Inguinal Herni A Case Study On Purdy's Recovery

Summarizer
Purdy had an inguinal hernia, so he need surgery which make it difficult to care for Grandpa until he had recovered. During his recovery, his Grandpa fall in the living room cause cracked his rib. Grandpa sat quietly on the couch for awhile because he was in significant pain. His fall make bedtime hard due to he always laid on his left side that was the side he had injured. He did not fall asleep as he normally was. He absolutely could not lie on his left and right side. The solution was he would probably has felt most comfortable sitting up on the couch. One night Purdy dragged his mattress out and threw it on the living room floor so he could sleep comfortably while Grandpa slept on the couch. Grandpa began to spend more time crawling

instead of walking because of many falls he had.
When Purdy cared for Grandpa, he became lack of patience in several things such as endless question, bathroom trips, and lost sleep. Midnight became worse for both Purdy and Grandpa. Purdy was always dragging him down the hall to make him go to the bathroom. Sometimes Grandpa could not remember that he needed to go to the bathroom, so Purdy could easily change his wet diaper and save himself the fight over getting him to the bathroom. As much as Purdy suffered from provide caregiving, he compassion for Grandpa needed and tried to be patience as he can.