MARCH 1 & 2, 2013

March 1, 2013, Friday. I went to the NH about 4:15 PM. I fed the birds, blinds open. Mom was at the entertainment in Dining room II. The young man was surprisingly awful. He played acoustic guitar, sang softly, played the piano awkwardly. Mom had a plate of apple pieces too large for her to eat with her poorly fitting dentures. I cut them up into smaller pieces and she ate some plus some cheese bits and crackers. We returned to her room and did some personal care. I changed the DVD to another Fred A. movie, Flying to Rio. We channel surfed, watched the weather, some news and some MASH. Mom likes Mash. I gave Mom a chocolate and some chips. Tina told me about Carl bringing a banana for Mom. I found no evidence of the banana so maybe Mom ate it. There were some fresh roses also. I saw Carl earlier in the day and he said that he had visited but Mom was sleeping soundly. We looked at photos. She identified her father as “Henry Harrison Hickerson” then corrected herself. She had difficulty identifying daughters but got all the boys first time then we laughed about that. Then she identified all her children in another photo. I accompanied her to the dining room. She propelled herself the whole way. I got her some coffee and left about 5:30 PM.

March 2, 2013, Saturday. I went to the NH about 11 AM. I fed the birds, blinds open. Mom was asleep in her w/c, in her room, brakes off, teeth and glasses in place. Fred A. DVD was playing sound down. I put the brakes on, woke Mom and we did some fingernail and personal care. I gave her a chocolate. We hung up some clothes. Mom was able to problem solve somewhat. We looked at photos and Mom identified her “papa” Henry Harrison and her Mom Minnie Jane but couldn’t recall their surnames without prompting. Today she confused the names of her children, calling the girls by her sisters’ names. After some conversation she identified all correctly and was better at identifying herself in photographs today. She did not call me by name today, seemed to avoid it as if unsure. I escorted Mom to dining room. C.N.A. Latrina stopped us midway and got Mom’s walker then assisted Mom to walk the rest of the way to the dining room. Not long ago Mom was wholly unable to walk. I had noticed improvement in Mom’s ability to stand and transfer, lately. I noticed Mom leaking so we returned to her room in the w/c and C.N.A. Flo changed her. Flo just started yesterday at RNC and was not familiar with Mom. I noticed that Mom’s bandage was loose and told the nurse when we returned to the dining room. When I went to get a coffee for Mom the nurse came and got Mom, took her to her room and fixed the bandage. Mom was back in her place at the table by the time I returned with Mom’s coffee. I left her in the dining room about 12:10 PM.