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Monday July 1, 2024 Daytime update

  • Writer: protesi-este
    protesi-este
  • Jul 1, 2024
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  • 8:00am Maureen is sleepy, lying on her left side. As per Tom, she woke up calmly around 7:15am, had sips of water via swab, and has been in and out of sleep since.

  • 8:30am Maureen’s awake, we raised the bed to administer 75mcg Levothyroxine with apple sauce.

  • While still bed, Maureen coughed three times, suction pump used.

  • 8:40am Tom and I started the day by giving Maureen an upper body bath using warmed purple wipes, no redness observed. Diaper is dry, dressed and headed to the kitchen.

  • 9:00am Breakfast: Mandarin, a cup of lemon water, coffee, 8oz prune juice with 1/2 cap miralax, and oatmeal/fruit smoothie with a spoonful of yogurt. Coughed four times, suction pump used used twice.

  • Daily Miralax dosage: 1/2 cap

  • Reclined Geri chair one notch for comfort.

  • 10:00am We decided to treat Maureen with albuterol and saline therapy, she’s been coughing more than usual and sounds phlegmy.

  • 10:30am Maureen is having her smoothie, we interrupted breakfast to give her a Neb treatment because of her coughing.

  • 10:35am Administered 10mg Loratadine with smoothie.

  • 10:50am Oral care.

  • 11:00am Eyes wash/drops and facial routine.

  • 11:30am Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s first resting break. Clean/change a heavy wet diaper, applied Cavilon barrier film to sacrum, barrier cream to inner thighs area, then positioned on her right side.

  • 12:30pm First break ends. Diaper is dry, dressed and headed to the kitchen.

  • 12:45pm Lunch: Chicken/veggies soup with crackers and guacamole, and a full cup of coconut water. Coughed once.

  • Reclined Geri chair one notch for comfort.

  • 1:20pm Oral care.

  • 2:00pm Maureen’s sitting with relaxed hands and awake while listening to her playlist.

  • 2:10pm Blood pressure: 100/58, P: 73.

  • 2:30pm Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s second resting break. Clean/change a medium wet diaper and positioned on her left side.

  • 3:30pm Second break ends. Clean/change a medium wet diaper, dressed and headed to the living room.

  • 3:45pm Maureen’s enjoying her fruit snack (melon/pear/kiwi).


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