I Am a Caregiver
This one is nasty, you鈥檝e been warned. 馃あ
My great grandfather was eating dinner, we special prepare his meals so it鈥檚 usually only one serving.
I鈥檓 assuming a noodle got stuck in his throat. So he starts gagging, and then starts vomiting. Into his food. Long gooey strands of mucus mostly. Again, into his food.
He insists he鈥檚 fine, I gave him a bucket and asked what he wanted me to make instead. He asked for a minute.
I gave him the time he needed to sort that out.
Then he tells me his food is fine. AND CONTINUES TO EAT IT! The very same food he just puked in. So I insist, please for the love of god let me make you something else.
Nope. Then he eats it with his fingers.
There something wrong with your fork?
No, it鈥檚 just easier this way.
Did I mention he was touching his vomit with said fingers? Oh god. 馃あ 馃ぎ Send help.
He鈥檚 of sound mind. I can鈥檛 force him to do anything. But that was so gross I couldn鈥檛 be in the same room without gagging. And I have a high threshold there.
My great grandfather was eating dinner, we special prepare his meals so it鈥檚 usually only one serving.
I鈥檓 assuming a noodle got stuck in his throat. So he starts gagging, and then starts vomiting. Into his food. Long gooey strands of mucus mostly. Again, into his food.
He insists he鈥檚 fine, I gave him a bucket and asked what he wanted me to make instead. He asked for a minute.
I gave him the time he needed to sort that out.
Then he tells me his food is fine. AND CONTINUES TO EAT IT! The very same food he just puked in. So I insist, please for the love of god let me make you something else.
Nope. Then he eats it with his fingers.
There something wrong with your fork?
No, it鈥檚 just easier this way.
Did I mention he was touching his vomit with said fingers? Oh god. 馃あ 馃ぎ Send help.
He鈥檚 of sound mind. I can鈥檛 force him to do anything. But that was so gross I couldn鈥檛 be in the same room without gagging. And I have a high threshold there.
22-25, F
