Friday 9/29/23
10:32a.m. I stayed in bed almost all day yestetday.i was very sick.i got some meds for my problem last night. Constipation and BM are not nearly as painful. I had to be changed a little bit ago. Instead of staying in bed I got back in my wheelchair. Then the aides took e to the Fiesta Room for the Coffee Social I’m glad to be here because looking forward to more coffee. I have been sleeping all morning. One jolt of coffee just does not do it for me.
I’m going to have a better day today. It started out good. The aide got me up at 4:30. He got me cleaned up,changed my briefs and into my wheelchair I was glad to get awake because I had terrible nightmares. Like I said I slept in my wheelchair untill they served breakfast. Breakfast consisted of cold scrambled eggs and a coffee cake. I ate it anyways and didn’t get bloated.
But I have been so tired. All I want to do is lay in bed and sleep. I slept away yesterday. Then I went to sleep early , almost right after supper.. Then I slept in my wheelchair, except for breakfast, until they changed my briefs and took me to the social. I hate sleeping all the time because I miss out on reading.
I’m struggling with that damned book, Black House. It is the sequel to The Talisman. I don’t think it is as good . For one thing it is a very gruesome story. Then I’m on chapter 4 and the story switches from one line to another. Just when I’m getting interested the authors go off on a different subject. I thought about starting another book but decided to stick with this one. .I hope it gets better.
Well, I’m going to give that book another go I hope to read a little bit while I’m awake. Life is good.
1:05p.m. I had a delicious lunch. They served double portions of meatloaf, Lyonnaise potatoes, green beans, two dinner rolls a d s cup of mixed fruit. I ate everything but the veggies and didn’t get sick. At the social I had two coffees and a donut. I also chatted with Chococolatechip on Messenger. Although I didn’t get to read, I had good time. Only I had an embarrassing incident when i peed myself.
I made my own way back to my room. I called Chocolatschip and we talked for a half hour. She figured out her budget for October. She is between a rock and a hard place. Chococolatechip needs a winter coat and a back up air bed. She can’t afford both. So she called the Salvation Army to see if she can qualify for a clothing voucher. I think she said she will talk to the Social Worker Tuesday
I just finished talking to another psychiatrist,a Dr. Cosey. We talked via video chat. I told her I was sick yesterday and spent most of it in. bed. I talked about the nightmares. She thought it might have been from the Stephen King book. That’s what everyone tells me I said. But I have nightmares no matter what I read.
We talked about some of the books I like I said I love Stephen King. I also said I like John Grisham. Then I said what would really lift the depression is a $25 Amazon gift card. Grisham is coming out with a new book on October 17. I would get a couple books with that card. She didn’t make any comment about that suggestion. In fact that ended our discussion.
2:28p.m. I’m in bed now. Aides came in , put me to bed and changed my briefs.I’m in bed for good and it feels great to be off that Hoyer pad. I’ve been sitting on it since 4:30am. Sometimes it hurts like hell. Isn’t it any wonder why I get so grouchy.
7:30p.m. I’ve been reading my book Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. I’m glad I decided to stick with it. The story is getting creepier and creepier. I just found out the identity of The Fisherman He is a resident of a nursing home Maxton Elder Care . But he is no ordinary human. He is a monster from a other world. This monster just claimed his fourth victim, Tyler Marshall. I had to take a break from it because the story was getting very intense
I didn’t eat supper. They served two fish sandwiches. I took one bite and the tasted half cooked. I was afraid I would get sick. They had potato peas and I ate those. I also ate the dessert which was strawberry cupcake. To make matters worse I didn’t get any coffee I got one glass of chocolate milk.
I talked to Chococolatechip after I ate. She was trying to get a ride from her daughter Theresa to her colonoscopy in November Chococolatechip said Theresa doesn’t seem too interested Chococolatechip needs somebody to sign her out. She is going under anesthesia. If Theresa won’t take her she will rely on the case manager Betty Jo
I talked a little bit about my book. I tried to spare her the gruesome parts. I did say the mother of the fourth victim, Judy Marshall, had a spooky premonition that her boy went missing and was killed. Fred Marshall, the husband left for work to find that his wife had gone mad. Again I didn’t go to much into details
I then said I that I’m on a Stephen King kick. I was browsing for books on Amazon I came across his Dark Tower series I read these books before and they are King at his best. I said I’d ?over to have all mine of them on my Kindle. I said I’d also like to have the Bill Hodges series. Then I was thinking souls in hell would like ice water.
We ended our conversation when she wanted to go to bed. I went back to my book. I finished Chapter 5. I’d like to read more but the battery is running low. That’s the trouble with tablets and ereaders. They die on you when you want to read and read forever.
9:08p.m. Thank God I have a back up Kindle Paperwhite. I read one more chapter in my book. It is getting good I am definitely hooked on this story. I’ll probably stay up late reading. I just have to find out what happens next. But I am getting sleepy and hungry
I had on my call light. I hope to get a pbj before too long. An aide answered but that doesn’t mean anything. I probably will go to bed hungry. I should of eaten that raw fish sandwich for supper.