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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! glitter-graphics.com Gas prices are lower here than we thought they would be.. 2.55 some places
2.49! Traffic is heavy on our freeway as in many places today. I took our back
road out of town which was congested with truckers taking their corn to the
ethanol plant. Farmer's life never takes a holiday until it is all harvested I guess.
 Spent my first day at home in three weeks yesterday. I made pies
and prepared some food ahead of time.
It's rainy and cold here, better than the flakes I say. I am still not
ready for that yet. The town has put up all it's Christmas decorations
already and it is quite festive looking. When I arrived at the center
to visit mom while she had her treatment, they told me she had been
up since 4 AM. The transportation left at 5:15 or so and her treatment
started after 6. She will have a long morning before she goes home
and can rest. She had an excellent day yesterday including some therapy
and says she hopes more days can be like that one. As she gets stronger
we all hope she will keep her attitude up and improve a lot.
 TO ALL MY SPACES FRIENDS AND VISITORS... . COMMUNICATION NIGHTMARE...You bet.. there are so many communication problems here. So
many doctors she had and so many people trying to move and
make appointments and such that it is a real nightmare. I spent
time with Rn's and social workers and staff today trying to get
things organized.. and what things they were doing we HAD
NO idea of. Sheesh it never ends..every day it is something else.
Good thing mom doesn't have to deal with it because she couldn't
even begin to. I feel so sorry for those who have no help or no
family and they get lost in that mess.  It is truly sad!glitter-graphics.com  Meanwhile life goes on.. I know Thanksgiving is at hand.
We have been invited to eat at the Rehab with mom. Sis
may have to work so I will probably be there with her.
I still will make some pie because I just can't help myself!
Everyone will get PIE!!
 What's the holiday without pumpkin pie? glitter-graphics.com Time moves on..
I am going to school..
 the booklets and paperwork I am being handed almost daily will keep me
busy for some time trying to learn what is going on with mom's
condition. Good thing she doesn't have to read it because it
is something else! I guess I will be an expert when I get done!
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!! SETTLING IN RANDOM THOUGHTS HERE.. BEAR WITH ME...
Life here is very hectic.. more than I thought it would be
once mom was settled here in town. Life in the "rehab"
facility is not the best we can get but what we have to deal
with. Mom has been struggling with things and her life away
from the excellent care she was getting at the hospital. Anybody
knows that settling into a new place takes time. New routines
and new people and they take time to learn. Fear takes a big
toll on mom there too. The bed is smaller and there is no rail
on the sides to make sure she won't fall out.(they are working
to help that situation)or at least there is a promise to help it.
Sis and I have decided that if she does fall we will arrange
for help at home and keep her there the best we can. I have
done this kind of work for over 20 years so I do know what it
takes and will take whatever help I can get to keep her safe.
Many of you have had similar situations I am sure and know
what I mean.
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In the past two days I have seen mom in PAIN and
no one co-operating to help relieve it any .. except for a tylenol.
Having taken pain pills over the past 10 years for degenerative
arthritis.. a tylenol doesn't help her the least little bit. I took charge
and told the LPN on duty that something should be done immediately!
They used extra blankets for warmth and not much else. Being the weekend
they had to try to get ahold of a Dr. in charge so I told them to
DO IT.. in the meantime I used some warming creams that helped a lot. Well there is more to the story but I hate to rant too much here.
Her treatments
take a long time and a lot out of her too. If you had ask her
two months ago if she wanted the treatments she would
have told you NO over and over again. When the urgency of
the situation came up she agreed. YES she can say NO she
doesn't want any more and face the inevitable conclusion,
but she is not ready yet to make that decision. So the days
roll on and many things have to be settled. I am thankful the
nights are long so that the dark comes early and I can go to
bed and sleep if I can when my mind isn't thinking too much.
It's been a long time since
visiting many of you and I hope to catch up with extra time
waiting while mom has her treatments. The library there is
close by. The weather here is getting colder and at least
we haven't had any flakes yet. The walks in the cold will
do me good to clear my head some.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD!!
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT..WHEW!! I barely had time to breathe yesterday. It started before
daylight and went on until after dark. Mom was finally transferred
to her dialysis center where she got a treatment and then
transferred again to our hometown tendercare facility. While she was
at her treatment I investigated WHY my cell phone was acting out
and not working! Talk about frustrated!
 I spent almost an hour
in the SHAK trying to get it resusuitated.... but no matter what they
did .. it was fruitless. I pronounced it over and moved on to the
21st century. Those great people there ..especially AMANDA,
worked pretty hard to try to get it working. Now I have a new baby
to try to figure out how to make work. SHE said it was easy . but it's NOT!
It rings and I can call out so I am happy with that!! I rushed through
lunch and went to the KMT to get some items I knew mom would need.
When I arrived back at the treatment center.. She was the last one
left in the chair at 5:10 PM. The ambulance people showed up right
on time about 10 minutes later and she was carted yet again back
to her hometown. She is getting well known by all those ambulance
drivers. I think she has taken about 5 rides in the past 10 days.
THANKS ANITA!!!
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Sis and I were satisfied with her PRIVATE room (so far) at the
facility. (I hate callling it a home.. cause it isn't to her) We have
been calling it REHAB to mom. She will have rehab when she can
tolerate it to try to get her strength back. The only thing that kept
me sleepless at 2 AM was the lack of close care regarding her
meds etc and her BED. It was way too small and no rails so
she could fall out very easily. We set the bed as low to the
floor as we could get it! I sat chairs right up against
it so she would not fall out on either side. Crazy!! Will go out
today and try to solve that whole situation, and take the camera.
YOU KNOW how I am.. I've got to document everything!!!
Meanwhile the house at home looks like a BOMB went off.
I haven't been home long enough to do much of anything
but will attempt that today!!!
I look at every step as a new one ,and have hopes of improvement
for mom at each new day.
More with PICS coming soon.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
TODAY'S NEWSToday's news is mom will be transferred to a rehab facility either
later today or tomorrow. When I arrived at the hospital a 9 AM today
they had already done the needle-lung procedure a day early and the RN said they
took 1100 cc off her lungs. It is being tested as I write. I did not get to talk
to the pulmonologist about anything. All these doctor's and they all
have to okay everything before her release. Mom has eaten her meals by herself
with no help and felt that she could. She was NOT made to do anything.
I met with the social worker on the case and she said they were trying
to co-ordinate her transfer and her dialysis treatment which is already
scheduled at another facility here tomorrow afternoon. I told her I thought
transferring mom at NIGHT was nuts and maybe please could they wait
until tomorrow.. She told me that all of this will be taken care of and not
to worry. I told her I worry about PNEUMONIA since mom gets it so easy
and it is so very cold outside now for her. We are hoping that an ambulance can
transport her as it wil be very difficult for my sister and I to handle her alone.
She has a membership that will pay for that.
Tonight we are meeting with the head doctor who admitted mom and
will settle all the questions and what will take place. Mom is very
afraid and does not wish to be "sent someplace" without my sister or
I accompanying her. We wait the decisions of all the doctors on her case.
The long days of waiting and driving back and forth are almost over.
If mom were stronger she would be going HOME.. that has been the goal
and we hope it doesn't take too long for her to reach that.
Home by Thanksgiving sounds wonderful!!
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It is cold and rainy here we haven't seen flakes but it sure feels like
it out there. Gas is all over the place now the prices are crazy.
Local stations had it 2.55 and in this town it was almost 12 cents more.
Our local store advertised milk for 2.00 a gallon.. I haven't been in
a store since mom got sick.. guess it is time to stock up again.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
PS Beth Marie.. the card was great amdn MOM really loved it!!
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