Today's Stats:
Breakfast
Although her BP reading would normally be cause for slight concern, I didn't consider it so this morning. This evening we're going out to dinner with MPS, MPBIL and MPNC. They are attending the folk festival up here and we'll be meeting them at a local restaurant around 1800. Mom not only remembers this but is so excited she awoke on her own at 1100 and we had an extended, animated pre-bath conversation about who would be there and what fun we're going to have. When I took her BP it was impossible to get her to relax her arm enough to get a resting blood pressure.
BM Non-stat Lunch
Lunch was so light that it could be considered non-existent. Mom wanted to "save" her "appetite" for dinner, so she had a banana before taking an hour's nap to "rest up" for going out. I couldn't see any reason to take stats.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at 1615: Very good volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
Non-stat Dinner
I couldn't see any reason to interrupt what I knew would be a delightfully social evening meal so I didn't take stats, although she received all her medication previous to dinner.
She ate hearty: She polished off an 8 oz filet mignon, her favorite cut of beef; all her vegetables, a mixture of freshly steamed and lightly seasoned carrots and green beans, the green beans being a vegetable which she normally claims to hate; about half a healthy mound of garlic mashed potatoes, which she also claims to hate; a couple of torn chunks of fresh, warm sourdough table bread slathered with "real butter", which she requested of our waiter; a decent pre-dinner salad with a surprising variety of greens and fresh vegetables, croutons, grated Parmesan and a healthy dollop of Thousand Island dressing. She also insisted on drinking "leaded coffee", which is how she refers to caffeinated.
She was in heaven throughout the leisurely and social dinner. She was a determined walkerer, too, into and out of the restaurant. I couldn't see any reason to spoil our after dinner evening by taking stats so I didn't. She retired at 2345, well fed, well visited and glowingly happy.
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Blood Glucose: Time: 1120 Reading: 92 |
Blood Pressure: Time: 1137 BP: 131/60 Pulse: 60 |
Although her BP reading would normally be cause for slight concern, I didn't consider it so this morning. This evening we're going out to dinner with MPS, MPBIL and MPNC. They are attending the folk festival up here and we'll be meeting them at a local restaurant around 1800. Mom not only remembers this but is so excited she awoke on her own at 1100 and we had an extended, animated pre-bath conversation about who would be there and what fun we're going to have. When I took her BP it was impossible to get her to relax her arm enough to get a resting blood pressure.
BM Non-stat Lunch
Lunch was so light that it could be considered non-existent. Mom wanted to "save" her "appetite" for dinner, so she had a banana before taking an hour's nap to "rest up" for going out. I couldn't see any reason to take stats.
Her Bowel Movement occurred at 1615: Very good volume; excellent consistency; very easy elimination; very easy clean-up.
Non-stat Dinner
I couldn't see any reason to interrupt what I knew would be a delightfully social evening meal so I didn't take stats, although she received all her medication previous to dinner.
She ate hearty: She polished off an 8 oz filet mignon, her favorite cut of beef; all her vegetables, a mixture of freshly steamed and lightly seasoned carrots and green beans, the green beans being a vegetable which she normally claims to hate; about half a healthy mound of garlic mashed potatoes, which she also claims to hate; a couple of torn chunks of fresh, warm sourdough table bread slathered with "real butter", which she requested of our waiter; a decent pre-dinner salad with a surprising variety of greens and fresh vegetables, croutons, grated Parmesan and a healthy dollop of Thousand Island dressing. She also insisted on drinking "leaded coffee", which is how she refers to caffeinated.
She was in heaven throughout the leisurely and social dinner. She was a determined walkerer, too, into and out of the restaurant. I couldn't see any reason to spoil our after dinner evening by taking stats so I didn't. She retired at 2345, well fed, well visited and glowingly happy.
posted by Gail Rae @ 23:59
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