Heartburn

Note to self: don't give Mary beef at dinner. I think it's too hard for her to digest and gives her heartburn. She had it for three hours last night--from 1 AM to 4 AM. I finally went to sleep even though she still had the chest pain because I just could not hold my eyes open any longer and I didn't think it was bad enough to go to the hospital. It's such an unpleasant place and if they do help you, they take so long before they get to you that you wish you'd stayed home. (I guess that's good system to keep out those who aren't really sick.) She has also caught a cold over Xmas. I saw people kissing her on the mouth and I should have said something. I never let people kiss me on the mouth--too germy! I hope Gina hasn't caught this cold, too. Mary had a sore throat the other night and I gave her Airborne twice that evening. The next day she had a stuffed up nose and I gave her Airborne three times over the course of the day. I hope it helped her. I was careful not to give her the multivitamin I usually give her. She's so miserable and I wish I could help her but I don't know what to do. Also, I'm not sure if her heartburn was really her heart. When I told her she was going to be 96 in a few weeks, so was so shocked and suddenly became quite concerned that she was old enough to die anytime soon.

She moaning a lot right now. She says it makes her feel better. Dr R says it's the toxins in her brain. It drives me nuts. I'm trying to drown it out with soothing music.

Bonnie isn't supposed to come over this week--she's not feeling well and I didn't think we needed anything. I'd also like to take a week without paying her! The coffer is rather low right now, what with my gum surgery. But now I see that the cat is almost out of food--she's eating like a pig right now. But I can give her the dry stuff if I run out of canned, I guess, although I hate to do that. I'd also like to go get some Coricidan for Mary, but I have some other drug for a cough, so maybe I'll just keep giving her that and lots of liquids. I still have cokes if she gets more heartburn, but I hate to give her anything with caffeine in the middle of the night. I've been buying chubs of 7-up or Sprite, but she really rips through those! I guess it tastes good to her in the middle of the night. Also, I think the can looks so small that it encourages her to drink it up.

I think, too, that Mary has another UTI. Her urine has been very cloudy that last few days. Maybe that's why she was susceptible to a cold.

At any rate, I've got so much cleaning up to do around here and I'm so wrecked. Slight migraine from lack of sleep and impending cramps. Where's that EASY button when you really need it?