JANIS ON A RAINY OCTOBER DAY

October is a beautiful month, but as it winds down and the bright colors fade, it can create a completely different picture.

On October 13, 2020, Tuesday last week, we had another Corona Visit (defined briefly, because it is brief, as a 15 minute protected visit. No physical contact, masks, plexiglass.) I posted a photo on FB today of Janis holding a bouquet of bright colored flowers I had ordered to coincide with my visit. Marilyn, the Administrative Assistant took the photo after our visit ended. Janis was having a down day today, late in the afternoon. As gray a day as possible, with showers. She did not interact much at all today, the visits are very quiet. At the end I was reluctant to leave, but there are others awaiting their own Corona visit, sooo…

UPDATE: I received a call a couple days after this visit from Janis’s brother who told me that they had heard on the news about the Virus getting into D’youville. It was late and I tried calling but it was busy. So the next day in the morning I called and the nurse (a recent RN graduate from U of M, who was one of Janis’s CNAs when I was visiting last year. She returned to work there as an RN, that’s the kind of Unit this is!) She assured me that the staff and vendors who contracted the Virus had no direct resident assignments, and the vendors also were not directly in contact. All residents have been tested and all came back negative. Janis’s Unit is clear. She also told me that Janis was having a good day and all her vitals are acceptable. She’s eating well and awake most of the day. I’m keeping this post brief but feel free to contact me via FB or my email if you have other questions.