Saturday I went to vista to meet Janelle. She’d told me that she’d met John and me at mom’s house in January of 2021. She told me that I had a cough, but I’d been tested for Covid and it was negative. I laughed and said yup that was definitely me. She was surprised to hear that it wasn’t until May that the cause - acid reflux - was finally diagnosed.
I liked her very much, she was great with mom. Checking her over, engaging with her, helping her to and in the bathroom. She also had her walk with her walker with the wheelchair right behind her in case of a loss of balance. She talked with Janette and they made the decision that for now the walker is out of moms room, wheelchair only. Plus Janelle took the footrests off it, so mom won’t trip on them if she tries to get out of bed to sit on it before help arrives. In talking about it, we decided to put the brakes on too, so that it won’t move, plus mom won’t try to push it herself.
Sunday John came with me to visit her. They told us that the locking the wheelchair didn’t work very well. She’s been caught using it as a walker - with the brakes on! I read her emails to her, then she wanted to sleep.
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