Arrived: 10am

Breakfast: cereal, scone, coffee

Lunch: chicken and cheese roll up, banana

Meds: am meds

Exercise: yes

Chores: fed Kemper and Hillary, cleaned litter box, swept floors, sanitized counters, cleaned glass on front door, washed dishes, made bed

Visitors: none

Notes: I arrived at 10, took care of Kemper and Hillary, done chores. Dr. Vesper up at 10:30. To the bathroom for a spongebath, clothes and depend change. Had breakfast, done exercises, ate lunch. Rested in recliner rest of afternoon.

Arrived: 10am

Breakfast: cereal, scone, coffee

Lunch: chicken and cheese sandwich, banana

Meds: am meds

Exercise: yes

Chores: fed Kemper and Hillary, cleaned litter box, swept floors, sanitized counters, cleaned glass on front door, washed dishes, made bed

Visitors: none

Notes: I arrived at 10, took care of Kemper and Hillary, done chores. Dr. Vesper up at 10:30. To the bathroom for a spongebath, clothes and depend change. Had breakfast, done exercises, ate lunch. Rested in recliner rest of afternoon. Very sleepy today. Bathroom at 3. Back to recliner.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was relaxing in his recliner watching TV.  Mossy spent a few minutes bringing me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  She had set the table, made the salad, and began some dinner prep, making it a very easy start to a quiet shift.  When dinner was served, Dr. Vesper enjoyed a hearty appetite.

7:00-9:00     After dinner, 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, then accompanied him to the bathroom to assist him with getting into his pajamas.  After he finished his evening toilette, he made it into bed entirely unassisted, though I stayed by his side.  I tucked him in, then said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, baked salmon, macaroni and cheese, peas, toaster corn bread round, and diet cherry 7up.  No dessert.

Visitors:  Stephanie (borrowed car).

ARRIVED: 10

BATH:  Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, mixed berry scone & coffee

LUNCH: Ham sandwich, pretzels, apple slices & 7up

DINNER: I left @ 5p

DESSERT:   “

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, BS 172 / 2 units of insulin 

CHORES:  Swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed floors & santitized kitchen counters,  cleaned bathroom, laundry (PJs)

VISITORS/WORKERS: None

COMMENTS: I got Dr. Vesper up at 10:30, he had breakfast and morning meds. After breakfast,  I gave him a sponge bath and helped him get dressed. He had lunch, watched TV / napped

in the afternoon.

NOTE: I filled in for Stephanie M today, relieved by Susan @ 5p.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.   Stephanie M brought me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  It was an extremely windy, rainy day and I encountered a fallen tree in the lane, forcing me to turn around and go through the school.  I advised Stephanie M of this as well as Mossy.  I woke Dr. Vesper long enough to say hello and take his dinner order.  He slept soundly until it was time to eat.  He ate slowly, but enjoyed a hearty appetite.  His blood glucose level prior to eating was 172.  2 units of insulin were administered.

7:00-9:00     Just as Dr. Vesper finished eating, Stephanie G arrived to visit.  She told me she was able to remove some of the debris from the first tree enough to get around,  but encountered a second larger tree.  This necessitated her backtracking and going through the school as well.  While she visited, I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  At bedtime I gave Doctor his evening medications, then accompanied him to the bathroom for his night time routine.  He seemed more energetic at this point than any other time during my shift and requested that I leave the TV on after he was in bed.  I found a station, tucked him in, and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas, naan bread, and diet cherry 7up.  No dessert.

Visitors:     Stephanie

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Shave & shower

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, scone & coffee

LUNCH: Ham and cheese roll ups, banana & 7-Up

DINNER: Salad, pork chop w/ pineapple salsa, asparagus & 7up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

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

CHORES: Filled food and water bowls for Hillary and Kemper, cleaned liter box, swept entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed, sanitized counters, laundry (top sheet, pad, PJs, towels) made  bed, watered house plants, filled bird feeders, & prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:  None

COMMENTS:  Dr. Vesper was awake and ready to get up when I checked on him around 10:45 this morning. He ate breakfast and took a.m. meds. After breakfast I gave Dr. Vesper a shave/shower and helped him get dressed. He had lunch, watched TV, did exercise and napped while I finished chores and did laundry. After dinner, he watched TV until bedtime. I set the table for breakfast and morning meds. He took his p.m. meds and got ready for bed.

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH:  Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry scone & coffee

LUNCH: Turkey & cheese rollup, 7up

DINNER: Salad, (leftovers) shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta and asparagus, garlic bread & 7-Up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS 150 – No insulin required

CHORES: Took down all outside Christmas decorations and stored in basement, laundry (sheets, pad & PJs), made bed, picked up mail, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Elena – Cleaned
Andy – Fixed tractor & put in lower garage

COMMENTS:  Elena took care of Kemper and Hillary before I arrived. I got Dr. Vesper up, he had a sponge bath and dressed before breakfast because his pajamas were wet.  He had morning meds with breakfast. In the afternoon, Dr. Vesper did exercised, relaxed, watched TV and napped while I finished removing lights and decorations from gate and door wreathes. My new “best friend” Andy, came to get the tractor started and get it stored in the garage for the winter. He will be doing equipment service on site in the future for the tractor and riding mower. He worked for Cahall’s for 40 years and was let go when the company was sold, he now does private contracting. Dr. Vesper watched TV after dinner, while I did the dishes and set the table for morning breakfast and a.m. meds. Dr. Vesper took his p.m. meds and prepared for bed.