Poor mum has got a stinker of a cold. I've been to CH to drop her goody bag off this morning and they asked if I could hang on a minute and nurse came down to see me at the door. He said Mum was upstairs and had started with cold yesterday but it had got lot worse today. He said he doesn't think it's covid, mum hasn't got a cough or a temperature, he thinks just a cold but a bad one, you can hear it when she talks. He said he's keeping an eye on her and won't take any chances but thinks its just a cold, he said there's a few were starting with it. I suppose it is the time of year for colds especially now the weathers changed so I hope that's all it is and she doesn't have it long.
He said he'd just done her obs again and she doesn't have a temperature, her blood pressure is a bit high but it has been before so he doesn't think it's to do with this. Mums blood pressure has usually been quite high for last few years, so I told him It does tend to be on high side. He agreed and said they'll keep monitoring it but didn't think it was anything just a cold, but a stinker
He said mum had told him earlier I think I'm dying and he'd said No that's man flu and you've not got that. I said mum can be a bit up and down when she's not well sometimes she'll be all I'm ok I'll ignore it and carry on one minute and then she'll be saying Oh I'm dying the next. He said he'd just been with her and this time she said Have I died? and he joked Yep we've been through yer bag and everything but you've got nowt. I asked if it made her laugh, and he said Oh yeah, we get on great. Which was nice to hear and he sounded like he meant it. I'm glad he's joking with her cos mum likes a laugh and that's what I'd try to do with mum and it's good she still laughed even when she's not feeling well.
He said she wouldn't take her meds or anything this morning but they'd just took her up a cup of tea so hopefully she'll try something now. He said he'd keep an eye on her and ring me if she got worse, he'd not take any chances.
I almost said try to get her to drink plenty and give her some paracetomol but as he's a nurse and does it for a job I thought he'll know better than me and don't want him thinking I'm telling him his job lol.
I told him I'd just brought her some magazines and another puzzle book so they might keep her occupied a bit and he sed oh yeah that’ll give her something to do.
So fingers crossed it is just a cold and mum gets over it soon? It's such a shame as mum's had a good week and been joining in and settling more and now she's not feeling well and won't be mixing at moment while she's got cold. I hope it doesn't set her back with settling in and upset her again. She does get more confused when she's not well and grumpier so that's a shame for mum and the staff.
I hope she doesn't get any worse and feels better soon and I really really hope it is just a cold ?