It's a new language and a guessing game as to what she means and what she will eat. Chicken casserole with mash went down well barely two weeks ago, but not today. I thought she was maybe constipated again or tired, but she wanted ice cream. Now she wants a sandwich, and of course the logic of not having any more cheese at this time of night for the possible disruption to sleep, the increase in fat intake as I try to control blood pressure is not registering even when she stops talking without saying anything.
I love the principles of compassionate communication and would recommend it to anyone, but some days you can't get a word in long enough to communicate. I asked her son to speak to her on the video call last week and he has been putting me off the whole time. Her daughter is good at telling me what she should be drinking, just as she is finally drinking what I give her, but will her daughter accept that? Sometimes white lies work just as well with invisibles too.
Sorry, between UTIs, and now my partner is going to have blood tests to decide if her kidneys will survive low level antibiotics, stiffening up due to endless sitting and arthritis, and routine having gone out the window I am losing the ability to care about any of it. That looks terrible on paper, but the thought is there too often recently to deny it. Anyway, C has her favourite care worker from the agency and it feels good to get if off my chest, so thanks for reading and I hope you are all as well as can be.
I love the principles of compassionate communication and would recommend it to anyone, but some days you can't get a word in long enough to communicate. I asked her son to speak to her on the video call last week and he has been putting me off the whole time. Her daughter is good at telling me what she should be drinking, just as she is finally drinking what I give her, but will her daughter accept that? Sometimes white lies work just as well with invisibles too.
Sorry, between UTIs, and now my partner is going to have blood tests to decide if her kidneys will survive low level antibiotics, stiffening up due to endless sitting and arthritis, and routine having gone out the window I am losing the ability to care about any of it. That looks terrible on paper, but the thought is there too often recently to deny it. Anyway, C has her favourite care worker from the agency and it feels good to get if off my chest, so thanks for reading and I hope you are all as well as can be.