Wednesday....today marks one week at Eskaton....yesterday I called and voiced my concerns to the floor manager and today I felt the coldness of the staff that it effected....the nurse had even told my mom that I was stressing him....so my mom told me to stop calling and to quit worrying....well mom not going to happen. I did tell the nurse that my conversation with the manager was nothing personal that this is my mother and I wanted the best care for her and he would do the same if it were his mother, I have since been told by 2 health professionals that I did the right thing and that these patients need advocates...but I am very sorry that he told my mom.
As for my mom I would have to say that this was a bit of a down day...she was very tired and barely ate anything. I know tonight that Deborah stopped by and sort of forced my mom to eat some soup even though she wasn't thrilled about it. My mom is also very swollen especially her right foot...I am interested in finding out why it keeps happening....also the fact that she can not finish a short sentence without running out of air. I am hoping that she doesn't end up being oxygen dependent. Deborah asked me if I was giving her a multi-vitamin and I said I thought that Eskaton was as I heard the nurse tell her that she was getting pills and a vitamin...but the computer said no and that I was not allowed to bring vitamins from the outside to give her but that they would talk to the (invisible) doctor about it. I think it is interesting that they haven't already done this being that she doesn't eat. OK we can all live without eating for quite awhile but water we can not live without....SHE HAS TO DRINK MORE WATER.
So for all her friends who visit I have a favor....there is a spirometer in her room (it is a clear thing with a blue hose and mouth piece) she is supposed to inhale with it 5x every hour - deep inhalations, or have her do at least 5 deep breathes with in through your nose out through your mouth AND drink water while you are there - that would be awesome...I can not be there 24 hours a day so your help would be so appreciated....I really don't think that she thinks about it when no one brings it up....she will probably tell you that she will do it tomorrow, she just isn't quite herself yet.
At 9pm my phone rang and I noticed the number as Eskaton's - uh-oh I thought...it was the nurse who called to tell me that my mom had "slid out of bed" - fell out of bed. She had been assessed and there were no injuries - I know that she is on heporin (a blood thinner) so I asked if that posed a problem and he said that she has no injuries - I called to talk to her and ask her if she was breakdancing - she laughed and said that she is fine...so I said good night.
Take care all and thank you again for your visits, calls, emails, cards and thoughts...they really mean a lot to all of us. If you don't already have it here is my email mandersen06@sbcglobal.net
Good night
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