Hello again
So I was going to include photo's of all of mom's bruises. But this won't be happening this evening. I first have to download them off of my phone.
But either way, it is not happening this evening. But will in the next few days.
I just don't have it in me today. This morning I had a battle with a hand blender and I lost. Let me explain.
I was about to make my mother her smoothie. So I got out the blender and, what I normally do is attach the blade part first then plug the machine in. But this time I plugged the blender in and then proceeded to attach the blade section. I grabbed the handle, then the blade section and started to attach it. Remember it was plugged in. As soon as I pushed them together. Well it started and chewed up part of the palm of my hand. But I just cleaned it up and put a cloth around it and continued to make mom's smoothie. But using my left hand. No problems there.
Five stitches and a tetanus shot latter and some painkillers, I am in no mood to do anything. My right hand, yes the right hand, my dominant hand, is very sore.
Not looking for any sympathy, just letting you know what kind of klutz I can be. I walk into doors and all. This is not the first time I cut myself and won't be the last. At least I know it.
OK, I made mom the salad she loves. I named it the Rose Salad, after mom's middle name. As it is something I put together, which has all the nutrients one needs A mixture of raw vegetables. And chicken Parmesan Well this mom ate, but she was a little tired so she didn't eat as much as usual. Not sure why. But it was OK, she ate her fruit, afterwards Lots of it.
I just got her ready for bed, read to her, and then once she was in bed, gave her the nightly spa treatment. I had to use a glove over my right hand. So I wouldn't get it infected from the lotions. I get the stitches out next week.
After the spa treatment, I needed to put the lights up on her tree. Looks good. Red lights and Red and gold ornaments.
I did this as quick as I could so I could spend time just holding mom's hand while she fell asleep. As soon as I finished, with the tree, mom reached out her hand for me to grab.
I need to go again. I will try to get this done as soon as I can.
GOD bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
Friday, December 5, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
I am back
Hello again
I wasn't able to write last night, as the night before I barely slept if any. I was over tired and just couldn't stay asleep. So last night when I got home, I just downloaded a few shows, crawled into bed and watch all of one before waking up to the show in a continuous repeat pattern. I keep forgetting to turn the repeat off.
I slept right to my alarm going off. 10 am. First time in a very long time. I am usually awake before the alarm goes off. And as soon as I got up I threw a load of laundry in. Done well before I left. Mom's laundry. I will do the same tomorrow morning.
So the staff have stopped taking the undershirts out of the drawer, for now, I decided I won't be writing any notes. I will just keep putting them back in the drawer.
Tonight I was just going to put photo's up of all the bruises that mom has received since being at Al Hogg. And each and every time, their answer is always the same. We don't know how that happened. I don't know. And yet mom doesn't fall out of her bed, nor smack herself in the head.
So tomorrow I will be doing this. I will just be writing a short blurb about the day and then just posting all the photo's I have of mom's bruises.
Now the last few days mom has been doing OK. A little tired.. And last night she didn't eat as much as she would normally eat, but enough. And tonight she made up for it. Thank GOD. I get worried when mom doesn't eat allot. Like she usually does at dinner.
Oh yea I hauled out her Christmas Tree yesterday, with everything else I bring. I can honestly say, it was heavy. Everything I mean.
Set the tree up tonight and will decorate it tomorrow.
Last night I needed to leave early, but mom was not asleep yet. I felt really bad about this, as I needed to get back to get a few things for mom's smoothies.
Tonight mom was mostly asleep before she was even put to bed. So it was a quick spa treatment tonight. This is just the face and arms. After this mom was fast asleep. But I made sure I stayed, just holding her hand. When I do this, mom has this beautiful smile on her face.
OK now I need to go. 12:42 am. Bed time.
Please Pray that I find a place soon. I am pretty much packed. I don't have anywhere else to store anything. My room is packed up the walls.
GOD bless and good night
Kristopher Schmuland
I wasn't able to write last night, as the night before I barely slept if any. I was over tired and just couldn't stay asleep. So last night when I got home, I just downloaded a few shows, crawled into bed and watch all of one before waking up to the show in a continuous repeat pattern. I keep forgetting to turn the repeat off.
I slept right to my alarm going off. 10 am. First time in a very long time. I am usually awake before the alarm goes off. And as soon as I got up I threw a load of laundry in. Done well before I left. Mom's laundry. I will do the same tomorrow morning.
So the staff have stopped taking the undershirts out of the drawer, for now, I decided I won't be writing any notes. I will just keep putting them back in the drawer.
