Hello again
I arrived to find mom waiting for me. Looking at the entrance and this lady, Miss Pat, by mom's side telling mom that I will be their shortly and I was. The smile on mom's face, is worth the entire trip I make each day.
Mom hass this leaning issue, which makes it hard for me to feed her and to give her drinks. She leaning over to far. Being hurt doesn't make it any better, as I have to straighten her out. Which is painful. She has been doing this for a while.
The home doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. I am afraid she will fall out of her seat one day. I straighten her out, turn my back and she is back leaning again.
It doesn't matter how many times I ask her to not do this, or explain that I am hurt and it is difficult to keep lifting and moving her in her chair.
I know she wants to be close, but I am right their next to her. Less than a foot away. It is just difficult now that I am hurt and in pain. This causes me more pain.
It was the usual day with mom, Feed her dinner. Although it is very uncomfortable to feed mom left handed. It makes it slower. Which is not going over to well with mom.
She is hungry and thirsty and wants it now. I am slow and now, with this accident I am slower. It is difficult having to feed her left handed and constantly trying to straighten her up.
And it is Wednesday and one of the days I wash her hair. After dinner I get the shampoo to wash mom's hair and the bottle is almost empty.
I just bought it. The last time I used it was Friday and it was full. This is what it is like their. They just help themselves to everything.
I keep putting her things in her drawer and they keep moving it to the bathroom that separates two rooms. And both rooms have access to this bathroom.
I immediately go and tell the nurse and said to her I am moving mom's things to the drawer and that it where they are to stay. Of course no one here is going to replace it. Are they. I stated to the nurse. She had no answer for me.
It is the same shampoo as mom and one bottle lasts me a month. I only wash mom's hair twice a week and the staff once a week.
These people can't even put the sheet on properly. My list of complaints is growing again.
Anyways mom's spa treatment was completed and I held her hand while I talked to her and she fell asleep. Of course I wait until her grip is loosened then I go.
Tonight I didn't ever get home until after 11 pm.
I am in serious pain and I need to go.
Haven't eaten a meal, besides crackers, in almost a week now. Every time I eat something, my stomach gets very upset and serious cramping. I am bloated.
It is like I am having menstrual cramps. LOL As the nurse said to me, it is going to take a few weeks to get back to normal.
Yet I am hungry, very hungry and I am sick, so sick, of crackers and cheese. I really don't eat much cheese and I won't eat crackers for a very long time, when this is over.
So
GOD bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
