Tuesday.....Well I am a day late on getting this post done. I went to work and Evie was with my mom from 7-1 - thanks Evie. Evie told me that my mom had slept in until about 11'ish so she had eaten late breakfast. I got there about 12:45 as my mom had a doctors appointment at 1:30pm.
I could hear the radio in my mom's room - a familiar sound both of my parents would turn the radio on loud while they got dressed and ready. I had not heard that radio since my mom had been home....that must mean that she is feeling more like herself. I opened her door to see her plop down on her bed in a big huff....she said that it was hard to get anything done. She was trying to get dressed and couldn't figure out how not to get tangled up in the oxygen cord. I helped her get her street clothes on so we could get going. My mom forgets that it takes longer to get ready these days...so we run a little late wherever we go. Confusion was still present as she was not sure of the day or time but it seemed a bit better than Monday.
We had an appointment at orthopedics to double check her hand (she had a hair line fracture from her initial fall March 16) - the ortho doctor said that he thought she was healed and didn't want her to wear the splint anymore and gave her the green light for her physical therapist...it was a 10 minute situation and my mom was so tired she was falling asleep in the office. We got home and she went right to bed and I headed home.
I called to check on her in the evening and Erika told me that she was in the refrigerator looking for something to eat....she was craving spinach...I brought her some.
Wednesday.....I arrived at 8:30'ish to find Penny sitting and waiting and my mom asleep. I talked with Penny a little and then went and tried to get my mom up. She didn't want to get up but I told her that we had to be at the doctor by 10:30. She asked why I had scheduled an appt. so early...I told her that I have kids I have to pick up and don't have so much time to get it all done. She wanted to get up so she could read the paper and just sit a little. I went out and put together a breakfast and went back in to get her up. She finally got up and came and sat down. It is funny but I run around trying to get stuff done...she is always telling me to sit down....I am watching the clock and reminding her that it takes longer for her to get ready now...but she just kept sitting there - the first appointment was at 10:30 and it was now 9:45 and my mom still wanted to take a shower. So she finished her pills and we were rolling...we made it to the parking garage of Kaiser at 10:25am, I park and my mom says "we have 2 minutes now"....yea I know that's why I said we had to hurry...luckily the doctors are rarely on time.
Dr. Koga my mom's general......came in and was so impressed with how my mom looked. He said that he had not expected her to look this good. She was surprised that she was upright. He said that not many people live through this and make it. He talked to my mom about the importance of the (dreaded) mask and told her that she must wear it....she listened and I told her that I would try to get ahold of someone who could show her everything and try different masks on. He also told her how important it is for her to take all her meds (she had refused her bedtime meds and I was frustrated because no one called me to tell me) that all of the meds were important right now and she had to be careful to take them. He also told her that right now she someone watching over her 24/7 to make sure she is alright. That hopefully at some point she could be alone again but not right now. He said that he blood pressure was great and her breathing sounded really good. Hopefully if she does what she is told she can get off the oxygen and maybe the Bi-PAP (my mom calls it the BeeBop). She did tell Erika that she HAD to wear it tonight. Maybe it is finally sinking in. He wants to see her again in 1 month and her ordered some blood work for us to complete today...we did.
We then went and saw Dr Brawley (the surgeon who saved my mom) he also was amazed how good she looked and told her that he was going to email everyone who was in the O.R. on March 16th and tell them how great she looks. He wants to see her again in 3 months.
After we left Kaiser we talked about getting something to eat before we went home....how did the club sound......Great...we went to the club for lunch and Shirley joined us. My mom was very clear and wide awake there...talking to us a lot and following conversation very well...she was joking a lot with John (the waiter) and talking details with us. Different people came up to her and welcomed her back with hugs and kisses. We all ate our lunch my mom finished the majority of hers and we went home. My mom really ready for a nap now. Kathy the PT would be there soon so she had to hurry to get a nap in. After today I feel like (and can see) this will all work out and my mom will (most likely) be back to her (close) self soon and she will get to stay home alone. We shall see how it all goes.
Tonight they were eating some yummy potato soup made for them by her neighbor...so nice.
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