ARRIVED: 10:30 AM / Kroger

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cream of wheat, bacon, cinnamon-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: Peaches, grapes, cheddar cheese stick & chocolate protein milk

DINNER: Salad, cottage ham w/ green beans & red potatoes, corn on the cob, tomato & cucumber slices, cornbread fritters & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Blueberry muffins w/ vanilla ice cream & decaf coffee

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: NO (Heavy lids and slight dozing just before dinner, but not really a nap)

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine & small BM in depends, 8:30p urine & small BM

CHORES: Grocery shopped, stored food & supplies, washed fruits & vegetables, laundry  (white & colored clothes), brought in garbage cans, made bed, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Brooklyn – Babysitter
Sandy – Yard work
Kevin Werbrich (Craig) – Re-mortared stones in waterfalls
Don Marcum Pool Care (Mark) – Weekly Service
Stephanie, Charlotte & friend – Late cool down swim after the fair

COMMENTS:
Rose Was awake and alert all day, even sat straight in her chair without leaning. She did get sleepy at the beginning of dinner, but perked up halfway through and finished all of her food with gusto. Dr. Vesper went to church, but not the gym, I think he wanted to get home to make sure Sandy got on some of his special projects.

ARRIVED: 10:30 AM / Bed Bath & Beyond & Panera’s

BATH: Shower & Shampoo

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST:  Scrambled eggs, bacon, flax & grain toast & OJ

LUNCH: Cheese & crackers, apple slices & Ensure w/ ice cream

DINNER: Salad,  (leftovers) chicken cacciatore with rotini,  kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) kefir milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine & small BM in shower, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & med BM

CHORES: Cleaned out refrigerator, emptied all trash, dropped off garbage, sanitized counters/phones/door-knobs/remotes, watered plants, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Brooklyn – Babysitter
Sandy – Yard work
Dial one security (Dave) – Reset security system
Andrew & Lily – Returned truck

COMMENTS:
Rose had a good first half day, with the exception of a nasty storm in the middle of her shower. A lightning strike hit the alarm system, which had to be disabled in order to shut it off. Rose had a late nap again today, she didn’t want to wake up. She ate her dinner with her eyes closed, but did eventually eat about 90% of her dinner. Dr. Vesper spent the day inside reading, watching TV and napping.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Oatmeal, bacon, cinnamon -raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH:Ham & cheese rollups, pretzels,grapes & Ensure w/ scoop ice cream

DINNER: Salad, pork chop, stuffing, green beans & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) kefir milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends & PJs wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & small BM

CHORES: Cleaned bathroom, swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Brooklyn – Babysitter
Sandy – Yard work

COMMENTS:
The bedrail seems to be working, Rose was contained in her bed this morning. She had a good day, sat up straight and was alert. Her nap was too late today, she and Dr. Vesper took a late nap in bed and when I got her up for dinner at 6p, I couldn’t get her awake enough to eat, she only ate about half of her meal. Dr. Vesper went to church and the gym. Another hot day, but somehow Sandy managed to work all day in the torturous heat.

ARRIVED: 10:30 AM / Kroger’s

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: French toast w/ butter, syrup & berries, bacon & OJ

LUNCH: Greek yogurt w/ berries & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, chicken cacciatore w/ rotini, French bread & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) kefir milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet & med BM in depends 10:30a urine only, 12:30 urine a nly , 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & med BM

CHORES: Cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, laundry (sheets, PJs & cleaning rags), prepared meals, washed dishes & cleaned the kitchen

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler

COMMENTS:
All of Rose was in the bed when I arrived this morning, hopefully because of the guardrail. Rose had a good day, she ate well and was alert all day, with only slight leaning. It was extremely hot today (93°) and very humid, Dr. Vesper stayed inside all day, except for a short trip out to water the flowers.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Scrambled eggs, bacon, flax & grain toast & OJ

LUNCH: Toasted waffle w/ almond butter, strawberries & blueberries, chocolate protein shake w/scoop of ice cream

DINNER: Chicken & apple sausage, mixed vegetable stir-fry, naan bread, kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine & trace stool in depends, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine. & small BM

CHORES: Swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes.

