So to add insult to injury the girl or prepose who was on duty this morning was the very one who he hates, along with her was a lovely new girl learning the job...and to top the whole scene of misery she said it was absolutely necessary that he have a shower...After his fall yesterday i warned them she must make sure he is holding on carefully to the hold bars in the bath etc...With much swearing and threats they did get him into the bath, but I stayed, made sure he was covered, told the girl, 'look he is not fooling, as she would kind of giggle every time he let out a stream of oaths..this is not fun for you for sure i said, but it is humiliating for him, he wants to do this himself, think if it was you ...well the second girl translated and so she tried to say please Mr. Mac, and was a little more careful....The final insult was when she washed between his toes...and it hurt...i said, o.k. look i will do that next time. Mac said, are you out of your mind..there will be no next time, I'm leaving this place.
I now realize how good the other preposays were, as he would be in and out of the shower, with very little complaint...and i also realize how difficult it is, as Mac's limbs are very stiff, plus he doesn't try to do any moves without much cajoling, and one has to show him where to put his hands - his feet, his derriere...while he is taking the whole thing as a game as he says..'it's a game here and I'm out of the game for sure'...so between feeling sorry for him, I have to feel sorry for the girls as well, as they are only trying to do their job..in the end he is exhausted and clean....he has now had his breakfast, and is sitting on his fave chair, sleeping..
I have to do the laundry, which is pretty heavy, and he usually helps me by bringing the bag for me across the hall to our laundry room...looks like that won't happen, i'll be dragging the bag myself ..but we'll see.. Hopefully, as the day progresses, and the sun tries to shine through the clouds, the same thing will happen and his good nature will come through, and we will be able to go to TheTeapot..seniors group...for the lunch they are giving today...
If nothing else, he will enjoy a clean body, lovely washed hair and beard...and i will enjoy seeing him looking so spruce...although sleeping - so think i'll try giving him a few pokes and see if he can bring the laundry with me...so onward and upward...it's not easy for him, or for me either, but it could be worse...just got an email to see if i would add my name to those already on a list to free some poor guy wrongly put in a Russian prison...Amnesty international...so you see its all in the perspective one takes..so g'day....
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