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Self Care
And when to tell when you are overdue for some!
So, the other night, when the elderly lady told me “Yer boob fell out,” she had said something else to me when I first got there…
That day was particularly packed and rough. It was a super rush to get things done and get there on time! Like I said in my last post, I had planned on changing my shirt before I left, but I just didn’t have time. When I got to her house, I probably let out a big sigh as I sat on her couch, and let out some of the pressure and anxiety that had been building up because once I got there, I could relax. The lady and I just hang out and watch Westerns all night (she sleeps about as well as I do) until she needs to use the restroom, and that’s easy enough because I just have to help her out of her chair and walk behind her and the walker and make sure she doesn’t fall. I change her adult diaper if it’s wet while she’s sitting on the toilet, and she does everything else. Then I help her get up and back to the walker and walk behind her to her chair. Once she’s back in the chair, I lift the leg of the recliner and position the pillow under her legs to keep the swelling down. It’s almost like a vacation for me.
She looked at me and said “Don’t worry about me. I’m good. You don’t need to take care of me tonight. Just take care of yourself. You look like you don’t take care of…
