Little over a month until we celebrate Thanksgiving. Canada had there about 2 weeks ago. Look like there about ABOUT 15 countries celebrate Thanksgiving. This year my daughter in law Molly birthday falls on Thanksgiving. I use a random number picker for a writing topic. The random number picker came up with "8" Favorite Thanksgiving Pie...I grew up in family of pie makers. I can even make a very good pie. I seem to do best with EGG AND VINEGAR pie crust recipes. As for which Pie I like the best. I honestly can't say. But I like a fruit base pie most of all. I really like variety of fruit mix together. Or add some nuts of some type to fruit. Blue berries and strawberries makes a really good pie. Than apple and walnuts together. Toss little sour cream in.
Liz got covid. She not hospital yet. She never got the vaccine. She is paranoid and really into these conspiracy theories. Confession time...There time I find conspiracy theories interesting. But I sure don't let them be part my decision making process. Since she doesn't have full set of lungs. I believe she missing half of one. Plus she smokes about pack of cigarettes' a day. So I got an oxygen meter coming. At this point Murphy and I won't be use it. It should be tomorrow sometime and I will Liz barrow it. So she can keep track of her blood oxygen level. Hopefully she won't end up in hospital and or on ventilator.
Let Regis know and Liz is on Regis couch sort of end and out. About the electronic time clock now requiring a voice signature from there home. Regis I'm not to worry about. But Liz isn't dependable. Sometime she home and other time she not. So my hours will be cut back with her. She get 61 hours a month. But now I will be lucky to get in 4 to 20 hours a month. When I use electronic clock they know where I am at. It use to be a lot of clients give there caregiver keys to place. They would say go in and do what needs to be done. Most home care agencies really don't like the ideal of us being client home, with out them. I can understand because of liability reasons. Most services if client doesn't use it 30 days they loose it. Like Liz get housing vouch to help with her rent, and if she absent from her resident for 30 days she loose it. Same with my job. In simple way of explainer her she isn't dependable. The sad thing they don't have a program set up for her and other with mental illness. I know it a SENIOR LIVING PLACE but if only they had some type program like this for Liz and others. Since she has issue being alone. When she having issue, there full time staff to assist her as she having a mental break down. They have some nice FLOOR PLANS. One last thing I would like to say about the United States and mental illness. "They don't put enough resources into it"
I guess if hours goes down or to nothing. there plenty to at home.fri
Coffee is on and stay safe
Hope Liz won't have to be hospitalized. It is not easy looking after patients with mental issues. Take care and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI know you mask up to a high standard, but even so Liz contracting Covid is close to home. She may be in subsidised senior living accommodation but clearly she needs more mental health support.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog
ReplyDeleteI think the services offered here in Germany are a bit better, especially in regard to mental health and home care, but still not perfect. Have a great day, Valerie
ReplyDeleteOh no, I am worried about Liz
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkin pie. I like making them too because I don't like traditional pie crust and will make it with a graham cracker crust instead. So much better.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad Liz can't have some sort of halfway house situation. That might help her tremendously.
ReplyDeleteYour retirement can't come soon enough! You will have a break from this work.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty scary about Liz. We hope she comes through it okay.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to read about Liz, I hope she wil be ok.
ReplyDeleteTake care of yourself.
All the best Jan
Oh, I didn't realize so many countries celebrated!
ReplyDeleteI think it is the same everywhere, not enough resources put into mental health care. I hope Liz recovers, she might have a rough time of it with her smoking so much.
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