Wednesday October 25, 2023 Daytime update
- protesi-este
- Oct 25, 2023
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6:30am Maureen’s asleep, lying on her left with Tom by her bedside.
7:00am Maureen opened her eyes recently , there was some twitching. AsTom kept talking to her, it went away after few minutes.
7:30am Maureen’s receptive to sips of water via swab.
8:00am She’s been closing her eyes from time to time.
8:20am Maureen is awake, we raised her bed head and administered 75mcg Levothyroxine pill with apple sauce.
8:25am Our day starts. Marianne and I performed a full body bath using warmed purple wipes and aloe vesta. Diaper was dry but we changed anyway and applied Cavilon barrier and cream. No redness observed; dressed and headed Maureen to the kitchen.
8:55am Maureen’s enjoying an oatmeal/fruit smoothie w/1ts flaxseeds, 8oz prune juice with 1/2 cap Miralax, and couple spoons of Greek yogurt. Reclined Geri chair one notch during breakfast, she was leaning forward. Coughed once.
9:15am Administered 10mg loratadine with smoothie.
Daily Miralax dosage: 1/2 cap.
9:20am Maureen had her weekly visit with Patty, RN.
Lungs are clear
BP: 114/64
Pulse: 80
9:45am Maureen’s snoozing. She napped for about 40 minutes.
10:35am Morning oral care.
10:45am Facial routine.
11:15 am Transferred Maureen to the bedroom for her first break. Diaper was md wet with a medium-formed BM, cleaned and changed. Positioned on her right side starting at 11:30.
12:15pm First break ends. Diaper was dry, dressed and continued to wash Maureen’s hair then headed to the kitchen.
12:30pm Blow dry and styled Maureen’s hair.
12:40pm Lunch: Brussels sprouts soup, tuna salad with diced tomato on the side, full cup of root beer and couple spoons of Greek yogurt for dessert. Reclined Geri chair one notch, Maureen was leaning forward. She coughed once during meal.
1:20pm Oral care.
2:00pm Maureen finished drinking her first cup of lemon water.
2:15pm Transferred Maureen to the bedroom for her second break. Diaper was md wet with a medium-soft BM, cleaned and changed. Positioned on her left side at 2:30.
Maureen was sleepy since the beginning of the day, however, her energy level improved right after taking the first break. She’s been awake and alert since.
3:15pm Second break ends. Diaper was md wet, cleaned and changed. Dressed and headed Maureen to the front room.
3:35pm Maureen’s enjoying her fruit snack (melon/pear/kiwi). Also had half cup of lemon water. She coughed once.
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