Lunchtime at GT Heritage
Everyone’s headed towards the dining area. But not M.
Nurse M: “M, you’re going in the opposite direction.”
Looking at me, the nurse explained that the old lady hadn’t slept the previous night and was very confused.
Me: “Why?”
Nurse M: “G kept her up.”
G is another resident of the home who has taken M under her care … too much under her care, in fact. Yesterday afternoon, M was dozing on one of the sofas when G went up and woke her! So the nurse took M to sleep in the room and put a chair against the door to keep G out. Apparently, it didn’t work.
After keeping M up most of the night, G fell asleep in the early hours of this morning. But not M. During the night, the nurse had tried to tell M she should go to sleep because it was late. Somehow, the word “late” caused a negative reaction in the old lady who went on to throw a tantrum. And never slept a wink.
After lunch, M continued to sit at the dining table, looking withdrawn, quite unlike her usual cheerful self. Eventually, the nurse led her to her bed and told her to close her eyes and go to sleep. To which the tired old lady complied.
