Margaret's Confusion Continues

The day continued with Margaret being very confused and I cant remember a coherent sentence of more the five words. She responds to questions about her welfare and if she wants a cup of tea etc. but doesn't really converse.

I have been trying to prepare her for the fact that I am going out this afternoon for four hours to attend a monthly computer group meeting. This meeting used to be held a few minutes away in Noosa and before her last illness I could leave Margaret for a few hours confident that she would contact me on my mobile phone in an emergency and I would be home in 10 minutes. Since the the meeting has moved to Yandina about 30 km away and Margaret has forgotten how to use her mobile phone in emergencies. She has only to press two until it begins to dial me but in spite of instruction taped to her phone she still doesn't seem capable of doing it.

In order to attend the meeting I have arranged for Blue Care to provide a carer to sit with her for four hours this afternoon. Margaret doesn't want to be “baby sat” but we have no alternative if I am to get any respite time. I hope that the carer is S who takes Margaret shopping or at least someone who likes Louis. He will be on the lead when they arrive because of his enthusiastic welcomes but usually settles in a couple of minutes.

Margaret took herself to bed before 9.30 pm last night taking her tablets with her. She hadn't taken any when I found that she had dropped one (blood pressure tablet) so I got another from the packet. Fortunately I found the missing tablet on the kitchen floor this morning and threw it away. I will now have to hide her tablet dispenser so I can monitor what she takes. She did need tucking in before she could settle for the night.