I have to admit taking care of Granny is more work than I thought it would be 24/7. . . But I am dealing with ok right now. Hunny on the other hand has had his ok days and others are just not. He has done so much for his sweet mom while I am at work. . . . I wake her up before I go to get her ready for the day than put her back to bed until my hunny gets up and he takes it from there until I get home by 2 pm. I get up by 4 am, 3 on the days I work just because I never know what I am walking into.. . she is woken up by 7:30 if she is not awake sooner. If later than that you can almost guarantee an accident. After waking when I am off,she goes straight to the potty and every other day gets a shower a d dressed. Right now since the battery change the top gets sponge bathed while the lower parts are scrubbed normally and sprayed down. The battery area can not get wet at this time he to possible infection so I have to be very careful right now. After that get dressed and coffee and breakfast. While granny eats, hunny sits with her so I can go out to feed my goats and do any chores out there that need done. Midmorning or at least every other day her sheets need to be changed out due to accident or thin skin bleeding and her made. I think when she rolls over her skin just tears open more. Every morning we put on lotion all over her legs, arms, face and chap stick on her lips. Everything tends to dry out quickly so just trying to keep her skin hydrated. then potty once again. After that I have about an hour to an hour and a half before I need to start her lunch which she eats at noon. It always takes about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes for every meal for her to eat. Just glad that she can feed herself right now, but you need to be on standby just in case she choked on somethig. By then it is another potty break even though she will tell you no. . She really does. I try to take her every 3 hours. She was ok with care givers only taking her twice a day but she seems happy when she continuously is dry instead of having to change out her pad. We still have to deal with some accidents though. After lunch and potty I have sometime to pickup clean and do laundry. Around 3 pm I start on dinner and 430 it is potty time once again. Then I go feed a little early. Then it is hunny s turn to go out and finish upgrading time with the critters. Supper for granny is at 6 pm and by the time she is finished at 730 I am taking her back to the potty and get her ready for bed. Then take her back to the living room to fall asleep to the baseball or football game be quashed doesn't th I I she is ready for bed. She is put to bed anywhere between 9 and 10 pm.
I have to admit I get depressed, but I think it has more to do with my hunny s attitude.