Chapter 215 - Getting Stuck

About 12:30AM Monday morning I woke dreaming I was being called by someone, a soft voice far away. I looked across, she wasn't in her bed. Then my name was called more loudly. I found her at the doorway to the bathroom, stooped, hanging onto the door jamb with both hands, her trolley parked a little way further along. She had had the urge to go to the loo, managed the couple of metres aided with her trolley and simply stopped, unable to go further. I helped her into the bathroom, to sit, then a little later to rise again. Shuffled back to bed, me walking backwards leading the way. In daylight at 10AM after a shower which she managed on her own I found her seated on the side of her bed, stuck with her arms in her blouse above her head, the blouse tangled stuck to her shoulders; she was unable to extricate herself. Sweat was dripping from her. I untangled the blouse, releasing her arms. The blouse was quite damp after it absorbed the sweat across her back.

Today we rose early, about 6:30Am, too warm to remain in bed. She had breakfast then busied herself with her patch work. Too late again, she went for a shower after 9:30AM. I went to check on her. She had made it to the bathroom when she suddenly ran out of steam, was able to pull her shower chair into position then sit in it under the shower. She needed help to rise & then dry. Dressing was a replay of yesterday, although I was there so that she didn't become as frustrated with her attempts as she did yesterday. "I must have a shower earlier" she said.

Her current meds regime is:

0600 2x Madopar HBS 100/25
1x Sifrol 1.0
1x Deralin 40
1x CoQ10 100
2x Omega 3 1000
1x Folic Acid 500
2x Vit C 500
1x Vit B1 250
1x Calcium/magnesium
1000 2x Madopar HBS 100/25
1x Omega 3 1000
1x Vit C 500
1400 2x Madopar HBS 100/25
1x Sifrol 1.0
1x Deralin 40
1x Astrix 100
2x Omega 3 1000
2x Vit C 500
1800 2x Madopar HBS 100/25
1x Omega 3 1000
1x Vit C 500
2400 2x Madopar HBS 100/25
1x Sifrol 1.0
1x Deralin 40
2x Omega 3 1000
2x Vit C 500

This will change in a day or two when she gets a supply of Sifrol ER.