Came in on Sunday to find Charlae here, waiting to give Bill his massage. He locked himself in the bathroom for a good half hour. Once he came out he said he enjoyed the massage. Next was Jean, she was more anxious than Bill to get her massage. She goes all out-dimming the lights-turning on the music and pillows, candles-the works.
Charlae left close to 5pm, said she would email Joan regarding her pay. Scheduled next massage for two weeks out.
Checked on both of them-both content. Jean was a bit hungry, asked for a sliced apple to munch on. Wanted Brie-but we were out, since we didn't do a grocery order this week, trying to conserve.
Dinner @ 630. T-bone steak, mashed potatoes, green bean salad, and a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Surprisingly both devoured their meals. Bill ate all of his steak-some potatoes, and barely touched his green bean salad-but a little is better than nothing. Jean ate all of hers.
Both headed back to their room. Watched a double feature of Murder, She Wrote. Lights went out at 10pm. Both slept through the night. Bill was up 4 times to the bathroom. Jean woke up once, but cried out a few times-rather startling in the middle of the night.
Both up @ 830am.
Breakfast: Cream of wheat, pastry, stewed peaches with cream, Orange Juice, pills. Don't forget Bills Coffee.
Made beds, aired out the room and disinfected the areas, trying to help them get over these colds faster. Fresh ice water. Bill came back and had me close all doors.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Jean said she wanted a shower before John came. During the shower-Jean missed a call from Amanda but I had Jean call her once I had her dressed and she left a message. Took us a few tries to get it right, Jean kept talking-thinking it was Amanda and not the machine.
While dressing Jean, I noticed she was burping a very foul smell. I asked-and she said she felt fine. About 10 minutes after we were finished, Jean called me in-she started throwing up. Soon after followed by diarrhea. This continued from 1245pm-340pm. I couldnt give her any medication because she kept throwing it up. Finally she felt her stomach settle-and I helped her to the bed. She was exhausted and drained. She felt weak enough that she started calling for simple things, she couldnt get up by herself or reach for things.
She rested the rest of the afternoon. Obviously we had to cancel John, he said he understood.
Bill said he wanted lunch (so during this episode with Jean-I made Bill lunch)
Banana Smoothie
Vegetable soup
Crackers
For dinner-
Jean had a bowl of broth, crackers, iced tea, pills
Bills wanted poached eggs, toast, water, pills.
Bill informed me that he has a soar on his back, more toward his rectum. Jennifer had taken a look at it, said he needed to change positions because he sits in his chair all day. I gave him some nupracanal, he says it feels better.
Both are resting. Lights went out @ 945pm. Bill called me up twice during the night-once to ask if he took his pills and another time to ask if i will be there through the night.
Jean slept all night, only calling out in the am. It is now 10am, and both are still sleeping. Bill was up @ 7am, but went back to sleep.
*just a side note:* Bill seems to not really care about things like he used to. We all know that his hygiene has taken a turn. But i have noticed that Bill has started to practically refuse showers. Unless you literally drag him-that is when he will shower. I tried to get him to shower yesterday-monday, but with Jean and her problem, he dropped from my radar. Bill refuses to shave himself, where less than 5mo ago he would only shave himself. He refuses to shower himself-even to the point he wants us to wash him (areas that he can reach on his own), as he sits there....thats if you can get him in the shower. *
Maria is expected to be here around 1030am, and Jay to be here around 11am, JOY!!
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