Tonight I was just going to put photo's up of all the bruises that mom has received since being at Al Hogg. And each and every time, their answer is always the same. We don't know how that happened. I don't know. And yet mom doesn't fall out of her bed, nor smack herself in the head.
So tomorrow I will be doing this. I will just be writing a short blurb about the day and then just posting all the photo's I have of mom's bruises.
Now the last few days mom has been doing OK. A little tired.. And last night she didn't eat as much as she would normally eat, but enough. And tonight she made up for it. Thank GOD. I get worried when mom doesn't eat allot. Like she usually does at dinner.
Oh yea I hauled out her Christmas Tree yesterday, with everything else I bring. I can honestly say, it was heavy. Everything I mean.
Set the tree up tonight and will decorate it tomorrow.
Last night I needed to leave early, but mom was not asleep yet. I felt really bad about this, as I needed to get back to get a few things for mom's smoothies.
Tonight mom was mostly asleep before she was even put to bed. So it was a quick spa treatment tonight. This is just the face and arms. After this mom was fast asleep. But I made sure I stayed, just holding her hand. When I do this, mom has this beautiful smile on her face.
OK now I need to go. 12:42 am. Bed time.
Please Pray that I find a place soon. I am pretty much packed. I don't have anywhere else to store anything. My room is packed up the walls.
GOD bless and good night
Kristopher Schmuland
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
We or I complain to much
Hello again
So the undershirts were removed from the drawer again. I just took them out of the bag and put them back in the drawer. I have already gone through this with the patient coordinator many months ago. They are not to small. In fact they stretch allot.
The day staff are just being difficult. OK they are being fools if they think they can pull anything over on me. I will just keep taking them out of the bag and putting them back in the drawer.
But my next move is to leave a letter stating. The undershirts stay, deal with it. If this continues I will file a complaint with the Quality care patient office. I have written the letter and will just press send. You have know idea how far I am willing to take this. Or how far I have taken things in the past. I will not let anyone take liberties with my mother or her belongings as you have with the nightgowns and other articles of clothing.
I have decided to contact the police concerning the bruise on mom's temple. A few centimeters and they would of killed my mother. Yes that is how hard mom was hit with the lift bar. Not going to allow this kind of behavior to continue.
I will be meeting with the Director next Monday and will have my list handy. The items that I feel are relevant.
Now tonight as soon as I walked in, mom knew I was there. She wasn't looking my way. But I saw her reach out her hand. She heard my voice. I am sure of.
I was just on time, which mean't I started to feed her late. She knew it and was very impatient. But somewhat understanding. I just explained everything that caused me to be late. So she ate and before she was even finished mom grabbed my hand and closed her eye's. Not time yet mom. Soon we will get you into bed. It is just such as great feeling when mom just knows and trusts me like she does.
A different staff member was on this evening, so I had time to read to mom. We are getting closer to the end of the Life of Pi. Then the movie. Can't wait. I hope mom feels the same way.
Tonight it was the full spa treatment for mom. Last night she was to tired so I didn't get to do everything. Sometimes these things happen.
And when she was done, it was off to sleep. I stayed holding her hand as long as I could. Needed to get home. I had some cleaning to do.
Even if mom is asleep she still smiles when I sing to her each night. Our good night song. Just loving it.
Time to go. Very tired and need to be up really early.
GOD bless and good night.
Kristopher Schmuland
So the undershirts were removed from the drawer again. I just took them out of the bag and put them back in the drawer. I have already gone through this with the patient coordinator many months ago. They are not to small. In fact they stretch allot.
The day staff are just being difficult. OK they are being fools if they think they can pull anything over on me. I will just keep taking them out of the bag and putting them back in the drawer.
But my next move is to leave a letter stating. The undershirts stay, deal with it. If this continues I will file a complaint with the Quality care patient office. I have written the letter and will just press send. You have know idea how far I am willing to take this. Or how far I have taken things in the past. I will not let anyone take liberties with my mother or her belongings as you have with the nightgowns and other articles of clothing.
I have decided to contact the police concerning the bruise on mom's temple. A few centimeters and they would of killed my mother. Yes that is how hard mom was hit with the lift bar. Not going to allow this kind of behavior to continue.
I will be meeting with the Director next Monday and will have my list handy. The items that I feel are relevant.
Now tonight as soon as I walked in, mom knew I was there. She wasn't looking my way. But I saw her reach out her hand. She heard my voice. I am sure of.
