Feb. 25 - March 03

Feb. 25 (Monday) = Client awake, dog outside. Brought dog back inside and went to client's room. Told me she was about to call me last night as she can't find the fashion amethyst ring she wants me to exchange to Kmart, she thought I have it with me/keeping it for that reason. Told her I don't have it as I don't want to carry any of her items with me. She really did believed I have it with me and I told her I gave it back to her. We went looking for it and I found it in her black purse. Made client coffee, had coffee and took her am blood pressure med., Told me about her son's call last night, she was surprised he was nice to her, and asked him if she needs a doctor as she said her arthritis got into her, and if she wants to have a ride in a car, and that she had told her granddaughter she hadn't had dinner which worries her son and called her. Told her they were probably going to visit her on Sunday. Did cleaned kitchen, swept client's room and carpets, washed dishes, and had dried clothes. Decided on Subway. Left about 10:35 am and got tuna sandwich from Subway, had spent $5.40 with my card. Client had half of the tuna sandwich for lunch @ about 11:40 am, had some leftover sweet yams, and some of the salad I made for her that she requested :) Had that berry tea for drink which she didn't really like. Picked up oranges as client wanted. Fell asleep when I'm about to give her vit. and other blood pressure med. and the oranges. Had her tv on in the room on channel 08. :) Woke her up about 5 minutes to 1 pm. Took 2 Tylenols and hadn't had her other meds. She gave me some oranges (I took 4) and she had called her bank to transfer needed amount to her checking. Passed me the phone to give the teller client's account number. (Employee was a guy.) 1:17 pm when I left.

Feb. 26 (Tuesday) = Client awake, in her room with the dog, mess on the kitchen and the floor. Told me she was feeling lightheaded. Client talked to me about the call she had received from her bank, from "C," said she was told she's doing her check the wrong and wants it to be thrown away. And client was upset with how "C" had answered her after she asked about her balance and client replied, "that wasn't that bad," and client said "C" also said, "that wasn't bad at all," and client didn't liked it as she feels she wasn't really told with her "current" balance. Still again with her arthritis pain, and was talking to me about corned beef brisket from Food 4 Less so told her I could drop by there tomorrow. And told her I need to get more dog food for today. Had put dog outside as dog still want to go outside (client said dog had been out for about 2 hours) then made coffee. Started on changing bedsheet as it is wet, client said she had spilled water in there. Client had coffee and I continued with the bedsheet changing. Client went back to bed and lied down, fall asleep. Damped her left big foot with the mixture of apple cider and warm water, bandaged it. She woke up for few minutes and took 1 Tylenol at 10 am. Did laundry and cleaning the kitchen. Left at about 10:35 am for Vons. Got 3 Priority dog foods for 65 cents in a pack, chocolate dessert. Spent $ with my card. Then dropped by to Great Wall Express Chinese food and got orange chicken, lo mein, and beef and broccoli and a med. Diet Coke drink for $5.49 + tax. Spent total of $ with my card. Client had lunch about 11:40 something. Had lo mein, broccoli, and orange chicken and half of the soda pop. Gave her a slice of the dessert by 12:16 pm. Client had asked me to call Scripps and asked for over the counter for Osteoporosis. Had showed her the $2163 bill from United Healthcare Secure Horizons. Called Scripps Pharmacist told me calcium. Also had talked to client that I am planning on going to Rite-Aid to get her pain cream. Was already in the car when I remembered to check the vitamins she was taking. Went back inside and saw Calcium vitamins, so told client she already ahs calcium but wasn't really taking it. went to Rite-Aid and got Rite-Aid brand pain cream, spent $2. something with my card. got back and gave client the cream and her vitamin and other blood pressure med. Already 1:15 pm when I left.

Feb. 27 (Wednesday) = Dropped by to Food 4 Less, got there about 5 mins. before 9 am and called client about corned beef brisket price being $7.+ something and says ok. And then says now she thinks of it groceries is time consuming while I could be there doing something else. Got veges., dog foods, 2 Campbell's soups, 2 tuna, and bologna for sandwich for lunch. Spent $22 + with my card. Arrived to client's place about 9:30 am, dog outside and client awake. Made coffee and gave her morning blood pressure med.  Put clothes she wanted to yard sale outside again, continued doing laundry and cleaned kitchen, while client had fallen asleep. She had lunch about 11:40's, had bologna sandwich, steamed spinach and squash, and water for drink. Maybe about 15 minutes to 1 pm, put clothes back inside, and gave client vitamins and her other blood pressure med. Talked to her about the SDG&E bill of $488.69 she needs to pay as it will be due on March 1.Client wrote a check and called bank for the amount needed in her checking, she asked me to make the call and a lady employee answered the phone. Passed the phone to client when I was asked about the last 4 digit of her SS number. Also had prepared another bologna sandwich for her with steamed spinach and squash, which ready on teh fridge, also have still, the Chinese lo mein and broccoli, and salad in there and the pot pie. Left the corned beef brisket on low setting. Already left at 1:15 pm and went after the mailman which was on the neighborhood, caught up with the mailman and gave SDG&E outgoing mail. Called client to let her know about it and reminded her about the corned beef.

