Mom is home now.

For those of you keeping up with my Mom and her recent illness and hospital stay; she was transpoorted home on Saturday by ambulance. She slept most of the day Saturday. My Dad was a wreck on Sunday taking care of her. I seriously thought he cannot handle this. But I will give him a lot of credit for what he is doing and it breaks my heart that I cannot help him as much as I would like too. By Monday he seemed to settle down (my Dad that is). I could hear it in his voice how tired or stressed he gets. I actually talked to my Mom Monday and she told me that she was hungry and they weren't feeding her! My Dad had just told me she ate breakfast but apparently it wasn't what she wanted. It was quite funny it was like she was telling me that they were not feeding her. My Dad asked her what she wanted and she wanted a italian beef sandwich from the hot dog stand we like to go to. So Dad went and got her a sandwich. She needs to eat she has lost weight and needs to get strong again. I think my Dad has determination to make her well again and he will accept nothing less! I am one of those who have to wait and see and can not get my hopes up until I see for myself. Hoping and praying for the best here is all I can do right now. I call Mom & Dad daily to get and update. Today she sounded good but she has to stay in bed for 2 days the blod thinner has her blood a little thin trying to regulate the right dosage. So again thanks for the prayers and phone calls and notes of kindness it means so much to me that words could never describe it.

Hugs Terri

Well good news I think???

Well good news I think??


Just talked to my Dad tonight. He was at the hospital today talked to the Dr. and Mom might get to come home by Sunday. Yeah that is my birthday! She developed a blood clot in the calf on the right leg and she started swelling up. They took her for an ultrasound and seen the suspected blood clot. She was started on Coumadin and the swelling started going down the next day. Today was day 2 of Coumadin, not as much swelling my Dad said. She is being a picky eater and the Dr. told her she has to start eating better to get stronger.

My Dad has decided that he wants to take care of her at home for her last days. We don't know when that will be, but Dad is tired of seeing her in pain and them poking, and moving her all around. He calls it beating her up. My Dad hates nursing homes and does not want her or himself in one. So he decided yesterday he was going to get a nurse to come to the house and a hospital bed and commode set up for her comfort at home. My brother and I don't think he can handle her by himself like he thinks. But you know he has had her around for 61 years and it is hard for him to let go! I can't help but keep thinking of the movie The Notebook here. I have a DVD of it but can't bring myself to watch it right now because I don't want to bawl like a baby! I have done enough of that the last couple of days!!! So who are we to tell him he can't do what he wants to do!!! Besides he turned 81 yesterday and he's my Dad!

So keep the prayers coming and thank you again for everything it means alot!!! Some days I just couldn't put anything on the blog because I would be crying and couldn't see to post! So again thanks for all the kind words and prayers. I will keep you all updated as I can.

Hugs Terri

Updates

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. My Mom has been moved to a rehab hospital as of last Tuesday. She is better in some ways but will never be her old self again. We found out with all the stuff she has going on ( prolapsed uterus, tumor on her ovaries, mass on her hip, MRSA, and she also has severe dementia) she will not be able to have surgery for any of it because she is too frail and would not come out of surgery. So it is sad to say she will have to suffer with pain. My Dad is holding up well for now getting tired. He does not want to accept the fact that her mind is not right because sometimes she knows you and sometimes she is a child again. This is the hard part for me, because when she gets to come home in a couple of weeks my Dad is her primary caregiver. I don't think he wants to admit that she sometimes doesn't know who he is even. His Mother had Alzheimer's and didn't know him at all and he took that very hard. My Dad turns 81 on Sept. 9 and gets around very well. My Mom & Dad celebrated 61 years together on Feb. 8. Last June (2007) we all got together and they renewed their vows for a 60Th wedding anniversary party and all the children and grand and great grands were all there! We have wonderful pictures thank god after that my Mom's health has went down hill. I seen her for her birthday in March and she looked bad, but when I went a couple of weeks ago and seen her in the hospital she looked very frail she is down to 106 lbs now.

So thank you for all the prayers, thoughts and words of kindness they all mean so much to me that everyone cares. Please keep them coming. My Mom is a very strong person but it is in Gods hands now.

Hugs Terri