Day 7

Last night was probably the worst as far as momma sleeping- she had an opposite reaction to the Benadryl- it kept her wired and awake. I think she called for "Mother"at least 6-7 times. Each time I would wait to see if she would fall back asleep- but she never did- most of the time she just wanted me to fix her blankets. Finally, at 5:30 am, I gave her a Klonopin- which I use for anxiety and stress- it worked because she slept until 8:30- We see her doctor tomorrow and I will ask him about possibly prescribing something for her like that. Because I was so tired and stressed, I had very little patience with her today. I just needed sleep! Her therapist called to say he would be by around 10:30 so I quickly got her bathed and dressed- when he arrived, I was actually outside waiting on him- just needed to get away for a minute- I told him about our night and he told me to just stay in the other room while he worked with her - I did- and I got a little nap. He tapped me on the shoulder when he left and I appreciated that little bit of sleep. Around 1pm, my husband offered to watch her while I took a nap and then my older sister, Jenny came and stayed with her until 3:30- wow- that nap felt great! Our youngest son, Sam had a football game tonight and I had arranged for a friend, Linda to come and stay with Mom from 5:30- 7:00, and then my younger sister Connie was to come from 7-9- the games usually aren't this long, but we had previous arrangements to go out and eat with some friends after the game and I was very much looking forward to some social time! Sam's team lost but I really enjoyed the break away from home- Connie said momma did fine- and after she left, I took her to the bathroom and put her in bed- with no night time meds- Dr. Morgans office had called earlier in the day to tell us to stop the Dilantin- so now we wait to see how she does tonight-so far as I'm typing this I have only heard her call for "Mother"once...