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Archive for 25/03/2007
UPDATE ON MUM
25/03/2007 by Ted.
EVENING OF 25 MARCH 2007. A RATHER SLEEPY DAY FOR MUM TODAY SPENT MOSTLY LYING ON HER BED DOZING.
SUNDAY IS A DAY WITH USUALLY THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF AT WORK - NO CLEANERS ETC - AND THINGS GO ON AT A MORE LEISURELY PACE. HOWEVER JANET THE MANAGER WAS IN AND WAS REVIEWING MUM’S CARE PLAN. THE FIRST ONE WAS PREPARED JUST AFTER SHE MOVED INTO THE HOME IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND SINCE THEN MUM’S LIFESTYLE, THANKS TO THE HOSPITAL VISIT, HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT. WHEN THE NEW ONE IS READY WE WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDIT IT AND TAILOR IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO MEET MUM’S PRESENT NEEDS. THESE ARE NOW MAINLY FOCUSSED AROUND THE END OF THE DAY FROM TEA-TIME UNTIL BED. FOR THE REST OF THE DAY SHE IS CAPABLE OF DOING MOST THINGS FOR HERSELF. SO WE HAD A SESSION THIS EVENING DISCUSSING WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEW CARE PLAN. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A FEW TELEPHONE CALLS TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO KEEP IN TOUCH.
AT THIS POINT AN APOLOGY IS DUE. THE TELEPHONE SPENDS EVERY DAY UNPLUGGED FROM ITS SOCKET TO STOP IT RINGING AND CAUSING A PANIC. THIS HAPPENED ONE DAY DURING THE WEEK DURING MUM’S DOZE TIME. SHE WAS AWAKENED FROM A LOVELY DEEP SLEEP BY THE TELEPHONE. OF COURSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE PHONE BEFORE IT STOPPED RINGING, AND A 1471 ENQUIRY WAS BLANK. FROM THIS WE DEDUCED THAT THE CALL WAS PROBABLY FROM INDIA TO ENQUIRE IF THE PHONE WAS WORKING OK. SO - BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IT WAS DECIDED TO INPLUG THE PHONE EXCEPT FOR THE PERIOD PUBLISHED ON THE BLOG - 3.30PM TO 5PM. UNFORTUNATELY OUR OLD MINDS HAVE NOT REMINDED US TO PLUG IN THE TELEPHONE FOR THIS PERIOD EACH DAY. WE THEREFORE APOLOGISE TO THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE TRIED TO RING BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO. WE WILL TRY TO DO BETTER IN FUTURE. WE DID THINK THAT IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO GET THROUGH YOU COULD GIVE MUM A RING TO TELL US TO PLUG IN THE PHONE.
ANYWAY ANOTHER GOOD DAY FOR MUM AND WE HOPE THE SAME TOMORROW. SHE ASKS ME TO SEND HER LOVE TO HER FAMILY WHO SHE SAYS ARE WRAPPED UP IN HER LOVE.
MORE TOMORROW,
TED.
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