THE ENFORCER

I arrived at the Luther Home on Friday at 1:00. Mom teared up when she saw me and said she couldn't believe I came all that way to take her home. She kept repeating how wonderful it was and promised more than once that she wouldn't be a pest.

We got on the road back to Minneapolis around 11:00 this morning. Mom was alert and chatty, but most of what she said did not make sense. Then she said "that truck is doing something wrong". Sure enough, she noticed a truck, 75 yards in front of us, make an illegal u-turn! "I knew he was doing something wrong" she repeated as we passed the truck.

I asked mom several times if she was hungry or needed a snack. She assured me she was fine. I asked again around 12:30 and she said "whatever. If you're hungry. It doesn't matter". She's so concerned that she will be a burden, I get that this is how she says "yes". 

About four hours into the trip mom asked about the time. I apologized for the long ride and mom said "it takes so long and the tv show just does the same thing over and over (she was watching the GPS screen)!"

From St Paul to Minneapolis there are quite a few lane changes and merges. Mom accused me of "just going back and forth, side to side".

Gemma was a great help getting mom from the car to her wheelchair, up the ramp, and into the house.

I left mom in her wheelchair in the living room to rest for a while. She released the brakes several times and I put them back on. She finally made it clear it was intentional, she wanted a tour of the house. She loves her room, she kept saying it was cute and perfect.

At dinner she tried to convince me she had taken all of her meds for the day. I explained she had to take four more and I crushed them into pudding like the staff did at the nursing home. She ate it in four bites, making faces after each bite. She said "try not to put that together again!".

Mom let me know when she was ready for bed and when I got her tucked in she pulled the covers all the way up and said "oooooh, kelly!" Wren cried and cried to get on the bed with her. She laughed hard and then was concerned that I would leave him up there. She didn't want that turkey in her room after I left.

I installed a security camera so I can monitor mom from any phone or computer. Here it is in night-vision mode.












It was a long day, but mom was great. Tomorrow we'll rest and get organized.

Good night.