Good Morning All on Winters/Solstice Day: The shortest day of the year.
Reading all the emails has me thinking that we all share the same ups and downs. Old Bat days from hell come and go. I had a few of them this past week, John has started wandering unexpectedly from his bed. ie. This a.m. getting out of the shower, 6:30 a.m. thinking he was still asleep after having a sleepless night. There he is with his walker, into my house coat, get him settled in his chair, dripping all over the rug, what the hey it will be cleaned in the spring. Give him his insulin, pills, etc, then give him cold cereal this. am. didn;t take time to cook his oatmeal, got him settled in, have a coffee on the run, driping dry by now. Hair all askew, but what the heck it is naturally curly so I don;t have to spend $$$ to have the curls that one sees now on so many women. Back to sleep he goes, and I contiue with my day.
Getting ready for Christmas, the kids surpised me, sorta with a day off, I went to the Legion Ladies Christmas luncheon and they had a couple of ladies come in and spic and span our condo. Sure looks good and all my plastic containers are lined up with their lids on waiting for me to distrub them, I have a habit of tossing them into the cupboard when I am having a bad day and can;t wait to put them in order.
I have more hours of care for John and I am going to lock myself in the second bedroom/computer room and sleep. I seem to be very tired lately and I know it is from listening to John in the night. Went out yesterday and had a good time, to-day John gets his care aid to give him a light wash, tomorrow he gets his all over shower.
Nurse came over and we have good report and they visit twice a week. All in all, things are going well, other than John fell right on top of my leg with his walker, a few days ago, took his brake off before he got up and wham, then the same evening he fell by the bed and wrecked the comode, good thing he is a palliative patient as all this is covered by health care, not the walker that is ours. He has a new hospital bed so that helps.
Not much else going on, sorry to hear about the problems we all share but looking forward to Christmas and the gang getting over here for brunch. Will have that instead of turkey dinner as it is easier for those coming from Vancouver to our home and then heading back to their other relatives for the big dinner. Need some quiet time anyhow as I noted that a lot of commotion distrubs John for a long time after.
Off I go, have to do a moment of relaxation before John gets up, meaning finishing off my coffee and checking the lunch menu, changed it as he eats his large meal at lunch now and a small soup and sandwich in the evening as he is very tired by then.
Take care and Have A Happy and Merry Christmas. Wishing you this early in case I don;t get to the computer in the next few days.
Hugs to All.
xenia