As usual, Mrs. B was seating in her wheelchair near the large window in the living room when I came in. Before I could greet her, she looked at me with a puzzling face and said, “ who are you?”. Just like other times, I introduced myself to her again. She seemed content during the visit and actively tried to converse with me. Haft way through the visit, she said, “ I was just thinking about you earlier today”. At this point, I was looking at her with a puzzling expression. I was thinking if she had mistaken me for someone else and just went along with the conversation. At first, Mrs. B was talking about how somebody broke into the house and stole all of her clothes and jewelry while she was at school. After a while, I was able to recognize
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According to her daughter, Mrs.B has been addressing her as a mother, father, and daughter at some point for the past 6 years. She also expressed her concern about Mrs.B has been sleeping in the chair for the past month and unable to convince her to lie in bed for the night. A note from the caretaker mentioned that Mrs.B still needed to eat her dinner and drink the medications. No matter how many times her daughter insisted on serving her dinner, Mrs.B would not want it. Instead of forcing her, the daughter asked if she wanted a dinner roll, attempting to trick her into eating the spaghetti. She heated up the dinner roll and placed on the spaghetti plate. Surprisingly, Mrs. B finished the whole plate and drank the medications for the night.
During this visit, I have learned a lot from observing how Mrs.B’s daughter taking care of her. It amazed to see how she has learned her ways around Mrs.B Alzheimer’s condition and still able to give her a good care. I also admired how the daughter could see a positive side of Mrs. B illness, as she was describing how her mother never exhibits violence as comparing to her friend’s situation. From her expression, I would never guess how tired she was and I was glad to learn that my time there was well spent as I serve as a reliever for
According to her daughter, Mrs.B has been addressing her as a mother, father, and daughter at some point for the past 6 years. She also expressed her concern about Mrs.B has been sleeping in the chair for the past month and unable to convince her to lie in bed for the night. A note from the caretaker mentioned that Mrs.B still needed to eat her dinner and drink the medications. No matter how many times her daughter insisted on serving her dinner, Mrs.B would not want it. Instead of forcing her, the daughter asked if she wanted a dinner roll, attempting to trick her into eating the spaghetti. She heated up the dinner roll and placed on the spaghetti plate. Surprisingly, Mrs. B finished the whole plate and drank the medications for the night.
During this visit, I have learned a lot from observing how Mrs.B’s daughter taking care of her. It amazed to see how she has learned her ways around Mrs.B Alzheimer’s condition and still able to give her a good care. I also admired how the daughter could see a positive side of Mrs. B illness, as she was describing how her mother never exhibits violence as comparing to her friend’s situation. From her expression, I would never guess how tired she was and I was glad to learn that my time there was well spent as I serve as a reliever for