trade-off

huh. He woke up around 6am and sat in the master BR doorway for a while, then lay down on the floor and went back to sleep. For hours. Meanwhile I washed and dried the bedding.

Still asleep when my aide arrived at 8:30 and even when I left on errands around 9:15. Got back around 11:30. Aide had showered and dressed the hubster, but meanwhile he had overflowed his Depends w/pee and poo (sticky poo she said–that’ll be a first) and then poo’d some more in the shower(!). Poor Shaina :frowning: When I got home about 11:30, he was sound asleep in his recliner, not having eaten breakfast or taken the other 2 morning pills.

I cut his fingernails and toenails as he slept–he didn’t flinch. Both overdue, so 3 cheers for that anyhow.

So he slept through breakfast, though I managed to get 2 of his pills into him (one being olanzapine) before he went to sleep around 6:30am.

He finally woke up at 1pm. He needed to pee but was a bit shaky on his legs so I let him pee in the den wastebasket and sat him right back down. Then I quickly scrambled him 3 eggs, which he gobbled up. And gave him 4 pills, which he swallowed after much cajoling and my putting them in his mouth one by one. Shaina brought us homemade banana pudding, and I gave him some for dessert. CHowed down on that as well. Will need to give him extra fiber for dinner after this constipating meal(!). We’re having trout piccata and green beans so I think I’ll make the beans into 3-bean salad or at least green beans almondine.

I sure am glad I didn’t have to deal with his shower & poo this morning. Shaina arrived late due to traffic and had to leave an hour early due to her son’s last day of school (dismissed early). I paid her for the full 5 hours as she had a hard time with him today. I can’t afford it, but when it comes to labor and mgt, I’m firmly on the side of labor even at my own expense :wink:

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