Sorry I'm posting again. All the topics are different, so I hope it's ok.
I'm so frustrated! About 2 a.m. l knew Mom was in the bathroom. I was wide awake but didn't hear her go in. I went by the back door to let the cat in and I hear BOOM!
I went running in and my son came flying up the stairs, it was so loud!
My stomach's already in a knot. When I got to her she was sitting on the floor, in front of the bedroom door naked from the waist down. She had her right foot in her pj bottoms. No depends nor regular underwear. Those weren't the pjs she was wearing when she went to bed. She was wearing a clean depends at bedtime too.
Figured she peed through and went to change. She usually doesn't pee fully in her pull ups, there more for leakage.
I pulled her PJs up and help my son get her up. I can't pick her up alone. And she doesn't have the strength in her legs to help.
We got her in bed and asked what happened. She said she went to bathroom yada yada yada.....but as she was talking her lips were...weird. She even asked if she was talking funny. She said she felt like she was.
I slept in her recliner next to her bed. She goes to PCP at 11 this morning anyway
I was fuming, she just don't listen! She's supposed to use her walker all the time. Some mornings I get up and she's on the toilet crying because She can't get up. No walker in there.
Its not that she forget to use it either.
She walks around my house like an eleven month old baby just learning how to walk, yet not having mastered balance . Or better yet, a drunk.
I constantly have a knot in my stomach cause she just gets up and goes, weaving , bouncing off walls, grabbing for air, leaning backwards, sideways, over face down and now her knees just spontaneously give out!
No one took me seriously when I told them about her short term memory issues. Although I don't think she forgets the walker.
Aside from wrapping her in bubble wrap, what can I do?
I'll be thinking of you and your mother and hoping for the best. Please update us when you feel up to it.
Office of the aging needs a copy too. I called and will get a new appointment with them.
I'm waiting for the social worker to get info on POA.
As for the chair, her PCP's office is calling around looking for a resource. Thank you shb1964, I will look into my area and see if that's an option.
Mom's glucose was 51. Wow that might have been the problem. Anyway, she's fine now, lucid and joking.
Barb, your hugs are the best! 💕
GA, I'm going home to take my nephew to the store for seeds. He wants to grow flowers! Gardening for therapy! 🌞
Hugs and Hope for the Best to you and your Mom.
What does he want to plant?
I bought some seeds, pots, soil, gloves and a little shovel. I'm going to let him fill a pot with dirt and plant the seeds. That way, he can take it home to put on his window sill, and water. Hopefully something will grow.
I'm going to be adding fertilized soil and food to the mix. I grabbed him a Grumpy ( character from the 7 dwarfs ) pot to put the real pot in.
So darn cute.
I'll do that this morning before I go to the hospital to see Mom. I will have to cut his visit short though, he's too young to stay occupied at hospital for the length of time I stay with her.
Do you know if Medicare will kick in as Mom's primary insurance, after her Medicare advantage plan has been dropped?
We are now outside their coverage area, being in a different state. We had an appointment with the office of Aging to choose a plan that covers this area. That's where we were off to yesterday when she couldn't function.
I want her to be moved to rehab this time. Her PCP wants her to get therapy. Last time, after the first stroke, the rehab wouldn't take her because of her coverage.
I think I would call Medicare directly and raise this issue, probably the sooner the better to ensure there's no gap in coverage.
Yes, she can go outside during home rehab. Dad always insisted on this, so his physical therapist would walk with him up and down the street, especially down to the beach, so he could take longer walks, and gain the benefit of the fresh air.
As to your nephew, great idea to help him learn gardening basics. Is there any room for more planting at his home? There are some plants that are considered good for "children's gardens."
Years ago when I was teaching adult ed classes, I approached one of the local communities about teaching children's gardening. I developed a work scope, class schedule, supplies list, then learned that the coordinator had decided a master gardener was needed to teach children, so I was out.
Dad grew up on a farm; he and Mom gardened for years, as did I, but I didn't have the certificate of a master gardener. I wasn't hurt or annoyed, just amused. And after I thought about my having to bring in all the supplies, I was glad the job fell through. Hauling dirt, pots, plants and more for every class would have "grown old" quickly.
It's sounds like you had a wonderful time growing up.
Ugh, I started so many things I thought would be great, only to find out it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Thanks for the info on home health care. I'm calling Medicare now. I don't want her stuck with bills.
I called Medicare and chose a new advantage plan. It will kick in July 1st.
The Medicare rep said to get some zip codes further out from my area to find someone who has their contract for transport wheelchair. Thanks to Barb, I know how to do that myself.
I'm so tired. I went to hospital this morning. Talked to hospitalist, he was puzzled about her having a stroke on the preventative meds. I found that strange. (That he was puzzled) I reminded him about her blocked corrotids, with the plaque shooting up to her brain, he just blew that it off. Neurologist and vascular surgeon will be there tomorrow. I'll deal with them for the big stuff.
I left the hospital around 12:30 pm. Went home to take care of nephew, cause DH had a Dr appointment to get results of pet scan. He found out he now has spots on his lung and something in the area he had his cancer removed last year. He had rectal cancer. Went through chemo and radiation, then surgery in Nov 2017. Great...
Anyway, I fed nephew lunch, then drove 3 hours to give him back to my brother.
On the way home, Mom called me crying. She wants to come home. Grrrrr! Plus I broke a nail and my cat sprained his paw.....I'm done!!!!!