Today was not the greatest for our person that stays with Mac..Debbie... thought if she was late getting here for 10 a.m. she would have no problem just coming into the yoga class and staying while i took off. I didn't think that would be a great plan, but decided that it would probably not happen, i.e. that she would be on time and then be able to either stay here with him or go to yoga...depending on his mood. Well that was my mistake number one, she was late.... mistake number two was before we went to yoga, i told him Debbie would probably join us there so i could go out...although he really didn't take the info in, he was disturbed and would not participate, but when nothing happened for about 20 minutes i guess he felt well things were normal and so he started participating and enjoying, when along came Deb, interrupting the class and her mistake was kind of upsetting to everyone, which was she went for a chair instead of just replacing me, dragged the chair around, etc. This put Mac in the spotlight so he came out with me as he hates to look like he is being minded kind of thing, and I understand that perfectly...He said, 'I'm going upstairs, i told him he could go up stairs or go out with Deb but i would be leaving, coming back later...and gave him the key to our apartment.
Well when i returned, found out that Debbie was stuck downstairs with mac for three hours, she was not pleased,also, he would not give her the key, and said he was waiting for me there. Debbie hadn't eaten breakfast and so proceeded to eat chips from the snack machine. i'm not sure how they spent the three hours,they could sit on sofas and look at magazines, or go outside, but apparently she was trying hard to get him up here finally did so , by saying maybe i was already in the apartment. There, they were able to eat the lunch i had left for them...
When i finally did return, i knocked and knocked on the door, but Debbie had the music so loud she couldn't hear and neither could he...she is partly deaf...i had to go down and get the concierge to get the key, thought 'oh how nice, they are out for a walk.' my mistake #3...so to prevent having any more mistakes, i'm going to have to rethink how to handle these things. and make sure mac is a happy camper before i leave, also that we do not have any other program on tap.
Tomorrow we will have a new person from the ClSC respite program, a man !!!!...so I've already told mac he has a visitor coming to see him ...and i may leave them ...but i know he will forget by tomorrow...so let's see how that goes....to be continued....g'nite.
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