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I Am a Caregiver

This one is nasty, you’ve been warned. 🤢

My great grandfather was eating dinner, we special prepare his meals so it’s usually only one serving.
I’m 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’s 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’s just easier this way.
Did I mention he was touching his vomit with said fingers? Oh god. 🤢 🤮 Send help.

He’s of sound mind. I can’t force him to do anything. But that was so gross I couldn’t be in the same room without gagging. And I have a high threshold there.
xixgun · M
Newsflash, that sound mind, has become questionable.
xixgun · M
GlitterBug · 22-25, F
Right. He’s in heart failure, so considering that he’s in the best health he can be. We regularly have nurses coming to our home as well, if that's any reassurance. They were made aware of that event. Not sure what else to tell you here.
@xixgun
xixgun · M
@GlitterBug Me being aware is irrelevant. Wish him and you the best
SW-User
Does he have dementia? Not trying to be rude or anything but my grandma was getting that and she didn’t even know who my dad was and who his gf was. I’m asking as people with dementia often do strange or gross things without realising it.
GlitterBug · 22-25, F
He doesn’t, that’s why I said he’s of sound mind. He’s always been gross and weird.
@SW-User
gmatthewb · 51-55, M
That must have been horrible for you to watch. There really are few things worse that the feeling of being helpless while watching someone do something like that and knowing that it would only make things worse if you do what you feel you need to.
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deadgerbil · 26-30
omg, that's pretty graphic. How old is he? lol
GlitterBug · 22-25, F
85. My discription here is not even
close to how gross it was irl. @deadgerbil
deadgerbil · 26-30
@GlitterBug Getting up there lol! My grandfather is 75 😬

I could only imagine how nasty that must have been.
SW-User
Maybe he doesnt want to be a bother?
GlitterBug · 22-25, F
That definitely not the case. @SW-User
SW-User
@GlitterBug didnt say he actually was a bother. I dont mean to imply he is, either.
midnightsun · 26-30, M
I'm...eating right now
GlitterBug · 22-25, F
So sorry. lmao bet you’re not so hungry anymore, huh?
@midnightsun

 
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