January 23, 2012
It's another Monday time to pick up grandma and take her to the Hair Salon! Only Problem, it's raining...
I make my way toward grandma's house expecting her to tell me that she doesn't want to leave the house but when I call her she is actually rational and knows that this is the only day we have to get this done, and so she agrees. WOW I'm surprised!
Problem #1: she calls me back to ask me for her check book. A debate we've been having for the last month or so. Because I have taken over all finances and she is aware enough not to like that anymore. But as her history would show she can write checks but never mail them! So I will keep the check book.
Problem #2: Because it's cold and dark outside she is moving a little slow and her memory suffers a little more than usual. I have concerns that she may be over medicating when she does take her meds or she just doesn't take them at all...
Problem #3: As we try to leave she is looking for her plastic cap for her hair, we walk back to her bedroom and I turn on the lamp. She yells at me to not turn on the light because she can see enough (it's a lamp) so I ask what's the issue? She says the bill goes up!! Really!!! I say I hardly think turning the lamp on for 2 minutes will sky rocket your bill, you have the heaters on all day. LOL wow. She turns around to leave the room and I ask her did you find what you were looking for? She says no and it must be in the car already. This is her way of rationalizing she couldn't remember what she was looking for. I find the cap, Low and behold! right under the lamp...
Big sigh and we walk out the door and I can come back and clean up and organize the kitchen again...
It's another Monday time to pick up grandma and take her to the Hair Salon! Only Problem, it's raining...
I make my way toward grandma's house expecting her to tell me that she doesn't want to leave the house but when I call her she is actually rational and knows that this is the only day we have to get this done, and so she agrees. WOW I'm surprised!
Problem #1: she calls me back to ask me for her check book. A debate we've been having for the last month or so. Because I have taken over all finances and she is aware enough not to like that anymore. But as her history would show she can write checks but never mail them! So I will keep the check book.
Problem #2: Because it's cold and dark outside she is moving a little slow and her memory suffers a little more than usual. I have concerns that she may be over medicating when she does take her meds or she just doesn't take them at all...
Problem #3: As we try to leave she is looking for her plastic cap for her hair, we walk back to her bedroom and I turn on the lamp. She yells at me to not turn on the light because she can see enough (it's a lamp) so I ask what's the issue? She says the bill goes up!! Really!!! I say I hardly think turning the lamp on for 2 minutes will sky rocket your bill, you have the heaters on all day. LOL wow. She turns around to leave the room and I ask her did you find what you were looking for? She says no and it must be in the car already. This is her way of rationalizing she couldn't remember what she was looking for. I find the cap, Low and behold! right under the lamp...
Big sigh and we walk out the door and I can come back and clean up and organize the kitchen again...
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