domestic goddess
6-22-12, 10:10am
My mom is back in the hospital again, and has been for about a week. At the beginning of this week, I really didn't think she would make it till the end. But here we are on Friday, and things don't look so bleak, though not all the news has been good. Still, it could be worse...I think.
One thing we did find out yesterday is that her ability to swallow is impaired. She can handle liquids, but solids are going into her lungs. It is beginning to look as though we may have to put in a feeding tube, as she is hungry and asking for food.But she can't handle it when she gets it, and she is unable to feed herself, anyway. And we sure don' t want her to have aspiration pneumonia. It isn't always easy to get old.
We have had to place her in a nursing home for her safety. She is very unsteady and was falling frequently. At first the nursing home was kind of letting her stay in bed too much, until I told them that I wanted to see her allowed the opportunity to participate in some of the groups they have there. Whether or not she really interacted with anyone, I wanted to see her out and about. They went along with me and, before this illness, she was winning at bingo.
It is so hard to be so far away and trying to at least supervise her care. I plan to go down later this summer, unless I should have go before. I have obligations here, too. I need a wife! Or a clone. Yeah, I could send my clone to work, and I could go home.
Well, I've ranted long enough, and I do feel better. Yesterday was a kind of a low point. Purple Kitty knows this, and she comes into my bedroom and sleeps on my bed with me. Kitty purrs are comforting. She doesn't usually come into my room, so it is nice to have a furry visitor. When I get down there, I am going to take my mom's 5 cats visiting. One at a time, of course. I think she will really like that.
One thing we did find out yesterday is that her ability to swallow is impaired. She can handle liquids, but solids are going into her lungs. It is beginning to look as though we may have to put in a feeding tube, as she is hungry and asking for food.But she can't handle it when she gets it, and she is unable to feed herself, anyway. And we sure don' t want her to have aspiration pneumonia. It isn't always easy to get old.
We have had to place her in a nursing home for her safety. She is very unsteady and was falling frequently. At first the nursing home was kind of letting her stay in bed too much, until I told them that I wanted to see her allowed the opportunity to participate in some of the groups they have there. Whether or not she really interacted with anyone, I wanted to see her out and about. They went along with me and, before this illness, she was winning at bingo.
It is so hard to be so far away and trying to at least supervise her care. I plan to go down later this summer, unless I should have go before. I have obligations here, too. I need a wife! Or a clone. Yeah, I could send my clone to work, and I could go home.
Well, I've ranted long enough, and I do feel better. Yesterday was a kind of a low point. Purple Kitty knows this, and she comes into my bedroom and sleeps on my bed with me. Kitty purrs are comforting. She doesn't usually come into my room, so it is nice to have a furry visitor. When I get down there, I am going to take my mom's 5 cats visiting. One at a time, of course. I think she will really like that.