July 15 - July 21

July 15 (Monday) = Backdoor still closed. Client was already awake, told me about her arthritis pain through the night. Tidied up mess in the kitchen floor, and the room. Client had 2 waffles about 9:30 am, doesn't want coffee as she said she already had tea early morning. Brought her the Hydrochlorothiazide and Vesicare about 10 'sh am. Asked me what are the meds. for, again with the bladder med. she thought wasn't helping as she still goes much often. Says she wanted the other mobile doctor she had before (which no longer with the mobile physician's.) Client fall asleep. Cleaned kitchen area, laundry, emptied commode, swept  the bedroom. Client woke up before 10:30 am, asked me to call Rite-Aid, both the Rite-Aid we have closer and in Lemon Grove about the China, black pots for planting flowers. Both doesn't have it. Wrote me a check for Rite-Aid, for pain med. and soda pop, and wanted me to look at the pots as she doesn't believed Rite-Aid doesn't have it. Left before 11 am. Went first to Burger King and got 2 chicken sandwich with a coupon for "one free." Paid with  client's money, $7 that she gave me. Still has a change of .87 cents. Went next to Rite-Aid, looked at pots (only plastics, no China black pots,) and asked pharmacist (Chinese) for pain reliever. Told her client's age, that she's taking Tylenol before, then Advil as Tylenol became uneffective, now Advil too, was adviced to try naproxen (Aleve has it too). Got Rite-Aid brand naproxen, and Diet Coke. Paid with client's check. Got back, client sleeping, didn't woke her up but prepared lunch instead. Woke up client for lunch 11:40 ' sh am. Client had chicken sandwich, fries with no salt, and Diet Coke. Doesn't like chicken sandwich, says peppery (but there's no pepper in it.) Watered back lawn and washed rug. Folded clothes. Client took 1 naproxen (pain reliever) after lunch, 12:30 pm. Gave back .87 cents change. Put rub on her back, shoulders and legs. Did some nail cutting but being careful, says again with the "cut" on the toe, it hurts, etc. Told client her other meds. are in the kitchen table, (Calcium, Atenolol, and the stomach med.) Told her not to take another naproxen NOT until 8:30 pm. Client understood. Turned on tv on her favorite show at 1 pm. Wrote a check for office, with a letter again, asking for "E"s number. Signed my time sheet. Left 1:20 pm. 2 missed calls and 2 voicemails from client's granddaughter wanting me to call client about groceries either Food 4 Less or Vons, great tonight or tomorrow before I go.

July 16 (Tuesday) = Called client in the morning, about her granddaughter's 2 voice mails last night about groceries. Client gave me list for Food 4 Less. @ Food 4 Less @ exactly 9 am. Got items and called client about corned beef brisket price, told her but says ok, over $9 and also had added prunes and lemon. Spent $42.58 with my card. Arrived 9:50 am, client awake. Had coffee, toast, and scrambled egg. Then went sleep as she said she wanted to sleep she was awake most time last night. Tidied up kitchen and client's room, washed dishes, watered back lawn and oranges. Steamed asparagus, and simmered some prunes with drops of orange slice as client wanted. Doesn't want me to wake her up for lunch. Asked her again about shower as we already talked about it yesterday and client refused, says she wasn't feeling good today, feels hot., so I opened the window and turned on cooler a bit later. Made chicken rice a roni. Client woke up past 12, brought her steamed asparagus and rice. Says she doesn't know it was rice when I asked her how was her rice after lunch. Prepared her meds., Calcium, the stomach med., Atenolol on the table with note in it to take it after dinner. Naproxen (pain medicine) tablets was on the side table, picked some up and the rest was on the floor with the bottle. Client wanted to pick up the ones on the floor too but I told her it was already dirty. Told her there's some tv dinners and some more rice on the fridge and prunes on the fridge too. Lowered cooler, put it on 75. Then client was talking about maybe she could bribe me, and I would stay, rest and she she would get a nice dinner, etc. Then giving me a dress she's been telling me since yesterday, it was on the bed on the vacant room, had thanked her but told her I wanted to go home, I wanna rest, etc. Left 1:20 pm.

