Day 237 - Wednesday 21st December
Nice day today. kp is feeling well in herself and she managed to stay free of any aches and pains until about an hour ago (4pm ish), which is considered to be a good day.
We did kp's exercises first thing. I say "we", I only orchestrate them and show her what she should be doing. kp does the hard work.
The home help lady came to get kp showered/dressed etc.... Whilst HHL#1 did that, Marie jobbed on. She defrosted our fridge............It was like an iceberg inside..........but soon Marie had all the ice in the sink..............
We had a visit today from a lady from the council about changing the way kp receives care. From December 26th, kp has to pay towards her own care but she can choose who cares for her. So Marie is going to be kp's carer and will be employed by Karen. It's not much money, but it is good to keep it in the family and it allows us to be much more flexible about timings. Currently, the home help lady comes at a certain time each day, worked around her other jobs. With Marie, we can build the hours up and get Marie to come up for a whole day to give me a break etc.....
So, it should be better all round.
kp hasn't had a snooze all day, so will be ready for bed when it comes round tonight. I have cooked a lovely bolognaise sauce (thanks to Tracy and Marge for the recipe) to go with Pasta, so that's our tea in about 10 minutes ! Should be nice and then an early night for both of us.
We did kp's exercises first thing. I say "we", I only orchestrate them and show her what she should be doing. kp does the hard work.
The home help lady came to get kp showered/dressed etc.... Whilst HHL#1 did that, Marie jobbed on. She defrosted our fridge............It was like an iceberg inside..........but soon Marie had all the ice in the sink..............
We had a visit today from a lady from the council about changing the way kp receives care. From December 26th, kp has to pay towards her own care but she can choose who cares for her. So Marie is going to be kp's carer and will be employed by Karen. It's not much money, but it is good to keep it in the family and it allows us to be much more flexible about timings. Currently, the home help lady comes at a certain time each day, worked around her other jobs. With Marie, we can build the hours up and get Marie to come up for a whole day to give me a break etc.....
So, it should be better all round.
kp hasn't had a snooze all day, so will be ready for bed when it comes round tonight. I have cooked a lovely bolognaise sauce (thanks to Tracy and Marge for the recipe) to go with Pasta, so that's our tea in about 10 minutes ! Should be nice and then an early night for both of us.
posted by David Pollard at Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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