Visited Por last night as she was eating dinner. And I noticed the woman who sits across from her was very quiet and subdued. She is usually very talkative and always asks if I want some of her mushy dinner. She is very sweet. I watched an aide (never seen before) come and tried to feed her. Except the aide kept watching tv!! She would scoop up some food and hold it in front of the woman. But she was watching tv and wasn't feeding her. Even Por's roommate started yelling at the aide to feed the woman! After a few minutes, the aide walked away. So Por's roommate badgered the poor woman to feed herself. The woman seem really weak and could barely hold the fork. Por also chimed in and told the woman to feed herself. But the woman didn't seem to have the strength to do it. So I went over and tried to feed her. But she wouldn't eat. I felt so bad. I wanted to say something to the aide but was afraid she would retaliate against Por when we're not around. Oh well, I tried...
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