Sunday, Sept 12, 2021

Around 2:15 PM Jim gets a phone call from Charlie that Mom’s slurring her words and dizzy.  We suggest contacting Penny, and Jim & I hop in the car and head toward’s Mom’s house around 3:00 pm.  Once we get there, we find that Charlie & Evelyn and Penny are already there, sitting on the couch with Mom in her overstuffed chair.  Football’s on the television.  Everybody is talking and Penny is snacking on some Costco chicken that C&E brought with them. The conversation is casual chat with Mom trying to participate, but saying vague phrases that are not at her usual decibel level and somewhat slurred. We keep asking her to repeat what she said, but she seems slightly off, almost as if intoxicated. When she attempts to walk she cannot balance herself and walk straight and complains about seeing double. Charlie and Evelyn leave about an hour after we arrive. Penny stays for another 45 minutes or so and we discuss with Mom how she's feeling, take her temperature, check her sugar level, and Penny checks her blood pressure. I ask Mom if she had slept well the night before (Saturday night) and she says no. That she had to take 2 sleeping pills (diphenhydramine) rather than just her usual 1 pill. Penny points out that is the same drug used in Benedryl. She tells Mom to stop taking it immediately and puts the bottle in her purse to get it out of the house. Jim decides to spend the night, so I ride back home to get his meds, a fan and his night clothes and pick up a Wendy's burger for Mom, Jim & I to eat. I leave Mom's place around 9:00 pm and she apparently went to bed right after I left.