Busy.
Man, working 2 jobs and going to school is stressful and it doesn't give me a lot of free time for studying. I've been doing this for more than a year now and I've actually gotten accustomed to it.
Unfortunately, I'm about to lose a job... and a surrogate-grandma type lady! :(
Mrs. Tilly is getting worse. It started out as random forgetfulness (like she'd forget my name or my cousin's name) then it went to a little more serious forgetfulness (like not remembering to take her meds) and now it's scary serious forgetfulness. Today she kept asking me to take her home, she wanted to go home ... we were sitting in her living room. She also verbalized having auditory hallucinations.
I'm sorry, but for the past YEAR I have been telling my aunt that Ms. Tilly doesn't need to be living alone. She's 97 years old FFS. I have gone over to her house to see her and on many occasions, she's been completely disoriented. Once she had EVERY burner on the stove on (red hot) when I came over and she was in a state of panic cos she couldn't figure out how to turn them off. And now, today, she's saying she wants to go home while in her own house. She pitifully asked me "Well, where am I going to lie down?" when I told her she was in her own house, and showed her all her rooms.
Sigh.
I stayed with her for almost 3 hours tonight and, against my better judgment but according to my cousins, left her there. I'm sure she was scared out of her wits.
This is why I don't want to take care of old people as a RN. I'm SO attached to little Mrs. Tilly. She's so sweet and I'm going to be so sad when she dies. I remember when she was vibrant and actually made sense when communicating, when she had those little kittens outside her house. Now I do well to get a straight, sensible answer when I ask her how she's feeling. :(
Unfortunately, I'm about to lose a job... and a surrogate-grandma type lady! :(
Mrs. Tilly is getting worse. It started out as random forgetfulness (like she'd forget my name or my cousin's name) then it went to a little more serious forgetfulness (like not remembering to take her meds) and now it's scary serious forgetfulness. Today she kept asking me to take her home, she wanted to go home ... we were sitting in her living room. She also verbalized having auditory hallucinations.
I'm sorry, but for the past YEAR I have been telling my aunt that Ms. Tilly doesn't need to be living alone. She's 97 years old FFS. I have gone over to her house to see her and on many occasions, she's been completely disoriented. Once she had EVERY burner on the stove on (red hot) when I came over and she was in a state of panic cos she couldn't figure out how to turn them off. And now, today, she's saying she wants to go home while in her own house. She pitifully asked me "Well, where am I going to lie down?" when I told her she was in her own house, and showed her all her rooms.
Sigh.
I stayed with her for almost 3 hours tonight and, against my better judgment but according to my cousins, left her there. I'm sure she was scared out of her wits.
This is why I don't want to take care of old people as a RN. I'm SO attached to little Mrs. Tilly. She's so sweet and I'm going to be so sad when she dies. I remember when she was vibrant and actually made sense when communicating, when she had those little kittens outside her house. Now I do well to get a straight, sensible answer when I ask her how she's feeling. :(