Wednesday April 17, 2024 Daytime update

• 8:00am Maureen is sleepy, lying on her left. Tom tells, she’s been in and out of sleep since 6:30.

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

• 8:35am Our day starts giving Maureen a full body bath using a wet washcloth and Cetaphil cleanser, no redness observed. Joanna and I cleaned and changed a medium wet diaper, applied Cavilon barrier film to the sacrum and barrier cream to inner thighs. Dressed and continued to wash her hair, then headed to the kitchen.

• Maureen had a cup of lemon water.

• 9:00am Blow dry and styled Maureen’s hair.

• Reclined Geri chair one notch for comfort.

• 9:15am Breakfast: 6oz prune juice and an oatmeal/fruit smoothie. Coughed twice.

• 9:25am Administered 10mg Loratadine with smoothie.

• No Miralax.

• 9:40am Oral care.

• 9:50am Facial routine performed.

• 10:00am Maureen is awake watching a Disney movie.

• Carolyn arrives to be present during the nurse visit.

• 11:00am Ann, RN arrived for Maureen’s weekly visit:

Lungs are clear

Temp: 97.2

Pulse: 72

BP: 100/62

Update: Ann suggested, and family agreed to only take Maureen’s BP, in the morning, once a day.

• 11:20am Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s first resting break. Diaper was medium wet with a Small-soft BM, cleaned and changed, then positioned on her right side.

• 12:30pm First break ends. Cleaned and changed a medium wet day with a Medium-soft BM. Dressed and headed to the kitchen.

• 12:45pm Lunch: Sweet peas soup, chicken salad, fresh tomato, full cup of sparkling water and couple spoons of Greek yogurt for dessert. Maureen coughed once during meal.

• Reclined Geri chair during meal, Maureen was leaning forward.

• 1:20pm Oral care.

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

• Maureen had half cup of lemon water.

• 2:30pm Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s second Second break ends. Diaper was dry, dressed and headed to the living area.

• 3:30pm Second break ends. Diaper was dry, dressed and headed to the living room.

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