Hailey and I visited Etta and James yesterday right before dinner time. Etta again seemed blue which just breaks my heart. I sat at the table with her and held her hand. I told her that I could tell she was sad today and asked what was bothering her. Glassy eyed, she told me its just hard getting old and not feeling well. I told her I wished there was something I could do to make all of her cloudy days go away. To this, she responded, that they do when I come into the room. OH MY GOODNESS! Me? I am humbled by this credit but know that any light I shed on her life is the good Lord working through me. Absolute truth! At the same time, hearing this prompts me to thank God for using me in such a meaningful way. Etta again said she was tired. She explained that she and James "got the time mixed up" and "arrived too early this morning." This is Etta again referring to how she believes that they go home and sleep each night. She said she would have gone back but that Preston is using her car today. Oh boy!
I stayed with Etta and James a bit longer as they sat in the dining room. Etta became distracted by the glitzy purple flip flops I was wearing and Hailey's offer to play with her hair. I personally became distracted by the politics of the dining room. As a elderly woman wheeled herself up to the table, James was quick to tell HER that HE couldn't sit there! So, on top of booting her out of the table, James thought that the woman and was a man. As I fumbled to find the words to intervene, James fumbled to his feet and proceeded to physically wheel this woman to another table! Fortunatly, just as quickly as she was moved, she forgot about the insult. Thank goodness for that. One fire out...
As a man was wheeled up to the table by a nurse, James immediatley contested his place at the table. The nurse didn't seem at all surprised and began to chuckle. She said, "Oh that's right, Mr. Jennings, I forgot you like to dine with the ladies!" James sat back in his chair and smiled. Unbelievable! Drama in the Dementia Unit...gotta love that.
I stayed with Etta and James a bit longer as they sat in the dining room. Etta became distracted by the glitzy purple flip flops I was wearing and Hailey's offer to play with her hair. I personally became distracted by the politics of the dining room. As a elderly woman wheeled herself up to the table, James was quick to tell HER that HE couldn't sit there! So, on top of booting her out of the table, James thought that the woman and was a man. As I fumbled to find the words to intervene, James fumbled to his feet and proceeded to physically wheel this woman to another table! Fortunatly, just as quickly as she was moved, she forgot about the insult. Thank goodness for that. One fire out...
As a man was wheeled up to the table by a nurse, James immediatley contested his place at the table. The nurse didn't seem at all surprised and began to chuckle. She said, "Oh that's right, Mr. Jennings, I forgot you like to dine with the ladies!" James sat back in his chair and smiled. Unbelievable! Drama in the Dementia Unit...gotta love that.