I started the day with mom. She was very happy to see me. She started to cry when she saw me. I set up her breakfast and put her hearing aids in and put her glasses on. It took her a long time to eat breakfast today. She needed to use the bathroom and it took the CNA’s 25 minutes to come to her. I put her sox and shoes on as well as took the bumper off her bed and wheeled her wheelchair up against the bed. Mom started to swing her legs off the side of the bed by herself. Finally the CNA’s came and helped her to the bathroom and then to the shower. I decided to clean her room. I took her alcohol wipes and wiped down her entire bed mattress and bed rails. I also wiped down her remote and phone. I made her bed with fresh linens and then she was back form the shower. I did her hair and set up her tray. I gave her a crossword and a word search and her journal. I took the word search and crossed out any word that is diagonal. She really has a difficult time doing the diagonal words. I stayed a little while longer and then had to go to work. (I work privately with a student who I take out into the community)
Anthony and Sam came to see mom. When Anthony got there mom told him, ‘Help me I am cold in here.” I had opened the window slightly to let some fresh air in the room and forgot to close it. They tried getting her to stand without the walker and she did it twice. She held Anthony’s hand and stood up. They stayed with mom and talked and watched TV and had a nice visit.
Dad went to see mom. He stayed with her all day. Dad exercised her legs. He had mom write in her journal. Dad said she did well with OT and PT and they took her downstairs to work. At one point mom had to use the bathroom and the CNA’s were taking along time. Dad wheeled her into the bathroom and had her stand at the bar. He had her far along in the task and the CNA’s came in and finished the task. She is getting better and better the more she practices. Dad stayed with her to put her to bed tonight.
Tomorrow we will be going to mom and dad’s house to start moving furniture in the bedroom so mom will be able to maneuver in the house. We are also going to try to go to the neighborhood drugstore and look into getting a transport chair to see if we need to make any other changes in the house. The ramp will be installed next week. There are a lot of things that we need to have in place before mom comes home.
Peace and Be Well,
~Claud
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