July 17 (Wednesday) = Client awake already. Dog pooped on the vacant room again. Client looking for sunglasses from Rite-Aid, wanted to exchange it and wanted to Rite-Aid "to make it right" she believes. Told her they might not accept it back as it's broken and I have to find the receipt. Client had waffle, but doesn't want something to drink, either coffee or tea as again, with her going back and forth tot he commode as she say. Client had her Vesicare and Hydrochlorothiazide after the waffle, about 10:20 ' sh am. Client sleep as she said she was sleepy, cold and asked heater to be on which I turned on. that she's never been this sleepy in her life. Tidied up kitchen area, washed dishes, shampooed carpet on vacant room, cleaned fridge, emptied commode. Client remembered if she had paid me for Coco's and I said NO she hasn't, as she was thinking again of this restaurant in University Ave. that's why she remembered what she owes me from Coco's because probably she's gonna owe me again for the restaurant she was thinking. Then says she's gonna past on the idea first as with the money. And says now she has to wait for her check to pay me. Wrote check for Vons, gave me $7.50 for Popeyes. Left about 10:30 am. Went to Vons first and got black tea, chocolate fudge cake slice, 1 Cracker Jack, and acetamenophen for pain reliever. Paid with client's check. Then next to Popeyes. Got 5 pieces of legs and thigh for $3.99 and small cole slaw. Paid $7.46. Still has change or .4 cents which I gave to client before I left. Client sleeping when I got back, wiped kitchen floor, laundry. Client had lunch about 11:45 ' sh am when she woke up, had a leg and a thigh, cole slaw, and water melon. Water for drink. Likes lunch :) Took 1 pain pill @ 1 pm, explained to her it was a different brand than the one I got from Rite-Aid the other day which needed to be taken 8 hours apart (naproxen.) Client understood. Turned on tv. Rub at the back, shoulders, and legs. Told her I'd come 10 pm on Friday as I still have to work with the extra 4 hours I had when I waited fro her med. and she understood. (Got it on vid.) Called Rite-Aid pharmacy to refill Vesicare but out of refill, says will call doctor for refill. Left 1:20 ' sh pm. Called Rite-Aid pharmacy to refill Vesicare, out of refill, says will call doctor for it.

July 18 (Thursday) = OFF!

July 19 (Friday) = Came in 10 am. Backdoor still closed client awake. Client had 2 bacon and egg. Doesn't want tea or coffee. Tidied up kitchen, dryer, washed dishes, cleaned fridge. Put order for Akins, client wants 3 kaiser rolls, 1/2 lbs. pastrami, 1 cheese pocket, 1 dill pickle. Lady employee says cheese pocket will be ready in about an hour. Left 11:15 am. Picked up order @ Akins 11:30 am, spent $12.70 with my card. Dropped by to Ralphs and got 99 cents Diet Coke, cheese cake 2 slice, 1 can dog food, small Rug Doctor for odor. Spent $14.21 with my card. Client sleeping when I got back. Emptied commode. Prepared the lunch. Woke up client for lunch, client had pastrami sandwich with the kaiser roll, and watermelon and Diet Coke for drink. Didn't like the lunch, says salty last time and this time was even more. Called Akins and had talked to 4 people in there, finally she was told by employee named James to return pastrami tomorrow as he's there 12 noon and she (client) will be given whatever order she wants.Client wants corned beef instead for it and wants me to TASTE a piece. Told her "what if I like it and she DOESN'T like it?" Says she will throw me out the door. At about 12:40 pm, asked me if I wanted to work "overtime" as it's getting late then whatever time I spent will come later next day, or whatever day. I said "we'll see," (as I already was done with work.) Gave client Atenolol, Calcium, and stomach med. past 1 pm. Turned on tv on channel 8. Just finished whatever needed to be finished in the kitchen, went back to client's room 1:20 pm to tell her I'm leaving. Asked me why I am in a hurry and if I have somewhere to go and I said no. And she said, "then why are you in a hurry to go?" So I told her it's already 1:30 pm, I'm all done with my work, cleaned the kitchen, the fridge, did laundry, emptied her commode, etc." And client says " Ohhh.... I'm sorry." Called client's son about my refilling Vesicare and it's out of refill. Left voicemail. Left past 1:30 pm. Got a call back when I'd just got home and told me he will call client's doctor, the doctor who came to see her (the three.)

