Tuesday 4/30/24

4:49a.m. I think I’m up for good. The aides just woke me up to change my briefs. I had a good night. I slept well with no weird dreams. I just wish I had a cup of hot coffee. 

7:58a.m. I was able to fall back asleep. I woke up to find a cup of hot coffee and oj on my table. I watched Dr Phil on OWN until breakfast. Breakfast was delicious. I had biscuits with gravy and hash browns. I ate it all and didn’t get bloated.    

I also talked with Chocolatechip.She said her knees were  swelling. She took some ibuprofen and was using a walker. But she still managed to get some things done. We talked for a few minutes. Then she wanted to call WV Choice about a caregiver. 

11:00a.m. I’m finially dressed and in my chair. I was getting mad because I hadn’t been changed in almost six hours.But I’m ok now. The aides who changed me did a good job. They were not too friendly though but they did their job.  

1:06p.m. I slept in my wheelchair almost all morning. I was awake for lunch though. They served hamburgers and fries. I ate it all and am a bit bloated. I finially talked with Chocolatechip. She just came in from outside. It went well she said. We talked for a long time about different subjects. 

I can’t wait to get off this wheelchair.  The hoyer pad is killing me. I’ve only been sitting in my chair for a couple of hours. But that is enough for today  

3:12p.m. I’m still sitting in this damned wheelchair. My butt hurts like hell. An aide answered my call light said something and left. I was losing it. She finially came back hot me in bed but didn’t undress me or change my briefs. 

This has been a bad day all away around Fortunately I slept through most of it.   

6:13p.m. Supper was lousy. It was some sort of chili concoction. I ate it it was nothing like Chocolatechip’s chili. She makes the best chili in the world. She had a bad day today as well. I talked with her before I ate. She was tired and went to bed early.   

I intend to read tonight. I desperately need some reading therapy. I want to at least finish Chapter 4 in Chancellorsville. I am hoping that getting lost in a good book will make me forget about this shitty day.  

8:01p.m. I’m taking a break from my book. I’ve been doing a lot of reading. I read for over an hour. This made me feel better. I would feel even better if I could get my soaked and poopy briefs changed. I had the damned call light on.  The aides came in and said I just changed you! then she left. This left a very bad taste in my mouth. But it didn’t stop me from enjoying my book.   

Tonight is my shower night. I probably will get changed at midnight. In the meantime I have to endure growing pain and discomfort. This makes it very difficult to concentrate. But still I hope to finish Chapter 5 tonight. I’m used to laying in my own filth by now.   

9:42p.m. I just had my shower. I feel a lot better. I also finished Chapter 5 in my book. Now I feel wide awake and ready to take on another chapter. Life is better when I’m cleaned.