ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Shave and shower

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry scone & coffee

LUNCH: (Leftovers/small portion) sweet sour chicken over rice & 7up

DINNER: Salad, crab cake, green beans, mashed potatoes, roll & 7-Up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS:  AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS – within the normal range – No insulin required

CHORES: Filled food & water bowls for Hillary & Kemper, emptied litter box, swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed, sanitized countertops/phone/remotes/door knobs, laundry (top sheet) watered plants, cleaned out refrigerator, dropped off garbage cans & recycling, picked up mail, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS: None

COMMENTS: I fed Hillary and Kemper, filled water bowls, emptied litter box. I got Dr. Vesper up, he had a change of underwear and opted for a shower later. He took his AM meds with breakfast. In the afternoon, he had lunch, watched TV, exercised and took a nap. Late afternoon, he had a shave & a shower. After dinner he watched TV while I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. I prepared morning meds and breakfast setup for tomorrow. Dr. Vesper took his pm meds and prepared for bed.

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, cleaned up after kemper went poop during night, swept bathroom, washed top sheet and blanket, made bed, swept and vacuumed floors, sanitized counters

VISITORS: Sherzinger – sprayed outside

EXERCISES: yes

BLOOD GLUCOSE: n/a

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: chicken salad sandwich, orange pedialyte

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vesper up at 10:30. To bathroom, spongebath, clothes and depend changed. Had breakfast, exercises, lunch. Rested but was alert and very talkative today. Did ride in wheelchair from bathroom to table but did walk from table to recliner. Bathroom at 3:30. Walked all the way there but rode back. To bathroom at 4:15, bm accident in depend. Got him cleaned up and changed depend. Walked to bathroom and rode halfway back.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was relaxing in his recliner watching TV.  While he perused his mail, Stephanie filled me in on the day’s events.  After she left, I took Dr. Vesper’s dinner order and began cooking.  When it was time to eat, he was briefly confused as to the time of day, telling me he just got out of bed.  Fortunately, his appetite was much improved and he ate well.  Along with feeling better, he was also much more conversant and I truly enjoyed his old sense of wry humor.   His blood glucose level prior to eating was 165, which required 2 units of insulin.

7:00-9:00     The remainder of my shift ran in quiet, routine fashion.  Dr. Vesper returned to the living room while I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  At bedtime I gave him his evening medications and assisted him in the bathroom with his night time routine.  He was highly fatigued, but very comfortable once he was in bed.  I tucked him in and said good night.  He used his walker the entire evening (with me hovering close behind with the wheelchair).

Dinner:     Salad, sweet and sour chicken, wild rice, garlic bread, and diet cherry 7up.  No dessert.

Visitors:     None

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was relaxing in his recliner watching TV.  Stephanie brought me up to date before she left.  Dr. Vesper complained several times of being cold, but said he felt ok otherwise.  He wondered if he might have a fever, so I took his temperature.  The thermometer registered 97.1.  I turned up the thermostat, gave him an extra blanket which was warmed in the dryer, and a cup of hot chocolate.  He finally felt comfortable.  I later learned after speaking with Mossy that the recliner has a heat function.  When it was time for dinner, Dr. Vesper ate fairly well, but did not complete his meal.  He coughed occasionally, but had no complaints of stomach pain.  Several times he expressed concern as to whether his illness is contagious.

7:00-9:00     After dinner,  Dr. Vesper returned to the living room while I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, set out breakfast items and morning medications, and took out the trash.  At bedtime I gave him his evening medications, then assisted him in the bathroom with his night time toilette.  Once in bed, I tucked him in and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, and diet cherry 7up

Visitors:     None

Note:     I was unable to locate Dr. Vesper’s lower orthodontic retainer.  Only the upper one was in the container.  If Stephanie doesn’t find it tomorrow, I will continue to look when I arrive.

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, made bed, swept and vacuumed floors, sanitized counters

VISITORS: None

EXERCISES: yes

BLOOD GLUCOSE: 147

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: ham and cheese roll up, grapes, pedialyte

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vesper sleeping soundly at 10:30, woke him at 10:45. To bathroom, spongebath, clothes and depend changed. Had breakfast, exercises, lunch. Rested but was alert and very talkative today. Did ride in wheelchair from bathroom to table but did walk from table to recliner. Bathroom at 3, was dry, but had a BM accident. Got him cleaned up and changed. Walked all the way there but rode back.

Note: I Googled the issue with the Keurig. Got it to work, but you have to do the same thing every time to get it to shut. Up under the top is a piece that has to be pulled down.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was relaxing in his chair watching TV.  Michele filled me in on the day’s events before she left.  The house was in good shape leaving me an easy, quiet start to my shift.  Dr. Vesper and I chatted till it was time to start cooking.  He stated he was hungry and ate well at the beginning of his meal.  About half way through he complained of some mild nausea and said he was no longer hungry.  He otherwise felt well and did not want to take anything for it.  After sitting at the table another 15 minutes, he elected to return to his recliner.  His blood glucose level prior to eating was 146.

7:00-9:00     I kept very close tabs on Dr. Vesper the rest of the evening.  The nausea dissipated rapidly and he ultimately had no recall of it.  It was perhaps a side effect of the antibiotic.  He sipped his cup of Pedialyte (which he enjoyed) and had a phone conversation with Mary.  While they chatted, I cleaned the kitchen and microwave, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  At bedtime I gave him his evening medication, then assisted him to the bathroom for his night time routine.  When he was finished, I helped him into bed and said good night.  He was fatigued, but able to ambulate the entire evening.

Dinner:     Salad, chicken pot pie (half), and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     None

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, made bed, washed a few dishes, wiped counter tops. Set the table and made Dr. Vesper a salad to serve with dinner.

VISITORS: n/a

EXERCISES: yes

BLOOD GLUCOSE: n/a

BREAKFAST: cereal and blueberry scone

LUNCH: 1/2 chicken salad sandwhich and tangerine. He ate very well.

COMMENTS: Dr. Vesper wide awake and out of bed by 10:30. Into the kitchen for breakfast. I think the most challenging part of the day is taking his meds. I may try crushing with applesauce. Doing well drinking his pedialyte. He doesn’t seem to mind the orange flavor. Very little in the urinal this morning despite his increased thirst. Prednisone can make you hungry and thirsty which could be why he is drinking more. I can not pull down the lid for the coffee maker so he didn’t have coffee this morning. He hasn’t been drinking much coffee during my shifts over the last few months.

Dr. Vesper drank 3 full cups of pedialyte 👍

RR assist
3:40pm brief was wet with some fecal smears. Changed brief and cleaned him up. When I told Dr. Vesper it was time to go to the restroom he replied that he has been resting all afternoon 😀
On the trip to the RR Dr. Vesper asked to walk but only made it as far as the front door.
Mossy told me she walks behind him with the wheelchair so I started doing it also and it was a good thing this time!