Hello again
So today I got my stitches out. It is going to leave a nasty scar. No more palm reading.
Well I arrived to see mom, I got their early, and mom was leaned back in her chair. No glasses on, and directly under the light. This is not good for her eye's. What are they trying to blind her now. Or this is there goal all along. Mom has glasses and I have asked them to put them on her many times. Or not lean her back directly under the lights.
And of course this makes mom very tired. Which she was this day/evening. I gave her something to drinks as fast as I could. It really seems that they give mom nothing to drink in the afternoon. Since she is so thirsty when I arrive.
I then brought her to her room to get everything together for dinner. And off we went. Since mom was so tired, it was difficult to get her to eat. She just didn't want to open her mouth wide enough for me to get the fork into her mouth. We managed though. And she did eat. Very slowly. And because she was so tired, it took her a very long time to eat. When mom is tired like today, she chews and chews and chews. I have learned to be very patient with her. I just let her chew and just talk and talk to her. Eventually she swallows her food.
When done, it was a matter of getting her changed. Also when mom is tired, she tends to lean to the right. And today she was also very stiff. Her neck was hyper extended backwards and to the one side.And no matter how I tried to adjust her in her chair. As soon as I turned away, she was back in the exact position I just moved her from. I really don't know how she does this so fast. So it was difficult to change her tonight. But I managed. The staff put her to bed and when I came back I expected to see mom half asleep. But it seems that mom was over tired tonight. And we all know what that is like. No matter how tired we are, we just stare at the ceiling. As mom was doing. All through the spa treatment and even while holding her hand, before I left. I tried my hardest to calm her down to the point where she wanted to close her eye's and go to sleep. But nothing. She just stared at the ceiling.
This is when I get really worried. With her neck hyper extended like it was this evening. I did not put her bed down all the way. Instead left it up on an angle. I even explained to the nurse about mom and how she was over tried and was not falling asleep and that her neck was hyper extended and she was coughing. This is why I left her bed upright. I asked them to watch her.
Now I have been thinking about how to stop her from leaning and asked one of the nurses about this and he pointed out that mom is leaning as her arm is not even on the arm rest. I didn't even think about this. I was going to get her something to stabilize her body. I just need to get mom an half tray with a lip on the one side to keep her arm on the tray. This way she can keep her arm on the half tray/ arm rest. So when she pushes with her left arm. Which is why she ends up leaning to the right. She will just adjust herself to the upright position. Now she pushes with her left arm and there is no support to stop her arm from coming off on the right side. So with this she will automatically center herself.
I found it on line tonight after I got back to Coquitlam. I just need to find a local distributor. And all will be fine with this one solution.
I didn't right last night, as I was so tired I was falling asleep everywhere. On the bus, on the sky train. Even standing. So I was out cold by 1:30 after making mom dinner. And I am there again.
I need to go and get some rest. I have been exhausted lately. I don't know why. I am, however, very stressed about not being able to find a place. I only have until the end of January. Then I am homeless. The landlord is going to renovate and just rent rooms to students.
I can afford a place of my own, provided it is cheap enough. I will barely make it, but at least I will be in White Rock. I won't have anything for my place. OK a few things. A bedroom suite. But again my bed is trashed. As I explained the springs are sticking through. I did put a piece of foam over the area. OK for now. It is a need in my mind. Maybe a want, since I do still have a bed and there are others who don't.
Got to go.
Pray, please.
GOD bless and good night.
