Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Katie’s Story, Part Seventeen

 

Easier said than done…I’ve got concerns.

Judene and I have picked up our visiting schedule.  Sam still feels that Katie requires two person assist—not only for transfers with the Hoyer lift, but also for repositioning and changing diapers and clothes.  So we’ve been helping out when he goes to work.

And indeed, Katie is a handful when providing personal care.

Gloria gets frustrated when Katie cries out because of course she doesn’t want to hurt her.  But really, it’s impossible not to.  I stressed to Katie that she has made good strides (because she cries out much less often) but that she needs to continue to work on it.  I stressed to Gloria that she needs to try to disregard the “OW OW OW’s.”  She is, after all, doing the best she can do.

I asked Gloria if Katie was the most physically challenging client she has ever worked with.  She replied that she had worked with another individual with like-disabilities, but that there was always someone in the home to help her with the heavy lifting.  As I said previously, Sam needs the freedom to come and go without having to constantly make arrangements, and that the success of this plan rests on the caregiver’s ability to work independently.  So at this point, I continue to:

 

 

PLEASE HELP, Little Dolls!

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