As I Head Off To Bed...
Mum was not in pain most of the day, warm and comfortable and holding my hand a lot of the time. I arrived later than planned, what's new, but we listened to the radio.
Mum had a milk shake, celery soup, coffee with whole milk and a little brandy and a kind of white chocolate/strawberry mousse in cream, I reckon that's around 860 calories...
But she was in considerable pain as I left her and needed some Orimorph(which she dislikes having to take)
I do hope she manages to have a decent night's sleep. Difficult when they keep turning you every two hours and checking if you need changing every 4-6 hours. Here Mum never had to be turned and keeping her skin in good condition was done simply with moisturising cream. They don't do that in the home. And I did not need to change Mum as often either. I don't think that side of things has changed.
I started giving Mum her vitamins again today(including the Cod Liver)garlic, cranberry and one that is the equivelent of eating 6 ripe tomatoes.
I left the mp3 player on as I came home. I have been told they leave Mum's music on through the night(as we did at home)
They have to have a break but as I came home all the staff seemed to be in a kind of conservatory that's attached to the home and having a smoke...It's kind of funny as one looks like Jo Brand and you kind of think of that comedy series she did about caring for people. I hope its not like that when visitors go home.
Feeling a bit melancholic I must admit, I have all the lovely music of David Jacobs programme playing on the radio until midnight but I am thinking of how Mum and I listened together and yet I must not stop listening and cutting myself off from doing so. And the music collection I have on my computers and CD's. I could switch and probably will to the speech output of Radio 5 at Midnight but nothing in the news seems to be of any importance or interest. I suppose its a voice instead of just silence.
I have my tests coming up again on Tuesday for my medical condition(I hope that all will be well)and I know at some point I will have to spend time in hospital having an operation and that I will be facing it alone when the time comes. The two are not connected.
Mum had a milk shake, celery soup, coffee with whole milk and a little brandy and a kind of white chocolate/strawberry mousse in cream, I reckon that's around 860 calories...
But she was in considerable pain as I left her and needed some Orimorph(which she dislikes having to take)
I do hope she manages to have a decent night's sleep. Difficult when they keep turning you every two hours and checking if you need changing every 4-6 hours. Here Mum never had to be turned and keeping her skin in good condition was done simply with moisturising cream. They don't do that in the home. And I did not need to change Mum as often either. I don't think that side of things has changed.
I started giving Mum her vitamins again today(including the Cod Liver)garlic, cranberry and one that is the equivelent of eating 6 ripe tomatoes.
I left the mp3 player on as I came home. I have been told they leave Mum's music on through the night(as we did at home)
They have to have a break but as I came home all the staff seemed to be in a kind of conservatory that's attached to the home and having a smoke...It's kind of funny as one looks like Jo Brand and you kind of think of that comedy series she did about caring for people. I hope its not like that when visitors go home.
Feeling a bit melancholic I must admit, I have all the lovely music of David Jacobs programme playing on the radio until midnight but I am thinking of how Mum and I listened together and yet I must not stop listening and cutting myself off from doing so. And the music collection I have on my computers and CD's. I could switch and probably will to the speech output of Radio 5 at Midnight but nothing in the news seems to be of any importance or interest. I suppose its a voice instead of just silence.
I have my tests coming up again on Tuesday for my medical condition(I hope that all will be well)and I know at some point I will have to spend time in hospital having an operation and that I will be facing it alone when the time comes. The two are not connected.
posted by The Great Gildersleeve | 11:11 pm
2 Comments:
I'm having probs making my comments stick to your blog, Gildy.
You haven't been abandoned!
Sorry about that VQ...thanks for your continued support and interest.
I messed about on here after saying I was going to bed and when I looked at the clock it was after 4am at which point I did go and managed to get some sleep.
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