Yesterday
Yesterday did not start out well at all. I got Margie into the bathroom and started morning cares. Getting her PJ's and under shirt off was easy, but when I started to help her get her day clothes on she started to fight against me. I asked her to lift her arms up and she did so I flipped her shirt over her head. As I was straightening her shirt out she punched me in the eye. I stood up straight and asked her why she would do something like that when I'm just helping her. Her reply was that she did it because I told her to lift her hands up. Then she started to mumble that I deserved it and that it's all my fault. I bit my tongue and continued morning cares.
Then I moved on to the rest of the morning cares. I got her bottoms off and got her pull ups on and when I starting to get her legs into her pants she kicked me in the face. I didn't say anything and just got her bottoms on. Then it was teeth brushing time. She didn't like that I made her brush her teeth so instead of spitting in the cup she spit on me. Then I put some body mist on her to give her a fresh clean sent and freaked out and started to yell. I told her it was perfume to make her smell beautiful. Her reply was that I needed it more. I cleaned her bottom and got her into her wheel chair.
Finally we were out of the bathroom and done with the morning cares. I thought that would make her perk up and a bit nicer. Well it didn't do anything. When I was washing my hands she scratched herself and blamed me. And then because I told her I was in the bathroom and couldn't have done it she started to ask an invisible man to shoot me for lying. Her mood was making me exhausted.
I moved her out to the dining room and got her some apple juice and a banana to start with. I got yelled because she didn't think I was saying banana right. And every time I said banana she would tell me to shut up. I tried to feed her and asked her to take a bite of her banana and she made a face and shut her mouth tight and pushed the fork away. "You poisoned it! I'm not going to eat it," she yelled at me. I sat the fork down and she grabbed it and tried to stab me with it. Thankfully my reflexes are much faster than before and I got the fork away from her and moved it away from her.
I stepped into the kitchen for a moment to take a drink of water and take a deep breath before I returned to the table. I got her to eat her banana even though she wasn't happy about it and kept yelling at me and glaring at me. After that I put her in front of the TV and turned on The Sound of Music and walked away and sat down in the kitchen and had a cup of tea to calm down.
Today
Today was the complete opposite of yesterday. Margie woke up happy and excited and sat up easily and walked from her bed to the bathroom! She was excited for bacon for brunch the beautiful day. I got her ready with perfect ease and then we moved into the kitchen.
Margie certainly did enjoy her bacon. She had 3 thick slices and a yogurt and a banana. Plus she had four glasses of apple juice and about a cup of Goldfish crackers! She was on a roll. Also, she didn't complain about taking pills! When she is in a good mood I am in a good mood! We watched a bit of Cinderella before exhaustion hit her and I tucked her into bed for a little nap.
-It's amazing how much each day differs. Yesterday was a struggle and today, even though she is very tired, she is in a good mood and involved when I talk to her. I never know what day I'm going to get when I walk into her bedroom. I'm just glad that today is starting out well. -Danielle
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