CAREGIVING: Well we had a very nice day. Kathy was feeling a little better. I was able to give her a shower. She slept while I cooked. I baked chocolate chip cookies that were supposed to be healthier. The recipe replaced some of the butter with tahini and I replaced part of the sugar with splenda. So I made them unhealthy by the time I was done. They are ok but came out kind of dry — more like biscotti because I decided to grind up the nuts. I roasted a chicken, since it is just the two of us, and I made sweet potatoes and some butternut squash. I roasted some carrots with the bird so we had an orange meal. We watched some TV (Foyle’s War on our Roku box) and then I gave Kathy her medicine. The usual swallowing difficulties especially for the larger capsules. Brushed and flossed her teeth and tucked her in.
Then the coughing began as soon as she was lying down. So we watched some more TV. Eventually she was able to go to sleep and the coughing stopped. Thanks for that.