on disability. And this takes months and months. I need them now. It is not fun to be deaf and then be able to hear. Or to barely hear anything anyone is saying to me.
My knees are in extreme pain and it is difficult to even walk, but I press on. Not for my sake, but for mom. I need to be their and mom needs me to be their everyday.
Well it is almost midnight and I need to do a few more things online. So I bid you good night
GOD bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
I have so much more to say. Some really crappy thing happened to me today. I will fill you in tomorrow
