I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
Hubby has talked to his dad twice about moving. And I am going to encourage a new approach and tag team it together, which is how we got my in-laws to move to indy living in the first place.
When my Dad refused to eat his doctor told me to go to Braums (spelling?) get a milkshake and have them break an egg in it. This and soft foods like mashed potatoes, cut cooked carrots were the only thing that we could get him to eat. He loved the shakes and I could usually tempt him to eat a little of the soft food by promising he could have the shake after he ate a few bites. I brought him shakes 2-3 times a day and could ususally get him to eat some scrambled eggs and some oatmeal. He did not have a problem with swallowing like some stroke survivors, but as he got closer to passing away he just did not want to eat and the shakes did the trick. My Mom, who I also cared for at the same time, was pretty mobile though she was confined to a wheel chair from amputation to part of her right leg. I would make sure that she had meals prepared that were easy to heat up (freezer to microwave).
Trying to figure out what your loved one will eat and trying to get coax them to eat is difficult at best. (sorry after my last stroke - TIA- affected my spelling and memory at times so please bear with me). Luckily my honey has a good appetite and he has not been difficult to coax into eating (unless it is something he does not like or want).
Hang in there. Y'al have a good night!
I also most pinched the guy who did my ABI’s. But, he didn’t get within reach. I’ll get him the next time.
Speedy recovery and many thanks Jay for letting us know!
Thank you Jay for letting us know what is happening . Praying for all of you. God be with you.
Hope you and the family get some rest tonight - you're very special to keep us posted
Hugs
Becky... Rooting for you! So glad thing are moving forward. Hang in there!!
Jay....Thank you so much for keeping us posted. Many hugs for you both. Please keep us posted.
Hope today was a bit better and you're out of ICU tomorrow
We miss you on the what's for dinner thread 😘