So far all is still UP and DOWN literally and figuratively with the new arrangement i.e. Mac downstairs on 2nd floor, me on the 6th… it is so so disturbing at times, for instance today all seemed great when I went down for Mac, around 11;30 - all was well the preposee said he had a little little brekkie at 8:30 a.m, There he was already seated for lunch and happy to see me, then all of a sudden, some guy in the hall was screaming, F---- Bastard…wow it was awful..I turned to Eunice the preposee serving the lunch , said hey which one is that..thinking it was one of the alzheimer’s patients…she said it is the husband of a lady who gets her meals in her room, he is angry because she was not the first one served. Well he sounded like a real maniac..I know I get frazzled when I feel Mac needs more attention …but it sure won’t work that way.
At times the noise from different patients gets too much, but thankfully today Maureen brought us two nice cushioned wicker chairs not too big which fits nicely plus a lamp –so when things get out of hand I’m going to have the preposee if I’m not there, bring him to the room to relax..and of course if I’m there that’s where we can go and settle down…as this going up and down is getting hard for Mac, once a day perhaps – we’ll see..we are supposed to get a room for Mac, but who knows where or when, they are really filled up.
The room he is in is big, but most of it is taken by Walter, Mac’s room mate, his furniture is utilitarian, round card table, straight chairs and bureaus, Walter is either out in the main solarium sitting quietly – snoozing, or napping in his bed…he should have our side of the room, I could fix up his large side of the room beautifully, but it’s not going to happen. He has the windows, we have the door side.
At night when they wash mac all over for bed, he swears and growls…when they get Walter ready, he goes oy oy oy oy…in a loud cry, it’s so sad, every night same thing, they forget that its just a short thing, and not hard – warm face cloth etc..but they hate it. I’m waiting to see when Mac will have his shower, that’s going to be a humdinger,,,but it has to be soon his hair is so greasy…
Tonight was rather sad Mac said, “I want to go home”, I said, this is home, he just said “oh is it”, and was quite content once he was in bed..his mattress seems really hard, I’m going to check that out..and see if I can get him a nicer one. And so it goes, I’m going to get on my mattress now -
so g'nite..
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