Hello again
Part of life is for mom to have regular movements. This means to keep an eye out, to see if mom is going. They give mom Tylenol 4 times a day. And we all know that Tylenol can cause major constipation. Well it does with mom. And I am asking all the time if mom is going.
Today mom was not that hungry, but she did eat as much as she could. I felt her stomach and it was very hard. So mom needed to go.
When we got her into bed, the care aid and myself, she noticed mom was about to go. We put her up on the lift with the proper sling, so mom can go to the bathroom before her diapers are put on. Mom was trying and trying, but only a little bit was coming out. So we decided it would be best for mom to have a suppository to clean her out.
Well this was the start of a major poop. It took two suppositories to clean mom out. I have never seen that much come out of one individual. I don't think mom has gone all week long.
This is the way they take care of the residents. I have not been keeping up with asking if mom has gone. And this is the result of it.
And I think that the staff just writes it down that mom has gone. But I think they write it down when mom only goes a little bit.
Her stomach was much flatter then before and I could see a smile on mom's face, staying, I feel much better now.
The one problem was that mom was holding my hand, my right hand, and was squeezing my hand and pulling on my arm. This went on for 15 minutes. By the time we finished and got mom into her diaper, my arm was killing me.
I will not show mom that I am in pain. So I excused myself for a moment and went out of the room, to winse in pain. Holding my arm. .
I will be bringing this up tomorrow with the manager. This cannot and will not continue like this. This can cause serious problems for mom.
On the lighter side, while feeding mom I moved my hand away from holding hers. For a moment, while doing something. In a split second,mom reached out and grabbed my hand. It seems that mom needs to hold my hand the entire time I am their.
It is OK. It makes mom feel secure and whatever makes mom happy. It is that I am not the most affectionate individual. I don't like to be hugged.
Mom is the only person who I show affection too. I will hug her, hold her hand, etc..... But sometimes,when I am in serious pain, I don't want to be touched. I deal with it as well as I can, without showing mom that I am having a problem with it.
While with mom I do not show pain or that I have problems. I can't let mom know these things. Mom has enough problems to deal with as it is
OK I need to go now.
GOD bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