Feb. 28 (Thursday) = OFF!

March 01 (Friday) = Client awake, dog outside, brought dog back inside. Client talked to me about the corned beef brisket I left Wednesday on the crook pot, told me she had told me left it on soup pot so I said my sorry as I thought she means crook pot. Then had informed me the dog had the meat! Says it feels like stone, dog snatched it from her, she got some had it in the room and dog got it again. Hasn't heard complains about the arthritis pain but when I asked about it lunch time says she still has it but wasn't as bad the other days. Had boiled egg for breakfast but doesn't want either tea or coffee, that was before 10 am and also had her am morning med. for blood pressure. Client sleep most part of my 4 hours while I cleaned the kitchen, did laundry, etc. Also garbage bin and 2 bins for the dry leaves was collected today. :) Made tuna sandwich for lunch, and woke up client for lunch. She had the sandwich with steamed squash and zucchini and water for drink. Told her her vitamin and other blood pressure med. are in the kitchen table for later this afternoon. Told me she got another call from Scripps Clinic from a male employee asking if she wants to make an appointment, but then weary about how to go there as she told him the young lady working for her doesn't know how (but told me she's weary about the over $2k billing she's been receiving on the mail, which is why she's wasn't sure about going in there and the trouble with her pain.) Gave her her check as it arrived today, along with other mails from United Healthcare (plan information) for both husband and her, and 1 deliquent account mail for her husband. Left already 1:17 pm, client watching tv on her room.

March 02 (Saturday) = Dog was outside on leased and client awake in room. Talked to client in the room for a while, told me she didn't took the vitamin and blood pressure med. I left yesterday for her to take as she wanted to try if it was causing her bladder trouble, let her know I'm there and went on with cleaning, kitchen floor was a mess with rice krispies, then brewed coffee. Client had fallen asleep, but then had woekn up when I went to room to clean, so I had brought her coffee. Swept client's room and change rug, continued doing the laundries. Past 11:30, went to her room, letting her know I'm ready to deposit her check and go to Vons as she needs groceries/ foods for tomorrow, gave me a list to get, and decided on Burger King's double cheese burger and fries. Client wrote two checks, 1 for me for her payment for the $216.05 she owes me for groceries and lunches (just told her $216.) Then the other check is to cash in $50 for Burger King and Vons. Then off I went to the bank, then I realized while still on the parking lot that I don't have the check I have to deposit, called client and told her that. Drove back to client's place to get her check I need to deposit, also had a note for me saying she also wants me to get soda pop and rub (which she already told me when I called her.) Got her check and drove back to bank. guy named, Julian (?) took cared of the transaction, told him I needed to cash in the checks and that client wants to put rest of the money on the savings, but says he will just put the rest on teh checking, as he can't do that, client needs to call bank to put rest of the money on savings, so I said ok then. About 11:35 am, I'm back on the parking lot and went next to Burger King, got two double cheese burger, and fries with no salt, spent about $5+, then went next to Vons, at about 11:44 am, got few items listed, ther ub, Diet Coke, small dessert for 99 cents (bread pudding,) 2 tv dinners, 1 mushroom soup, and the glazed chicken wings, spent about $25+ from Vons. Got back past 12 pm, started heating fries on the stove, and client learned I'm already back when she started calling for me. Client had lunch at 12:22 pm, double cheese burger, fries, and half of the bread pudding and water for drink, while I steamed veges, (squash, zucchini and carrots) and started on shampooing the carpet on the vacant room. Dog ate, and put outside on leased. Went on to asked client for me to ready the shower and she talkes about having plastic cups and another soda pop, so I said I could go to Rite-Aid and just grab the soda pop, cups, and also wants me to get cheese cracker and gave me $4. I was already on the car outside, then I decided to get back inside and ask client as $4 wasn't enough I think for the items, told her soda pop is about $1, the cups are about $2+, then the cracker, but then she said that cups doesn't need to be fancy and such so I said ok, thou I know it's going to be short. Arrived to Rite-Aid and found cups for $1, then soda pop for 99 cents, and Cheese_It crackers are more than $2, called client about it. Paid with $4.25 with clients money and paid the remaining balance of .30 cents with my card. Got back, and prepared shower. Client had shower, tried to have the dog on the shower but dog won't move, so client just decided to give up on showering the dog before the dog bits either of us, or get mad, or growl. Put dog outside instead while client's finished. Client watches tv on the vacant room, put rub on her legs. Then told her I will change bed sheets on her room, remembered about this show she want to watch for the night and wants me to see it, walks in her room as I change the bed sheets as she said she wants to call Cox and ask the channel for me. Then I also continued shampooing the hallway and client's room. Fixes kitchen and cleaned fridge and put dog back inside before I left. Left at about past 3:15 pm already. Left mails on the kitchen for client's son to look at.

P.S. Clients granddaughter called me while client's having lunch, just wondering if client had told me about them coming for a visit tomorrow. :)

March 03 (Sunday) = OFF!