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Stephanie & Charlotte
Danny’s aunt & (2) grandchildren

COMMENTS:
Rose was almost completely out of bed this morning when I arrived, she was on her tummy with the bottom half of her body on the floor, her chest and arms were still on the bed – definitely going to need to invest in bed rails. Jessica picked up guardrails at Target, they were for a baby bed and too small for our needs, but we will use until we can do better. Dr. Vesper went back to bed after breakfast and slept until 11 AM, then got up ready to mow the lawn. I tried to convince him it was too hot, but he was determined. He came back in the house about a half hour later and said the emergency brake was on, he couldn’t get it off so he just mowed with it on:( Thankfully, he didn’t stay out in the heat (91°) too long. He watched TV and then took a nap before going to church @ 4:30. Jessica had Danny’s aunt and her two granddaughters over to swim. Stephanie and Charlotte also came by for a late-day swim. We had a late dinner,  which ran bedtime a little late, but Rose had a long nap so all was well.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Shower & Shampoo

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & (partial) Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Oatmeal, bacon, cinnamon-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: Ham & cheese rollup, chips & chocolate protein milk

DINNER: Brawny Lad/Buddy Boy, French fries &  kefir milk / chocolate shake

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.t

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) kefir milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only , 12:30 urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & small BM in depends

CHORES: Laundry (towels), Watered house plants, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Brooklyn – Babysitter

COMMENTS:
Rose had a very (physically) active day.  When I arrived, I found Rose crossways the bed, with both feet on the floor, as if she had sat down on the side of the bed and fell backwards.  Later, in the shower, she turned sideways and was  sliding toward the edge of her shower chair. Fortunately, we had completed her shower and Jessica was nearby to assist in getting her safely out of the shower.  Our third incident of the day happened while she was napping in the recliner. I received a return phone call from a reclining wheelchair vendor and stepped into the hallway to take the call because the TV was very loud.  A few  minutes later I heard a loud noise and came back into the room to find Rose lying on the floor.   Dr. Vesper was in the room with Rose, but didn’t  see what happened.  I checked Rose from head to toe, she was OK,  just a small red mark on her left thigh. It could have been worse, due to the proximity of the fireplace hearth. The new chair I was ordering when this happened, will prevent this from  reoccurring, it is due to arrive 8/1.  The new chair will recline for napping, has a much better footrest, and a lap tray to help contain Houdini.  Rose was very alert and active today, dancing and clapping her hands.  She ate well and took a nice nap, even if it did end on the floor.   Dr. Vesper went to church and the gym today, too hot for any outdoor activities today.

ARRIVED: 10:15 AM / Kroger’s

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Baked avocado w/ egg, bacon & cheese, flax & grain toast & OJ

LUNCH: Ensure,  toasted pita chips w/ cheese and hummus & chocolate protein milk

DINNER: LaRosa’s pizza & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: ROM

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: (32) Water, (8) juice & (16) milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & small BM

CHORES: Grocery shopped, put away food & supplies, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Brooklyn – Babysitter
Elena – Clean
Mills Fence (Matt) – Replaced DC power supply to gate keypad
Woodland Group, Inc (Mike Scheu) – Proposal to harvest dead ash trees
Kevin Werbrich (Jeff) – check waterfalls for needed repairs
Stephanie – Visit

COMMENTS:
Rose ate very well today. She was very relaxed, with less rigidity than normal, making dressing and undressing a breeze. I hesitated putting her in the recliner for a nap because she didn’t seem sleepy, but decided it was best to get her feet up. Once in the chair, she pulled her knees up to her chest and turned sideways in the chair, and then danced her butt to music.  She eventually settle down and fell asleep.  Dr. Vesper went back to bed and slept until noon. He spent the afternoon meeting with Mike Scheu regarding the harvesting of his ash trees, and later, talk to Jeff about repairs to the waterfalls.  The rest of his day was spent reading and watching TV.

NOTE:
While Rose napped, I did some online research trying to locate a reclining wheelchair. The one I wanted is no longer available, I am trying to locate one on the secondary market.