CAREGIVING: Thursday Dilcia came back today after a two-week absence. She comes on Thursdays, so she was off on Thanksgiving. Then she was sick last week after and they frown upon sending sneezing workers into the homes of vulnerable seniors held together with duct tape. So the house needed her cleaning attention. I try to keep up with it and Melissa usually… Read more →
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If it’s Tuesday…
CAREGIVING: That was the title of a movie about travelling. Schedules and routines can either be your friend or your enemy, I guess. My google calendar has a lot of repeat events on there. They are labeled in green for healthcare. It is the only way I can keep track of crap. Sometimes it isn’t so much that there is… Read more →
Physical Therapy
CAREGIVING: Monday was a good day in the scheme of things. Hardly any coughing. And Kathy was fairly mobile = less heavy lifting for me. I had been a little low on Sunday. I guess I was overwhelmed by everything I had to do. Kathy had had a minor accident (but a shower took care of that). I didn’t feel… Read more →
The Mystery of Red Teeth
CAREGIVING: Saturday afternoon Kathy was trying to rest. She told me she didn’t feel like having me brush her teeth right away. She started coughing like crazy, though. It sounded awful — like she was drowning. I got her to sit up and gave her more and more cough medicine and eventually it stopped. I went back to whatever it… Read more →
Saturday: Lists of Lists
LIFE: Today started out pretty normal. Saturday is my work-around-the-house day. I have lists of lists of tasks I have no hope of finishing. Today’s list included: Go to the Dump / transfer station. Bring two weeks worth of trash and recycling to the town transfer station Do the laundry and change the sheets on the bed. Water the plants (on… Read more →
Marty goes to the spa
CAREGIVING: Thursday Kathy has been sleeping pretty well on the pillar of pillows. Kind of like the princess and the pea story. She has a lot of congestion when she is getting ready for bed. And I can hear it when I’m close to her and working on her teeth. But sleeping upright really helps a lot. I woke her up… Read more →
Check-up and Cooking with Su
CAREGIVING: Wednesday Kathy has a check-up at her doctor’s office. I got her up a little too late. It takes so long to do things, and get places. A step for you and I might cover 10 or 12 inches. But it is a lot of effort for Kathy’s foot to move 1/4 of an inch most days. I gave her… Read more →