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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's very difficult but it helps to be ready for these accidents. I keep a lined trash can by the toilet, baby wipes, a box of nitrile disposable gloves, and a canister of handwipes.  I also have a package of women's disposable underwear in a cabinet. Everything goes in the lined trash except the toilet paper and feces. I also have lysol wipes for the floor and toilet. Sometimes I just take her to the shower if it's too much to wipe off. You need to start looking for in-home help or a place that provides memory care. [/quote]

My mom had an incident today - she’s on chemo and on the way home from treatment she complained about her tummy hurting and having a lot of gas.  We made it to her apartment and she went straight to bathroom. She mentioned she had soiled herself so I grabbed depends and fresh PJs.  I was not expecting to find her covered in diarrhea. Toilet was full and so were her depends. I had to help her gently get out of her clothes and depends and then clean her with warm wipes for several minutes.

She was so exhausted I couldn’t force her to shower but I cleaned her well and got her dressed and in bed. Then I cleaned the bathroom and sanitized it all, tossed all the trash and made sure to use Lysol to help dissipate the smell.

I’ll come back tomorrow to bathe her and do laundry.  It’s exhausting and she was so embarrassed but I tried to calm her down and explain it was just the effing cancer’s fault not hers.
 
Then I drove home and had ice cream.  😏[/quote]

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