Monday, Mar 23rd, 2020……
Another
early day. We were up around 5:00am and, with Penny’s help when she came over, we
got ready pretty quickly and got Lydia out the door. Lydia had a slight
accident last night. Right before bedtime when we were moving from the bed to
the toilet, she went weak-kneed and I tried to catch her but had to let her
down to the floor and re-grip. Problem was when I had hold of her arm, I moved
across a large really purple bruise on her bicep that she got when in the
hospital. We found later that it broke loose and was bleeding. I found a few
items to clean and bandage her up but had to do it again later in the night. I
will need to make a run tomorrow to the health/beauty section in Walmart to get
more substantial bandages and tape. Anyway, we got her moved out and made it to
dialysis with time to spare. Once we left and came home, I walked and fed Rylee
and then headed off to Walmart to get some things to help stock up the house.
Yes, I got those bandages!
I had a
few minutes to work on my last post before Sis came back and we left to go pick
her up. No issues and she feels pretty good today. Only cold but that’s not
unusual. We had stopped at McDonalds for
fish sandwiches for lunch and then it was just kick back time for the rest of
the day. When it was time for dinner, I fixed bbq chicken wings and she ate one
or two. I changed out her bandage, then it was bedtime. Both of us were tired
and I know I went right to sleep.
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2020…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE! We are now one of the 21 states. Our
governor Kate Brown – yes, we have a governor Brown here in Oregon! – has
followed suit with other states and we now have a stay-in-place order. The
dialysis center gave us a letter which authorizes our right to be on public
streets going to and from dialysis. I don’t hope to ever have to use it. The
grocery stores and drive-up businesses are open. Most of the smaller
stores/coffee shops, etc. have set up parking stations out in front for
drive-thru pickups. We still have stocked shelves in Walmart although some
items are missing. Hey – the health food is still there!
Lydia is
doing ok. She walked unassisted (with backup front and rear) from the bedroom
to her living room recliner using her walker. It’s good exercise but wears her
out at this stage.
We have enough tv programs to watch and I can still
go out to the shop and work on projects but for now I have been hanging around
the house, playing nurse, butler, maid, cook, and everything else so I am
staying pretty busy. In my spare time, Rylee keeps me alert and we still can
play and have some fun together inside and out in the yard. The
sprinkles came back yesterday so I was sure glad we got the lawn done. I still
need to go get some lumber so I can start on the wheelchair ramp that we need
right now. I have studied up a bit and watched videos so I think I am ready to
start that project. I’m just waiting for the rains to dry out the walkway so I
can get started. Tonight, she sent me
off to Taco Bell for dinner. She’s still not had much of an appetite so she’s
not eating much but it is slowly getting better, especially when she comes up
with an idea for dinner. We finished up the night watching tv and relaxing
until bedtime.
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2020……
Another dialysis day so we were up at 5:00am and got ready to leave
around 6:00am to be there by 6:45am check-in. Today, when we checked in, Joan
told us that since she is a 3.5 hr. patient, there is a better time slot for
her. So, effective on Friday she will have to be there at 12:45pm for 1:00pm
dialysis. Since she has trouble waking up in the morning, this will work out
better for now. Of course, we are still on the list for transfer to the Lebanon
facility should a chair open up there at whatever time is available. We’ll take
it! After I dropped her off and came
home, sis went back home and I left to go get the oil changed on the truck.
Once that was done, we got back together and headed back to get her. Once home,
I fixed her some soup for lunch and she went to bed for a few hours than got up
for dinner and tv until bedtime. Tonight is Survivor and The Masked Singer. She
has gotten caught up on both shows and we continue to enjoy both of these
season’s episodes. Tonight we didn’t have a clue for The T Rex on The Masked
Singer. It’s probably because they are newer artists and we don’t keep up with
the new music genre today. But it’s still fun to watch!
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