Hello again
Nothing is being done about the roommate. I arrive today to find her TV volume up to 79, blasting away and her not even being in the room. Nobody doing anything about it.
And what I get from the complaint office is they need documentation stating that I am the decision maker. We have been through this before. I have not been able to reach them, yet, to explain what the law states concerning Temporary Substitute decision makers. It boils down to this. It is the person who is there the most, the person who provides the most care, it is the person who advocates for the loved one,. It is this person who makes the decisions. And that person is me.
So I turned down the TV and turned it off. Mom is not impressed with any of this either.
Mom was very tired today as well. I don't blame her, the heat, even though the place is suppose to be air conditioned. Not! Her fan the base was broken, so I brought her mine. I need one though, I have her old one, but again the base is broken, so I can't use it. I will get her a new one this week In the mean time, I am very hot and did not sleep well.
I would rather mom be cool, than me.
I made mom and nice Sunday dinner. Which she enjoyed. The flavors, the aroma's, The textures. All good for her mind. Gets it working over time. Helps with her Dementia.
But mom was falling asleep before we even started dinner.
I fed her as fast as I could tonight. Got her changed for bed and then waited. In the mean time, off she went to sleep. I can tell, she holds my hand and when she is ready to sleep, mom pulls my hand close to her and falls asleep. She holds on and doesn't want to let go.
The care aid came in and I had a hard time getting my hand away from her so she could be put into bed.
We got her into bed, with a little bit of fuss. Mom grabbed my hand again, while the care aid was changing her pad. I am OK with all of this. Makes me feel loved. At least someone loves me.
Afterwards I quickly gave mom her nightly spa treatment. Just her face and arms.
And it was not long before she was fast asleep. Even when the nurse came in to give mom her medicine, it was difficult getting mom to take it. She did, and I gave her something to drink to wash the taste away.
To sleep she went.
And I just packed up, sang to her and off I went.
A little note.
I found a foreign object in one of mom's cokes, I contacted coke and they proceeded to tell me all about the stringent practices and asked me if I took medication or my mother. As I described the object as 2 " long, capsule like in shape, came apart like a capsule does. And a rubber texture.
She suggested I try an experiment. Put one of my pain killer capsules in a glass of water. I did this and it just doubled in size, not 2" long and 1/2 in circumference. It has been in the glass for days now and no change.
It did not come from me. It was in the product when purchase. They just don't want any liability issues.
They don't want to do anything about it. Except for me to send it to them and they will have it tested. They say they will let me know the results of the testing. I highly doubt it . This is a north American number. I have to send the product to Florida. At their expense of course.
I live in Canada so I think tomorrow I will be contacting Health Canada or something like that.
GOD Bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