I was just on time, which mean't I started to feed her late. She knew it and was very impatient. But somewhat understanding. I just explained everything that caused me to be late. So she ate and before she was even finished mom grabbed my hand and closed her eye's. Not time yet mom. Soon we will get you into bed. It is just such as great feeling when mom just knows and trusts me like she does.
A different staff member was on this evening, so I had time to read to mom. We are getting closer to the end of the Life of Pi. Then the movie. Can't wait. I hope mom feels the same way.
Tonight it was the full spa treatment for mom. Last night she was to tired so I didn't get to do everything. Sometimes these things happen.
And when she was done, it was off to sleep. I stayed holding her hand as long as I could. Needed to get home. I had some cleaning to do.
Even if mom is asleep she still smiles when I sing to her each night. Our good night song. Just loving it.
Time to go. Very tired and need to be up really early.
GOD bless and good night.
Kristopher Schmuland
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Very cold for us
Hello again
As stated yesterday, the little amount of snow we did receive, caused many, many accidents around the Lower Mainland. Most people who live here have no clue how to drive in this weather. And it is just a little bit of snow. I guess around 10 cm.
But it is very cold today. With the wind chill, colder even. Unless you live on the coast you would not understand that it is a damp cold. Cold to the bones. We can layer up and it is still cold. A damp cold.
The sun was out, making it a beautiful day. The Grey Cup is on Tomorrow, Sunday. For those of you who do not live here, it is our Super Bowl of Football. Events around town for the last week. A big deal in Canada.
Anyways, it is Saturday and bath day for mom. So they put her right back into bed. They turn her TV on, but neglect to take the cover off of the rails. So she can't even watch the TV. The music is off. So mom has to lie there bored out of her face. Very hot, as they have all sorts of covers on her. She does her best to remove them. But only having the use of one arm, makes it more difficult for her.
It is just to bad that these care aids have no clue. They obviously don't check on her. Otherwise they would know she is hot and do something about it.
So when I get their, all of mom's undershirts were in a bag,with a note telling me to take them home, as they don't fit her. Mom has had these undershirts for many months now, and nothing was said to date. Well, I am and was livid. This,again, is just laziness on there part. They are one size larger and they stretch each way. The undershirts are fine. I know what size mom takes and that is what I buy. The undershirts stay, and deal with it.
I,after, seeing this, went right out and spoke with the nurse. I told her these are the right size and I am not taking them home. To bad. They say we have a problem with them. My response is that is not my problem. I put them on her and take them off of her, without any difficulties. They kept making excuses. She is sweaty in the morning, mom makes a fuss.
Look I said, they shirts are staying, tell them to deal with it. There hasn't been an issue to date, why all of a sudden. Your mom puts up resistance, she is very stiff. Well get her to relax and it will be easier for you. As I do. Well you are her son, you are strong and the girls are not. I don't use any strength with mom. I get her to relax and it is easy then. Then I told them, I guess I will have to come in and teach them how to dress and undress mom. They thought I was kidding them. No I said. We know how to dress and undress her. Obviously not was my reply.
It was latter that I found out why mom puts up resistance. Mom has a bad and sore left arm. I gently put her arm through the sleeve hole and pull it up. Dress her from the left and undress her from the right
What they do is grab her left arm and lift it straight up and put her arm through the sleeve. REALLY. No wonder mom puts up a fight. They are hurting her each and every time they dress or undress her. I would get pissed off to,if someone was yanking on my sore arm all day, everyday. This is why mom is always holding her left arm with her right arm. It is painful for her.
So I guess I really do need to come in and teach them how to dress and undress them. They seem to forget that I have been doing this for a very long time and can do their job as well or better then them. If you are in it for the money and don't care about how you treat the residents. You should not be doing this. And this is the way with allot of them. Money. And they don't seem to understand that I am brilliant and can figure anything out.
Well anyways,again. I brought mom a very nice dinner and dessert as promised. Plus a new smoothie. This she liked. Cold and thick. And it should stay this way, as the fridge is turn down, making it nice and cold.
Afterwards I changed her sheets. I don't even have to roll mom. I guess this is where being strong comes into play. And immediately mom was very relaxed. The staff just put the homes sheets on her. That is OK, as I like to change the sheets and put a clean nightgown on her, after dinner.
