1-16-2012

I got to Mom's around 4:00 today.  She was in her room and had her hair up in a bun.  It looked really cute.

I like your hair Mom.

"Yes, well all my girlfriends decided that I needed to put it up and they did it for me."  I sat down in the rocker.

Well I like it, how has your day been?


"Oh, ok I guess.  We just walk around to different rooms asking questions.  They're recording everything we do on video.  I know I'm going to be asked about what I've done.  'What were you talking to so and so about?'  They record everything."  She talked about that 3 or 4 times later. "I know where I am - this is my place.  My room, I mean. I need the social.  I like to be around people."


Well there's a whole bunch of people out in the main room, Mom.  Robert is reading to everyone.


"Oh really?"

Everything else seemed to be ok.  She was fairly alert.  The nurse came in to check her sugar and give Mom her meds before mealtime.  I really like that she is on a 'sliding scale' now.  The doctors have given them a chart, and they give her a certain amount of insulin based on what her sugar is.

She asked the nurse - "Well if I want to go out and walk around is it ok? Can I do that?"

The nurse told her she couldn't go out unless a nurse or Robert the activity director was with her.  She was referring to 'out'side I think.


'Yes, but mom, you can go to the main room down the hall anytime you want.'

"Oh really?"  Then the nurse nodded and said they were about to start serving dinner too.

'I'll walk with you, Mom.'

We started walking down the hall using her walker.  I straightened her pants out.  "This is such a long walk... they're filming everything."  As we got closer to the tables "Oh there's all my friends."

I helped her get situated and told her I would see her tomorrow.  All seems to be well in Pearl's world today.  Slowly but surely she's adjusting.  I still think there are times when she is very aware of where she is, as well as her condition, and isn't always happy about it.