Feisty

Happy Birthday niece of mine, I am sure grandma would wish you one to if she understood who you are and what day it is.

So much to get done. Moving day just around the corner. Ah! Ready or not here it comes.

Today the nursing home told me she was being feisty. I was her pull her belt off setting off alarms. They shut it down while I was there visiting, but that was not long. We also took her out side on the porch for a while. Mom wanted to get in any automobile in the parking lot or get in the building. I wish I understood.

Abother brief visit

Today they had me come in and sign the forms to have mom released on Tuesday.

Mom is Going Home to Waterloo!

The Physical Therapist just told me they are releasing mom on Tuesday next week, discharging her. She could leave Tuesday or Wednesday or stay as private pay. She walks all over, yet she is not following commands (not much new there.) as far as I can tell she is basically back to where she was prior to May 1st stroke. Much to do, now. I need to cancel a Dr.'s appointment for next week and get it scheduled in Waterloo for her.

From Monday 26 June 2007

I was told when they took mom for her walk yesterday the therapist was trying to get mom to sit down following her with the wheel chair and she just kept going like the Energiser Bunny. =-)

I ask about the test they had told me about the night before for the infection. They said they did not have results yet. I am not sure they collected a sample for it yet as it looked like the gathering stuff was in her room. I need to talk to the Therapy people today I missed them yesterday. The nursing home is putting the new floor in the dinning room yesterday so she had her meals in her room yesterday all the residents did from what I was told.

Mom was very bright and alert as well. I do not know if having her up walking helped to stimulate her or if she was just having a good day. She ask for her pictures and identified some from her wedding party correctly. She told me my ds 14's name was my ds 16 name, so she was close and many call them by the wrong names. She even told me my name. I told her again about my brother and his wife's baby they are expecting. However her short term memory is not real good.

Momday June 25, 2007

Mom was being difficulty both times I stopped in today. She wanted to stand, not sit in a chair. DS 16 commented on how she was fighting to stand and set off her alarm. She worked word search puzzles today!!! She has not wanted to work them at all since this most recent stroke until today! They said she worked them all day, and wanted to stay out by the nurses station where there is more activity. YEAH! I am guessing she is getting back to where she was before the stroke.

They called me tonight they think she has an infection. They are going to test for it yet tonight. I hope to learn more about it as well.

Different

Mom was being different today. I brought her Bible down to the services at the nursing home and she did not want it. Then they handed her a song book she pushed it away as well. She did want to sing. We sang all the verses of Jesus Loves Me and Count Your Many Blessings from the hymnal. Once she started singing she both read and sang the words. LOL Still when I looked up the text for her she said she did not want the Bible and when I went to leave she wanted me to take it with me, so I did.

Then my next younger brother called as I answered the phone I found the one I grabbed was dead, and I was too late for another I stretched for. So as I walked out the door for the store I found he had left a message on my cell phone. Some one wants to buy the old pickup camper. It is falling apart and they still want it? So I talked to DH It cannot be worth much at this point. The brother who called is willing to clean it out and they are willing to get rid of the trees they have sprung up around it. So we might have more to mow next time. who can tell?

Night at ER

Tonight as I was out to get dh some thing for our anniversary, this weekend, my phone rang. It was the nursing home they had found mom on the floor. She had a fallen and had a large bump on her head. They asked and even suggested she should go to the hospital to get check out. So I went home got my paper work, a couple of boys, headed over to get her. There was an accident on our way there so we were delayed a couple of minutes to get around it. The boys helped me get her in and then waited. They did a CAT scan it was negative and she checked out well and was sent back to the nursing home.

The CNA said she should have been watching for the fall today as she was much more active today.

60'!!!!!! She did it!

Mom walked!!!!!!! 60 feet from her room to the nurses station! She is still having trouble going from sitting to standing. She walked with a walker and a couple of aids. I am so excited!!!

I knew she could do it. I am so happy for her.

Back to Skilled

Thanks B!!!

I talked to the head nurse on Wednesday. We started the ball rolling, Mom is back on skilled! It may be very short term the only way to tell is to try though. Today mom asked me to take her home again! yeah. She wants out of that Gery chair real bad! I promised her she could be soon. The head nurse thinks the soonest I could get mom home is July 5th, even though I think it could be sooner. I do not know how all this works. She is doing much better than the hospital made the nursing home believe she could do. Glad I never believed that.

Mom fell

As I was out the door Saturday on my way to the nursing home dh's cell phone rang. It was the nursing home looking for me. They found mom out of her chair on the floor. On her right side! The did not see any thing wrong and she said she was not in pain. Well I went in within less than two minutes, They called the nurse to come check her out. The nurse said they would check the next day or so too.

When I arrived on Sunday she was in her room in her chair, her roommate in the door. I got by her roommate, pressed the call the nurses light to get in them in there. She was trying to get out of her chair into bed alone. It takes two of them to move her with a hoyer lift. They wanted her to stay up until supper, she wanted in bed. It was early afternoon. Since I was there to visit, a nurse had me take her to a lobby to visit. She kept begging to go to her room and too bed. She rolled to one side and discovered she was wet so I had them change her. Then I left as she only wanted to be in bed. (sigh)

Excuses! I will get there.

Sorry I could not make it over to see mom yesterday. We watched a young man (6 year old) from 6:35 A.M so his mom could help another friend go check back on her brain surgery a 5 hour drive away. He left about 5:15 P.M. when his dad got off work and picked him up. Then our guest for supper arrived about 5:20 P.M. he played a game with most of the family and watched a movie with us. Thank heaven for a T.V. Guardian! (I do not like movies with out one.) He left about 9 and then ds 8 asked again if we could go over to the Balloon Glow, we had heard about on Tuesday at piano lessons. We missed it by missing a turn and a low fuel light on the work car. Even when we left for that I knew mom was already down for the night so too late to go visit.

