This Saturday was another successful feeding, although it did take about 45 minutes. Mum made very little eye contact with me, though, which is always a little sad and irritating at the same time. I turned her head toward me but she was having none of that and turned away again.
She vocalized a bit and that was it.
Afterwards, they were having a Family Appreciation Day for my mother's unit. The regular staff got dressed up, got other people to fill in on the unit and brought more food than you could shake a stick at. It was really nice to see the girls all dressed up - it's hard to recognize people out of uniform! I was chosen to cut the cake as my mother has been on the unit longer than anyone else. It was a very pleasant two hours.
I also saw a friend there whose husband on my mother's unit had died recently. It had been very sudden - I was in on the Monday and then the following Sunday. In between he had died and the funeral had been the day before I went in. I knew he was seriously ill but he was only 62 - I certainly didn't expect him to die, although he hadn't been eating well for a long time. So it was very good to see her - we hugged and wept together.
Altogether it was a very tiring day. We got home around 4:30 pm and I ended up going to bed about half an hour later! I slept till 5:00 am, got up for an hour, and then fell back into bed till 10:00 am. I had a total of around 15 hours sleep and I still felt lethargic and sloth-like. I am taking my B12 so I don't think that's it. It's probably just stress - I can escape into sleep when stressed. Not always, but usually. I guess it's better than insomnia. But naturally last night I had a lot of trouble getting to sleep - not a surprise.