Madame's way

Maybe I should, maybe I shouldn't...lol...

I can't help it..if an idea comes to mind..I just felt like typing it down here. Some of my posts are short and some are longer. 

I am actually grateful that I am not working this week, I believe that God wants me to rest. Imagine, I was picking up the old lady 2 times a day to put on and off her wheelchair. I would give a big sigh at times...

Here's the sceneario..

"Bonjour Madame!! (cheerfully greeting her and looking at strainght in her eyes while she lays in bed. She'd look back and had a wonder expression like...who are you again?? LOL

So I'd go...Madame!! do you remember my name?? 

and she'll still have that wonder in her eyes...I'd go..:it's Ange!!( in french) Je m'appelle Angel! then she'd smile a bit..then I ask her again, "what's my name?;..she'd say, "Angel...slowly..and I'll go.."Yey! you rememeber!!

So I did that for the whole 17 days, every morning! I wonder if she'd miss that..

Then I'd help clean her..and when I'm done, I'll put the wheelchair beside her bed. 

I'll say cheerfully..."Ok madame we'll put you on your wheelchair so we could go to the dining room. I'll say in French,"S'il vous plait aidez-moi..meaning "please help me'.. I'll pull her up to sit by the bed (she had a hard time with her right side of the body) Then I'd go.."We can do this!!" giving myself confidence to pick her up..then when I put her on the chair, I go,"Whew! we did it!! ha ha..she would just look at me and sometimes she would smile big..lol..my favorite part is when she smiles!

Sometimes, when I would try to tell her to hug me or put her arm on my shoulder to carry her to the chair with the belt I tied around her waist so it's easy for me. She would actually "kiss"my arm or my shoulder. This touches me because I know that is her way of saying "Thank you"

Then when she's on the chair I'll fix her hair, put a little powder on her face..a bit of lipstick, her hearing aids on then her glasses and off we go to the living room.

Then after 3 hours, she finished lunch and off to go back to bed. Then I had to go to the other side of the bed to put her on it because her right side is weak so she has some strength on her left and helped me put her back. I think she weighed about 80 pounds. Honestly, without the belt to help pick her up, I wouldn't be able to do it.

So doing that, 30 times for the past 17 days ( i didnt pick her up only two days) oh yeah..when it's her bath days..I had to pick her up on a special bathing chair (ugh) then wheel her in the shower and the floor had a little hill so I had to maneuver it in a tight space. Then after shower ,pick her up on it to the bed, After I dressed her, then I picked her up again to put her on  the other wheelchair. Then after lunch back to picking her up to go to the bed..4 times in one day..3 times a week...Super hard job...I don't know how I managed to do it all by myself without anybody helping me. But I know in my heart, my guardian angels are there to help me.

So yeah, this whole week is a blessing in disguise to help me recover my strength. God is truly good. I am Grateful nevertheless that I had conquered that challenged. That was the first time I did something like that, usually my work in the nursing home is just feeding the patient in their dining areas. Same with home healthcare, all my patients are capable..this is the first time I took care of a bedridden patient. And before I pick her up, I always try to do some leg exercises for her so she would have stretched her muscles.that's how she was able to sit by the side of the bed too..

But, I do believe this to be true..."God will not give you anything that you could not handle."