Daily Routine
We have settled into a nice daily routine. Pamela wakes between 9-10am. She gets her morning medication and then some breakfast in bed. Usually cereal, but sometimes she sends me around the corner for a fresh pastry and a cup of “professionally” made Cafe Latte. She then sleeps till around noon.
We usually try and go out for lunch each day. Pamela gets dressed on her own and works her way downstairs. She climbs into her wheelchair and we are off! It is sometimes hard to get her out of bed and out of the house, but once we are outside she enjoys it.
Lunch is most often at one of the great little restaurants just around the corner on Main Street. Due to a “let’s eat” medicine and her controlled nausea she is eating pretty well now, she usually finishes at least half of her meal and sometimes more.
After lunch we roll down to the Pier where we watch the surfers and others on the beach. By that time of day the sun is warm on her face and the cooling breeze makes it perfect way to enjoy the afternoon…..
Pamela spends the midday in the family room in an adjustable hospital bed that hospice has set up. This is a good spot to visit with friends and see the nurse who comes by twice a week. She sometimes watches TV but most often drifts in and out of sleep.
Now that it is getting warmer I have a lounge chair on the downstairs patio where Pamela can also relax and enjoy the fresh air.
Dinner is usually a mixed bag. By this time of day she is running pretty low on energy. We might go out, but most likely I fix up something simple for dinner.
Evenings are spent watching some of Pamela’s favorite TV shows. Like 48 Hour Mysteries, Bachelorette, So You Think You Can Dance, and others. Around 9pm she has just enough strength left to make it upstairs and into bed.
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