Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Faulty Memory Again: Mine
Movement for 8/19/08:
- This is why I need to report these things on the day they've happened, or no more than a few hours after: I have very little memory of her movement profile for this day. It was the day the nurse was supposed to visit, so I awoke Mom earlier than usual. I think she got about 10 hours of sleep, because I wasn't able to get her into bed as early as I had hoped. She was slow in the morning but, more important, complained of shin pain. Second day in a row she's complained of specific leg pain. I offered an extra strength acetaminophen tablet. She chose the regular strength. She slept for almost four hours during her nap. I let her go. She seemed somewhat improved in the evening; still tired but no longer even remembering the shin pain.
- Made an interesting observation, though. While we were waiting for The Nurse Who Never Came we played a game of Sorry. For the first time since I can remember (and I have a loooong memory) my mother kept her arm off the board, for the most part, without being reminded. It surprised me.
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