Day 2

Oh my goodness- last night was aweful! Mom woke up moaning and crying around 2am and was awake on and off until 7am- I think I got about 3 hours of sleep- listening for her on the baby monitor reminds me so much of when my boys were babies- I kept hoping she would get quiet on her own- she never did so after three trips down the steps and back up again- I decided to sleep in the recliner- around 5am she had taken her diaper off and pooped in the bed. At 7 am I started fixing breakfast and she wanted a cup of coffee. She was so sleepy but I made her get out of bed- after breakfast, I gave her a shower and washed her hair- got her dressed and by 9am she was exhausted and begging to lay down- I put her in bed and let her sleep for about 2 hours- she slept hard too- no moaning and crying- I think she has her days and nights mixed up= and that stupid pill I gave her made it worse. The home health nurse and physical therapist came by today to introduce themselves and assess her. I really like the therapist- his name is Jamie and he was very gentle and sweet with my mother- when he left, we spoke privately and he told me he didn't think she would be able to walk again and that his goal was to get her able to transfer from a wheelchair to a bed or toilet by herself. He also shared with me that his grandmother had alzheimers and he understood much of what I was going through- when he told me he would keep us in his prayers, I knew he was a Christian! We talked about the churches we attended and it felt so good to know he was a believer!!!

The nurses stayed about 2 hours and momma was exhausted after they left- I told her she could sleep but only for 30 minutes- during this time, I fixed her supper and after supper tried everything to keep her awake- playing solitare on the computer- I even had her folding towels.

Her sister called tonight and she spoke with her about ten minutes. Close to 9pm, she asked my youngest son, Sam to help her get into bed- I was upstairs- he was afraid she would fall and he called for me- I changed her into her nightgown, gave her the night time meds and tucked her in with instructions to please sleep all night!!!! Now I can hear her breathing on the baby monitor and ocassionally moaning- I'm wondering if I should go down and take her to the bathroom now- no- I guess I'll just wait until I hear her call "Mother".