July 20 (Saturday) = Backdoor still closed, client awake. Had coffee and made her the last cheese blintz. Took her Hydrochlorothiazide med. after she had coffee and blintz before 10 am. Tidied up kitchen. Told her I would leave @ 1 pm. (I'm only there @ 1 pm, but I told her I would leave @ 1 pm because I'm usually still there past 1, most about 1:30 pm, or past that.) Asked me why. Told her my brother is going to use the car going to LA. Talked about DZ Akins and me returning the remaining pastrami and getting the corned beef, and client told me about the restaurant in University Ave. as she heard it again on commercial, turned out to be the buffet, and thinking of me going there, then she remembered the ad of Windmill Farms and wanted me to go there too. Told her I could only spend $15 for her as I'm broke. Then she decided to skip the buffet for today, just go to Akins and Windmill Farms. Also wanted Garnier product moisturizer, showed me a coupon and some lotion too. Made the list for it and asked me to call Windmill Farms on what they have for candies. Hanged up phone as it was taking so long, told client I would just call her from there. And told here my plan of what time to go and where I'm going first. Continued clothes on dryer, cleaned restroom, and kitchen floor. Called Rite-Aid and asked for price of Garnier item client wants, employee went and look for hair color price! Then went and find the item I want as I told her its a moisturizer, unable to find item and told me to drop by and see the item, (something like that.) Left 10:45 am almost and went to Rite-Aid first. Called client from there and told her Garnier's price for the item, about $16. And got Rite-Aid brand lotion as it's cheaper on the brand she had on the ad. Paid with client's check. Headed next to Windmill Farms, called client when I got there about candies, and I got 1 salt water taffy. Called client a few times about some other items such as bakery goods: muffins, and half of pie. She doesn't like the prices. Called her again and asked her about the trail mix, just wanted to make sure she understands and wants it, that its nuts as might not be able to chew it and ant to return it on the market, told her the price of chocolate peanut too and says too much, agreed on raisin chocolate instead. Got tomatoes, 3 potatoes, brown egg. Paid with client's check. Left 11:40 ' sh am and went to Akins next. Called client when I got there while looking for parking spot. Talked to an Asian male employee and told her the situation and that client had talked to James. Returned remaining pastrami and got 1/2 lbs. corned beef and added 2 kaiser rolls. Just to make sure I asked the guy as what I know is I have to pay for the kaiser rolls as it was separate and he confirmed. (Client expecting it to be free with the corned beef.) Paid for the 2 kaiser rolls from DZ Akins with my card, spent $1.70. Got back almost 12:30 pm, client sleeping, prepared the sandwich and woke her up for her lunch. Client had lunch @ about 12:35 ' sh pm, had corned beef on kaiser roll and water for drink. Prepared client's medicines for the night and for tomorrow with letters on it when to take and what day. Asked me about the lunch when I went to get her plate and gave her med. Agreed it was a bit salty. Says it's salty but she's done complaining. Also didn't told her I paid for the 2 kaiser rolls and that it wasn't free with the corned beef as she expected. Left 1:20 pm. Called back client's son when I got in the car as he has a voicemail letting me know about him calling the doctor about the refill of Vesicare.

July 21 (Sunday) = OFF!