Mom was more alert and communicative today. Her meds will definitely have to be tweaked as she is not getting her pain level down. However, she showed some interest in liquids and she's working on a shake as I write this.
We were able to get her nail beds looking a bit more healthy and we'll continue to rub her down and massage her hands and feet. I found a great massage clinic in Kailua and they're experienced in elder care and are willing to make a visit to the house for comfort care. The clinic also has a licensed acupuncturist on call so I will check into getting mom some supportive treatment again, here in the house.
Dad continues to grumble about mom abusing him. Once a houseboy, always a houseboy. She abused all of us last night. I was trying every trick in the book to get her to acquiesce to being carried back to her newest automatic bed. Hospice delivered some equipment yesterday and, following Auntie L's advice, everything they offered, we took.
This meant that we had to take apart the automatic bed Brother and I just moved up into the sick room to make room for the one with rails. Yeah, a tale for another day. All this re-arranging required that mom be deposited on the mauka bed and after all was prepared, she kept saying no to our suggestions that we move her back to the makai bed.
Finally, when Sis C came late in the evening, we asked her again and, after the same refusal, ran through a checklist of her reasons including; pain, anxiety, and exhaustion. No, no, and no. Mom said no to all the reasons. At a loss, I asked, "Are you just being stubborn?"
Finally, a yes.
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