currently, all is quiet, H is sleeping ... Gwen is here for the overnight, the evening begin with the calling out, but then that stopped ... the stronger dose Ambien was given around 9pm last night ...
earlier in the evening, when Pam was here, H had been calling out constantly, and me being new to all of this, was working to find a way to distract or figure out what was wrong or something ... Pam was right there working along with me and our conversation turned to "there is nothing we can really do to soothe H and there is nothing we can really do to make her more comfortable " ... that's when H came up with " my but hurts" ... this comment was so different from the running "I have to stand up" or "I have to get out of here" or moaning, that Pam and I took notice of it, moved H to her chair. H had about an hour and a half of quiet time ... sitting quietly, fooling with her hair, nose ... it was wonderful to see her so calm ... Pam said her good-byes, H told her that her mother said that she cannot leave ... our conclusion is that maybe this time, there was discomfort in H's wheel-chair position that was relieved by relocating to the chair, but, can never be sure ...
the moaning/calling out began shortly before Gwen arrived (she was a little late), and grew very,very heated ... Gwen reported that H struck unexpectedly with her hand at the applesauce/med concoction she was being fed and it flew all over ... that was a first for Gwen ...
Maggie is coming in today, as I am not up to the giving the care required this time around - mostly the lifting ... I spent yesterday (my arrival day) learning from Maggie how to lift, transfer H ... I have a long way to go to be able to do it safely for H. I intend to practice some more, but it may turn out that I am no longer able to serve as a caregiver ... I hope that this is not the case, and intend to work with Maggie et al. to learn the craft for the time that I am here.
all for now ... thx.
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