5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  Stephanie filled me in on the day’s events before she left.  I folded a few items in the dryer, then woke Doctor long enough to say hello and take his dinner order.  He was confused as to the time of day and how long he had been sleeping.  He asked if I could wait a bit before starting dinner.  When it was time to eat, he was more oriented and stated he was hungry.  He agreed to go to the bathroom first, and then we made our way to the dining room table.  He was able to ambulate to the bathroom, but required a ride back to the dining room.  Once he was seated and eating, he enjoyed a healthy appetite.  His blood glucose level prior to eating was 132.  He received his evening medication after his meal was complete.

7:00-9:00     Just as Dr. Vesper was finished his meal,  Stephanie came by for a brief visit.  She had greater success engaging him than I did, but he still nodded off briefly while we chatted.  After she left,  he returned to the living room while I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  I then assisted Doctor to the bathroom for his evening routine, then helped him into bed.  He needed the wheelchair for the rest of the evening and seemed more fatigued than usual.  I tucked him in and said goodnight.

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

Visitors:     Stephanie

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: fed Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, washed sheets, mattress cover, blankets, towels and pj’s, wiped down plastic mattress cover, made bed, swept and vacuumed floors, sanitized counters, cleaned Hillary’s messes

MEDS: morning meds

VISITORS: none

EXERCISES: yes

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: 1/2 chicken salad sandwich, grapes

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vesper up at 10:30. He walked to bathroom. Got him cleaned up. He rode to table and had breakfast. After breakfast he went to the bathroom (dry) and rode to recliner. Had lunch and done some exercises. He went to bathroom again at 3:30.

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, washed sheets, towels and pj’s, made bed, swept and vacuumed floors, sanitized counters

MEDS: morning meds

VISITORS: none

EXERCISES: yes

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: ham and cheese roll up, banana

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vesper up at 10:30. He walked to bathroom. Got him cleaned up. He rode to table and had breakfast. After breakfast he went to the bathroom (dry) and rode to recliner. Had lunch and done some exercises. He went to bathroom again at 4:20.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  Stephanie and I chatted about the day’s events before she left.  I woke Doctor briefly to say hello and take his dinner order.  He stated he had no appetite and asked if I would wait to start dinner.  When it was time to eat, he ate slowly, but enjoyed a hearty appetite, completing his entire meal.  I gave him his evening medication when he was finished eating.

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.  Despite my efforts to engage him in conversation, he continued to alternate between watching TV and sleeping.  At bedtime, I assisted him to the bathroom for his night time routine.  He needed the wheelchair as he seemed very fatigued and unsteady on his feet.  He sat on the commode for a while and had a bowel movement.  When he was finished, he was able to ambulate, with lots of encouragement, back to his bedroom.  I helped him into bed, tucked him in, and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, crab cake, corn, wild rice, toaster corn bread round, and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     None

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  Michele brought me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  I woke Doctor to say hello, see if he needed any thing, and took his dinner order.  When it was time to eat, I helped him out of his recliner and it was quickly apparent that he was soaked through and needed a clothing change.  He was quite fatigued after that and opted for a wheelchair ride from the bathroom to the dining room table.  Just as I was serving dinner, Stephanie came and joined us at the table.  Dr. Vesper was fairly quiet, but had a good appetite and enjoyed her company.  I attempted twice to get a blood glucose value on Dr. Vesper’s meter, but got the “E-7” error code both times.

7:00-9:00     After dinner, I gave Dr. Vesper his evening medications and helped him back to his recliner.  While he alternated between napping and watching TV, I cleaned the kitchen and microwave oven, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  With Mossy on the phone, Stephanie and I worked out the operation of the security system keypad.  She was passing this information on to Andrew so he could lock up for the evening.  At bed time, I assisted Dr. Vesper to the bathroom, then to the bedroom where I said good night.  Stephanie left when Andrew arrived all around this same time.

Dinner:     Salad, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, peas, croissant roll, and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     Stephanie, Andrew,  and kids (pool party for Charlotte)

ARRIVED: 9:50

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper. cleaned cat litter, made bed, washed a few dishes, wiped counter tops. Made a salad for Dr. Vespers dinner and set the table.

EXERCISE: yes

VISITORS: Sandy, Mossy, Stephanie

BLOOD GLUCOSE: n/a

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone

LUNCH: 1/2 chicken salad sandwich, pear and cookie. He did not eat much. 1/4 of sandwich, 2 pear slices and entire cookie.

NOTES: Dr Vesper up by 10:20 and into the rr to get cleaned up and dressed for the day. Into the kitchen for breakfast. He asked me to explain the reason for face masks and we talked a little about the virus. After breakfast he went to the recliner to watch tv. Dr. Vesper slept most of the morning but became more alert in the afternoon. We sat out back for about 20 minutes before lunch.

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10:20am changed clothes and sponge bath.

3:30pm bm, wet changed brief

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  He woke long enough to say hello, but fell back to sleep a few moments later.  Stephanie brought me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  I began prepping his dinner salad , then woke him again to see what he would like as a main course.  I reminded him that he had not read his WS Journal, but he was more interested in napping.  His sister, Mary, called just before dinner was ready and he enjoyed a brief conversation with her.  Once at the table, he ate well, but couldn’t finish his entire meal.  His blood glucose level prior to eating was 124.

7:00-9:00     The remainder of my shift ran in quiet, routine fashion.  Dr. Vesper returned to the living room for more napping and TV.  I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, took out trash, set out breakfast items and morning medications, and folded items in the dryer.  At bedtime I gave Doctor his evening medications, then assisted him to the bathroom for his night time routine.  He did request a wheelchair ride from the bathroom to the bedroom, but otherwise used his walker the entire evening.  I helped him into bed, tucked him in, and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, baked salmon, mashed potatoes, peas, toaster corn bread round, and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     None