I will get there today, yet I do have a lot on my plate for the day it looks something like this.
D. H. running his first race @8 A.M.
a presidential candidate (town hall meeting) stopping here at 9:15 A.M.
Visiting mom
caring for her property, so road trip.

I better go get ready for the day as dh rode his bike down to the start about 4 miles away. It is a 4 mile run. I hope he finishes as high as he thinks he might be able too. He is hoping for top 10 in his age group, go #345.

Not much to say

Nothing new to report really. The calendar at the nursing home had a man coming in to sing on Tuesday, well he showed up on Wednesday. He was singing when we arrived on Wednesday. So we waited though his show to visit with mom. I am thankful activities takes mom to music things. While there I asked about the animal control lady being there the Friday of the NICHE conference. She had brought a dog and mom loved the little dog who was very well behaved.

Thursday while visiting mom was on her way back from lunch and just wanted to get in bed. We read the Bible, sang and tried to visit but she wanted in bed so I let the nurses put her back in bed.

I am wondering if I should move her out of there sooner then I was originally thinking. More to pray about.

Stay

Today she wanted me to stay. I was planning on staying for a while when arrived yet she wanted me to stay. Then when I need to go she still wanted me to stay. (sigh) We read the Bible, sang and sat quietly. When quite for 5-10 minutes, I asked her what she was thinking. She said she was thinking about me. I asked if it was good or bad she said good.

Her plants do not look like they are doing well. I wish I knew what to do for them.

What I have learned

Today mom looked pretty good. Yet the nurse left me a note that mom is still bleeding in her stool occasionally. So I am glad I ask about that again.

Mom I am guessing had just eaten lunch so she was sitting up more than laying back. Yet I thought she seemed uncomfortable. I will have to talk with them tomorrow. One of the CNA's wanted to ask about it a couple of days ago, so I plan to on Monday.

5 of the residents attend the little church service today. We sang one hymn, Adam T sang a sepcial song and played guatar, then he preached. Simple striaght forward and to the point message. The best I have heard there. =-)

No News is Good News ...

Or so I am told any way.

Do Not Make Dr.'s Appointment on days that start with T.

Today she had a doctors appointment to check the progress of her shoulder, if it is staying in place. It is, Thank the Lord! She will go back in a month. She has a break in her longest finger on her right hand they are going to tape. (Heaven only know who that could have happened.) They did tape it, but she pulled it off. (She will be a stinker about this I believe.)

Taking the mini bus is interesting. The nursing home said to be there at 8:30 for moms 10:10 A.M. appointment, (not far away. About 2-3 miles.) A mini bus was there at 8:40 so I checked to see if it was mom's and if she was ready. She was, yet it was not hers so we waited. An aid brushed her hair and we waited. Her bus arrived about 9:25. We were there in plenty of time, early. She saw the Dr. he had X-rays taken and we saw him again. We are done the mini bus was called and we started waiting, after waiting some time, I looked at my watch from there we waited one hour 45 minutes longer for the mini bus. Mom was asking if cars, truck and others were her I almost had ds16 bring dad's truck to come get us. He was cooking lunch when we spoke or I would have.

I plan to get her moved back to 108 Bishop in Waterloo, on/by August 7, 2007. August 10th would have been mom and dads 50th wedding anniversary. I just could not keep up driving every day to Waterloo. Unless she has another stoke or something happens.

My next younger brother called, one of mom and dad's long time friends has passed away. We will have to send a card.

Thoughts from June 5th

While visiting with mom yesterday I, she asked me to read the Bible to her. So I did. Then I was singing to her she stopped me in the middle of the "The Old Rugged Cross" to ask if I was leaving. No, I was not leaving. Shortly afterward I noticed her mouthing the words to the song. I love it when she does that. She allowed me to have the curtains open while reading the Bible and singing. Yet after I closed it she complained it separated because of the plants.

Speaking of the plants the one from my brother is not blooming any longer but otherwise seem to be doing fine. While the one from B..... & J...... is not looking good. All the blooms are wilting. Otherwise it looks fine so I am wondering if they are just done blooming. ? . I hope it is doing fine.

She is not in pain, so that is good. I think we are ready for her Dr. appointment tomorrow.

Sunday

On Sunday mom spent all day out of her room.=-) When I was there so she could get to church on time she was in the front hallway. Ready to go. When I went back after church at night she was in the hallway on the side. She was awake more being out of her room.

They are telling me she is objecting to them using the hoist to move her. So I tell her she needs to do, what they say so she can walk again. One of the workers let ds 8 drive the hoiist to put his grandma from her Geri chair to her bed. A lot to do today.

Saturday and Sunday observations

While there last evening mom was on her way to supper. So I talked to her in the hall. She wanted to go in the dinning room. But they were lining them up and not quite ready yet. I got called home shortly after she got her food. Sitting there waiting while most had there plates, I thought they had forgotten mom. They had her seated at a table by herself as I was there. Yet I did notice some marks on the top of her head. When I inquired they said she has been scratching her head there.

Today they had her out and ready to go to church when I was there earlier. Yet I did notice her ear has been scratched and scabbed up and flaking off. It does not look good to my thinking so I will ask about it when I go back today.

We are going to have her shoulder re x-rayed on Thursday.