Mom was very relaxed and now tired. She was putting up a bit of a fuss when I started her spa treatment, but quickly became relaxed again and let me dot this for her. With a smile on her face. Then it was back falling asleep. Even when the nurse came in to give mom her nightly medicine, mom was hard to wake up. After I gave her something to drink, to wash the taste of the medicine down and a touch up of her lip balm and face lotion.
OK, now it is Midnight. Time for me to go and well watch something. I don't have any idea what I will watch tonight.
And for me, it is very cold coming home at nights these last few days. I do Pray to find a place. I am the usual, in pain and hid it when I get to mom's.
GOD bless and good night.
Kristopher Schmuland
As stated yesterday, the little amount of snow we did receive, caused many, many accidents around the Lower Mainland. Most people who live here have no clue how to drive in this weather. And it is just a little bit of snow. I guess around 10 cm.
But it is very cold today. With the wind chill, colder even. Unless you live on the coast you would not understand that it is a damp cold. Cold to the bones. We can layer up and it is still cold. A damp cold.
The sun was out, making it a beautiful day. The Grey Cup is on Tomorrow, Sunday. For those of you who do not live here, it is our Super Bowl of Football. Events around town for the last week. A big deal in Canada.
Anyways, it is Saturday and bath day for mom. So they put her right back into bed. They turn her TV on, but neglect to take the cover off of the rails. So she can't even watch the TV. The music is off. So mom has to lie there bored out of her face. Very hot, as they have all sorts of covers on her. She does her best to remove them. But only having the use of one arm, makes it more difficult for her.
It is just to bad that these care aids have no clue. They obviously don't check on her. Otherwise they would know she is hot and do something about it.
So when I get their, all of mom's undershirts were in a bag,with a note telling me to take them home, as they don't fit her. Mom has had these undershirts for many months now, and nothing was said to date. Well, I am and was livid. This,again, is just laziness on there part. They are one size larger and they stretch each way. The undershirts are fine. I know what size mom takes and that is what I buy. The undershirts stay, and deal with it.
I,after, seeing this, went right out and spoke with the nurse. I told her these are the right size and I am not taking them home. To bad. They say we have a problem with them. My response is that is not my problem. I put them on her and take them off of her, without any difficulties. They kept making excuses. She is sweaty in the morning, mom makes a fuss.
Look I said, they shirts are staying, tell them to deal with it. There hasn't been an issue to date, why all of a sudden. Your mom puts up resistance, she is very stiff. Well get her to relax and it will be easier for you. As I do. Well you are her son, you are strong and the girls are not. I don't use any strength with mom. I get her to relax and it is easy then. Then I told them, I guess I will have to come in and teach them how to dress and undress mom. They thought I was kidding them. No I said. We know how to dress and undress her. Obviously not was my reply.
It was latter that I found out why mom puts up resistance. Mom has a bad and sore left arm. I gently put her arm through the sleeve hole and pull it up. Dress her from the left and undress her from the right
What they do is grab her left arm and lift it straight up and put her arm through the sleeve. REALLY. No wonder mom puts up a fight. They are hurting her each and every time they dress or undress her. I would get pissed off to,if someone was yanking on my sore arm all day, everyday. This is why mom is always holding her left arm with her right arm. It is painful for her.
So I guess I really do need to come in and teach them how to dress and undress them. They seem to forget that I have been doing this for a very long time and can do their job as well or better then them. If you are in it for the money and don't care about how you treat the residents. You should not be doing this. And this is the way with allot of them. Money. And they don't seem to understand that I am brilliant and can figure anything out.
Well anyways,again. I brought mom a very nice dinner and dessert as promised. Plus a new smoothie. This she liked. Cold and thick. And it should stay this way, as the fridge is turn down, making it nice and cold.
Afterwards I changed her sheets. I don't even have to roll mom. I guess this is where being strong comes into play. And immediately mom was very relaxed. The staff just put the homes sheets on her. That is OK, as I like to change the sheets and put a clean nightgown on her, after dinner.
Mom was very relaxed and now tired. She was putting up a bit of a fuss when I started her spa treatment, but quickly became relaxed again and let me dot this for her. With a smile on her face. Then it was back falling asleep. Even when the nurse came in to give mom her nightly medicine, mom was hard to wake up. After I gave her something to drink, to wash the taste of the medicine down and a touch up of her lip balm and face lotion.
OK, now it is Midnight. Time for me to go and well watch something. I don't have any idea what I will watch tonight.
And for me, it is very cold coming home at nights these last few days. I do Pray to find a place. I am the usual, in pain and hid it when I get to mom's.
GOD bless and good night.
Kristopher Schmuland
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