Saturday....I decided not to call before I went since yesterday she accused me of waking 5 people. Thought I would wait and see what she would say. I arrived there about 11am and my mom was fast asleep her breakfast pretty much not touched....Evelyn, the CNA, came in and told me that my mom had a shower...that is why she is tired?? She opened one eye and I said hi...she went back to sleep. After awhile I asked her if I could put the mask on to see how loud it was (she makes it sound like it is a loud as a freight train) I put it on her and watched my watch....I am not kidding when I say there was NO sound...I kept checking it as I didn't think it was on. There is a little sound in the mask of air moving but it is silent when it is on her face. Within 10 minutes she was messing with it....I said "no just leave it alone", 5 minutes later again I said the same....3 minutes later it was ripped off.....I am not sure what to do about it. When she gets home I am going to take her to Apria and let them tell her everything about it and try on a bunch of masks. I am interested to see how this goes.
She snoozed off and on until 12:30 then she had to get up to use the restroom...so I really didn't let her lay down again...lunch came and she sat at the side of her bed...she at first tried while she was laying down but I reminded her that she could choke in that position. So she gave in and sat up although she didn't eat much...she did take a few bites. I kind of forced her to drink water, OJ and 7-Up. The PT came in and said that she would be in a 1:00 to take her to therapy....right at 1 my said "I have to go"..."go where?" I said....she just pointed out the door....ok. The therapist came in a little after 1:30 and she said that she would wait and come back since my mom was eating...my mom started to say "OK" and I chimed in and said "oh no she's done eating" so off she went.
Today she did leg exercises with weights...and a balloon to squeeze between her knees (note to self - cheap way to tighten up the inner thigh). She seems to get easily distracted by what is going on...she was paying attention to the others in the room and the PT had to redirect her a few times (this is just like preschool). She did good maintaining her Oxygen level while she worked out - (she wasn't even wearing it). She walked all the way back to her room again. They left the oxygen off and her numbers stayed in the ok range. Maybe as long as she stays elevated then she can maintain good oxygen. She does get a hospital bed at home so she can sleep at an angle. Tonight my kids and I waited at my mom's house for Apria to deliver a bed, commode, and wheelchair...they were supposed to come at 7pm and got there at 8:30...my girls are usually in bed by 6:30pm...so they were way off.
It is 10:30pm and I just called to check on my mom and they say that she walked from her bed almost out of the room.....she has an alarm on her because they do not want them to get up on their own. Also she had taken her mask off already.
Just in case you need it here is the exact address to Windsor Elk Grove 9461 Batey Ave. Elk Grove, Ca 95624
Thank you everyone for your visits my mom is pretty good about remembering who has been there. Take care.
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