Today I made leprechaun hats with the residents for St. Patrick's Day. Only one resident was helping out, but it was still fun because she had such a positive attitude.
When dinner came along, I help served the food. I thought it was cute because a lot of the resident's families came to visit them today. It made me happy because the residents seemed to be happier with the company. When the residents were eating, a resident who doesn't speak much English called me over. I went to her and she grabbed my hand. She kept speaking in her language, and I didn't know what to do. So I just smiled at her until she let go.
One resident got really mad. He started to swear and yell. I was frightened and shocked because he was one of the residents who was really nice to me. However, I know he didn't get mad intentionally. Alzheimer's can make a person change moods in an instant because it messes with the brain.
A lot of residents said that they were cold, but the room we were in was quite warm. I guess the disease makes a person cold because it's draining out all of their energy.
The next step is to keep observing people with Alzheimer's behavior. I have a total of 24 hours completed.
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