Friday, December 5, 2008
Variation on a Normal Day
Movement for 12/05/08:
- Mom's day started earlier than usual, at about 0830, with respiratory distress. Once that was addressed with .25 mg morphine sulfate, though, in the three hours it took to settle and evaluate the situation I decided, after the morphine was firmly in her blood stream, to go about bed changing, underwear changing and groin cleaning before she continued her night sleep. My first inclination was to do the personal grooming stuff in the bedroom, but Mom seemed alert and mobile enough, so I decided to wheel her into the bathroom and do it all "the regular way". She had no problems with transfers and no problems with standing and turning during groin bathing. In fact, she actually seemed better balanced and more in control of her body during the actual standing/bathing part, which surprised me. Other than that, movement has been minimal. I will, of course, report back about the rest of the "up" part of Mom's day, no matter when and in how many installments it occurs.
- During the second "up" section of Mom's day (1430 - 1730) she decided to walk into the bathroom from the bedroom. Although she was a bit iffy, she was determined and seemed not to notice that she wasn't completely spry on her feet. She considered herself so successful that she chose to walk to the banister and down the steps. She didn't quite make it to the banister befpre the chair looked very good to her, though. I wheeled her into the bathroom for pre-nap prep and to her bedroom for a nap. This is not at all unusual, anymore.
- The last "up" part of her day has been wheeling. She's still feeling "coldish" and on the tired side. I'm sure the evening will not change from this.
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