I visited my grandma today. She’s doing better, quite cheerful. She admitted that she had been only eating half a sandwich around 8pm. That’s it, all day. No wonder all her electrolytes were messed up! Of course she passed out! I chided her, as have all the drs and the dietitian in the hospital. Thankfully my mom is staying with her for a few days so she will be reminded to eat and my mom can prepare her meals. She mentioned that’s why she didn’t eat, it was too hot to make anything. I’m lazy to the max and microwave everything, I also keep lots of fruit around so I can grab something quickly. So I told her that and hopefully she takes my advice.

I managed to talk to my mom as well, have a real heart to heart about her situation and her house. I went to her house yesterday to feed her cat and it’s AWFUL. It’s a hoarder’s nightmare. Every surface is covered with junk. Bags and bags full of junk. Hardly any space to walk. The only clear room downstairs is the bathroom, which was actually quite clean. So she asked me what I thought of her quitting her job and I just looked at her and said “do it”. I told her RS and thought she should’ve quit back in October. I told her she’s eligible for social security now and she can get insurance through the marketplace until she’s eligible for Medicare next year. There’s nothing holding her there. She agreed. She asked if there was any legal reason to give two weeks’ notice and I said no, it’s just a courtesy and really only needs to be done if she’s planning on looking for another job and wants a good reference. I think she’s quitting tonight.

All I can say is thank god. Now she’ll actually have time and energy to devote to cleaning up the house with our help. And even better, she’ll be able to take me to my ECT treatments when RS starts his new job. So I won’t have to give them up. Thank goodness!