Jan 26

Saw Aunt Dot this morning. In the dining room. After her fall she seemed ok. Does have bit of a nasty bruise on her head. Above her right eye. Looked in her room for the mat they put on the floor. Couldn't see it. They can't leave it out unless she is in her bed. They are going to do some checking on side rails. There has to be something they can do! Maybe a sitter. Will talk with Debbie tomorrow.

New bed might not be the answer. Just got a call. Aunt Dot fell out of bed at 3am. This time has a bump on her head and a scrape on her arm. BP was elevated - normal for a tramua - at the time but has come back down by now. Her other vitals are good.
Last night Debbie tells me that Aunt Dot is becoming more anxious, agitated. Might have to increase her ?? I forget the name? medicine. That might be one of her new troubles. Cant lay still. They have a call into Doc. See what he says.

January 22

well, Patty got a call this morning from Sunbridge and Aunt Dot slid out of bed again. I don't really get it. Seems they are always walking into her room as she is falling. What the heck! Anyway, I went by and she looks great. In the dining room rearranging the creamer and sugar packets. And all of the name tags from the table. She had it all in front of her. She has to have her hands busy!!
In her room they lowered her bed (actually replaced it with a low low one) and pushed it in the to corner so she can only get off one side. Debbie thinks she is wiggling around trying to get that boot off. Maybe it is too hot. But they don't want her to go without it as she could possible break off her toe.
They started her on another round of antibiotics yesterday because the infection in the toe is back. I don't know what the next step is. Morphine for pain if they can not stop the infection. She has no circulation and there is just nothing they can do for her.
this is all for tonight. Thanks for reading.

Sisters

Had lunch yesterday with Patty, Renae, and Theresa. It was a good time spent with sisters! Afterward we went to Sunbridge and spent some time with Aunt Dot. I think it did her a lot of good to have us all there at the same time. She was responsive, talkative, made a small amount of sense, and was HAPPY! She smiled a lot and was laughing. It was a wonderful experience! I hope that we can go as a group again.

Visiting with Aunt Dot this week is changing. She is very somber. A lot of mumbling. Quiet. But then a semi coherant moment. She always smiles when she sees me but does she know me?? I have heard that when Theresa goes in Aunt Dot is very attentive. I think it is because she looks most like mom. How Aunt Dot remembers mom. LUCKY!