ARRIVED: 10am

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

VISITORS: None

EXERCISES: yes

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: chicken salad sandwich, banana

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vespecaul and at bedroom door at 10:15. To bathroom, spongebath, clothes and depend changed. Had breakfast, exercises, lunch. Bathroom at 11:45. Walked all the way there and back. To bathroom at 3:30. Walked all the way there and rode back. Got him cleaned up and changed depend. He slept most of the day.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  Stephanie brought me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  While making the dinner salad, Doctor woke long enough to say hello and give me his dinner order.  When dinner was ready, Dr. Vesper woke easily and was able to ambulate to the table.  He was fairly quiet through the meal, but ate very well.

7:00-9:00     After dinner, Dr. Vesper returned to the living room where he continued to nap in front of the TV.  I cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, and set out breakfast items and morning medications.  At bedtime I gave him his evening medications and accompanied him to the bathroom for his night time routine.  He continued to use his walker the entire evening and made it to his bed unassisted.  Once there, I tucked him in and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, sweet and sour chicken, wild rice, toaster corn bread round, and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     Lily and friend (swimming)

ARRIVED: 9:30

CHORES: fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, swept carpet in lr, made bed, washed a few dishes, wiped counter tops. Set the table. Ran the sweeper in the other side of the house.

EXERCISE:

VISITORS: Sandy and her son, mulching

BLOOD GLUCOSE: n/a

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple

NOTES: It was cloudy outside and Dr. Vesper slept in until 11am. Into the rr and changed his pjs. He was wet but not soaked. Than to the table for breakfast. Into the livingroom by 1pm. Dr. Vesper was awake all day. Watching the news and sports.

RR assist
11:15am changed clothes,
3:30 dry and had a bm

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  As always, Stephanie brought me up to speed on the day’s events before leaving.  Doctor woke briefly while I was prepping his dinner salad, so I took his order, chatted for a bit, then began cooking the rest of his meal.  He slept soundly till it was time to eat.  He woke just as I finished and made his way to the table with his walker.  I was unable to get a value on his blood glucose as the monitor displayed the error code “E-9” every time a test strip was inserted.  The display would go blank immediately after.  Bad battery?  I left Mossy a note to this effect.  Doctor ate well initially, but slowed down and completed only about 2/3 of his meal.

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.  Though quiet, he stayed awake watching TV and appreciated the few minutes I spent watching with him.  It’s sometimes difficult to get him ready for bed when the sun is still out.  At bedtime I gave him his evening medication and assisted him in the bathroom with his night time routine.  He used his walker to this point, but requested a wheelchair ride to the bedroom.  Once there, I helped him into bed, tucked him in, and said good night.

Dinner:     Salad, chicken cordon bleu, wild rice, peas, toaster corn bread round, and diet cherry 7up.

Visitors:     None

ARRIVED: 10am

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

VISITORS: none

EXERCISES: yes

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: chicken salad on croissant, banana

COMMENTS: I arrived at 10. Took care of Kemper and Hillary. Dr. Vesper came walking out to kitchen at 10:15 (with walker), while I was vacuuming. To bathroom, spongebath, clothes and depend changed. Had breakfast, exercises, lunch. Bathroom at 11:45. Walked all the way there and back. To bathroom at 3:45. Walked all the way there and back. Got him cleaned up and changed depend. He slept most of the day.

ARRIVED: 10am

CHORES: cleaned up Kemper bm, fed Hillary and Kemper, cleaned cat litter, swept bathroom, made bed, swept and vacuumed floors, sanitized counters, washed pjs, top sheet and pad

VISITORS: none

EXERCISES: yes

BLOOD GLUCOSE: error on machine

BREAKFAST: cereal, blueberry scone and coffee

LUNCH: turkey and cheese roll up, grapes

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. Did ride in wheelchair from bathroom to table but did walk from table to recliner. Bathroom at 12:45. Walked halfway there but rode back. To bathroom at 4.Got him cleaned up and changed depend. Walked halfway to bathroom and rode halfway back. He slept most of the day.

5:00-7:00     When I arrived, Dr. Vesper was napping in his recliner.  He woke briefly to say hello.  Stephanie brought me up to speed on the day’s events before she left.  I took Doctor’s dinner order and began cooking.  During this time Mary called and they enjoyed a long conversation.  When dinner was served, he elected to walk to the table and was far more steady on his feet than the night before.  He ate well and was fairly interactive.

7:00-9:00     After dinner, Dr. Vesper returned to the living room to watch TV 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 routine.  He continued to use his walker rather than the wheelchair, but I stayed close behind him with it.  Once he reached the bedroom and got into bed, I tucked him in and said good night.  He was very gracious and expressed his gratitude for all our help.

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

Visitors:     None