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Post by Sharon on Jan 24, 2020 8:12:21 GMT -5
Made it to Friday. Just need to get through today then I can enjoy a blissfully empty weekend calendar.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2020 8:23:41 GMT -5
Made it to Friday. Just need to get through today then I can enjoy a blissfully empty weekend calendar. I hope you didn't just jinx yourself!
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Post by busymom on Jan 24, 2020 8:40:38 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Happy Friday! And, my relative is out of the hospital, so that makes it a good day.
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Post by busymom on Jan 25, 2020 9:15:49 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! It's the weekend!
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 25, 2020 9:26:50 GMT -5
Good morning everyone. Not a nice day here. 49*. It rained all night and still is a little. Much standing water. The Boy Scouts are camping out and my ham radio club is taking our trailer there to be part of their training day. Not the best of conditions. Well 3 cups of coffee and oatmeal and I'm on my way there.
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Post by Bluerobin on Jan 25, 2020 9:45:20 GMT -5
Mornin Muffins! With all this rain, it may be time to help that guy Noah down the street. He is building a real big boat.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 25, 2020 10:46:04 GMT -5
So far my weekend is starting out just fine. Last night when I went to do my Mom duties she was on the phone with my Bro. I got the mail and skedaddled before she hung up. Mom is having troubles with her voice mail and I think century link made it worse. I assigned that task to Bro to deal with and he apparently had called Mom to find out what it was doing and what was going on. Today is supposed to be a few shower and then the rain moves in again this evening. On the agenda for today is some laundry and a trip to Walgreens. Mom is looking for a specific type of eye drops that the doctor has told her to use and she is having troubles finding them. I need a couple things from there anyways so it is no big deal. Then tonight I will take dinner over to Mom's and we will watch some TV this evening.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 25, 2020 11:03:53 GMT -5
Gracious good morning to all my weekend peeps! Slightly shorter practice at the pool this morning since the kids had a meet. But I had to make a stop at Winn Dixie for something DH wanted that we could not find anywhere else. Done my stops this morning and just tossed wet stuff into the dryer. Also charging up the batteries for the mower and trimmer; I won't mow until tomorrow, but I could get the edging done today.
Planning on baking cookies later and doing some freelance and blogging. Dinner is fish and chips.
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Post by ners on Jan 26, 2020 10:34:43 GMT -5
Morning all. It cannot decide if it wants to rain or sNOw. Another dreary day. Off to work in church nursery. Wonder if any one will show up.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 26, 2020 11:00:42 GMT -5
Wow! Peeps are in need of a serious brunch today. I hope I have delivered.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 26, 2020 11:03:08 GMT -5
Chilly morning today; quite a contrast from yesterday. Lawn should be dry enough to mow later. I am doing a last batch of laundry at the moment. Ran this morning. Feel bad for those poor kiddos freezing their whatzits off on the last day of the swim meet today. At least the sun is out, which helps. Dinner is pork loin and fried rice. I am trying a new sweet chili sauce as part of the marinade for the pork.
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Post by ners on Jan 26, 2020 12:54:40 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Jan 26, 2020 12:58:24 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Sun is out, and temps are "normal" for this time of the year, which means the 60's. My relative went back into the hospital yesterday. I actually found out from the hospital, as the nursing home didn't contact me.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 26, 2020 13:01:34 GMT -5
Brunch looks fabulous it's hard to choose. Mom's surgery is Wednesday, I am so tired being the target of her snark and venom. I am beginning to understand why some people just walk away from their lives and go somewhere else and never come back.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 26, 2020 17:01:39 GMT -5
Brunch looks fabulous it's hard to choose. Mom's surgery is Wednesday, I am so tired being the target of her snark and venom. I am beginning to understand why some people just walk away from their lives and go somewhere else and never come back. That's sad that she is doing this to you, especially since you do so much for her. But it sounds like she's not the person she used to be. Illness, medication, age, life circumstance...they all take their toll. I remind myself of this every day as I watch DH change. Same human, but the personality is altered now.
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Post by busymom on Jan 27, 2020 7:50:50 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Yup, it's Monday once again. Now twice in a week, a hospital has told me they weren't sure if my relative was going to pull through, and once again he's doing better. One tough cookie! Thanks for serving brunch yesterday, NancysSummerSip. And Sharon, has your Mom been evaluated for dementia? Some of those folks have some pretty dramatic personality changes. So sorry you're dealing with all of this.
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Post by busymom on Jan 28, 2020 7:51:55 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! We got just a bit of rain overnight. A good thing, since it's still rather dry here.
Had another "grim reaper" talk with staff from the hospital yesterday. That's the second of that type of talk in a week, which is rather depressing. My relative is out of danger now, but they're not optimistic in the long-term. But then, I keep remembering how short of a time I was told my Mom would live, and she greatly exceeded their expectations.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 28, 2020 8:02:48 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! We got just a bit of rain overnight. A good thing, since it's still rather dry here. Had another "grim reaper" talk with staff from the hospital yesterday. That's the second of that type of talk in a week, which is rather depressing. My relative is out of danger now, but they're not optimistic in the long-term. But then, I keep remembering how short of a time I was told my Mom would live, and she greatly exceeded their expectations.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 28, 2020 8:28:37 GMT -5
It is pouring down rain and I can see no reason why I should drive to work in that mess but guess I have no choice. Tomorrow is surgery day. I keep telling myself that other people will be in charge then and will probably tell her things she doesn't want to hear but they can deal with her. They will also torpedo her plans to come home alone, to the house with multiple flights of stairs, with a toaster and mini fridge in her bedroom and a bottle of tylenol.
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Post by Bluerobin on Jan 28, 2020 9:02:58 GMT -5
Mornin Muffins!
Good Luck Sharon. With luck, they may release your mom into a recovery facility for a few days. You can probably suggest that.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 28, 2020 9:20:05 GMT -5
Good morning everyone. 40* and partly sunny. Took my RMD and now my wife is looking for some project to spend it on. Hers is bigger then mine and we'll take it later.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 28, 2020 11:19:09 GMT -5
Hope the surgery goes well.
I don't see her getting released to a home where she will be alone to a home with multiple flights of stairs. Let the social worker deal with it.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 28, 2020 23:05:12 GMT -5
Mornin Muffins!
Good Luck Sharon. With luck, they may release your mom into a recovery facility for a few days. You can probably suggest that.
Mom has Medicare Advantage and apparently they have the final say on if she get to go to a rehab facility for a while. We won't know until after the surgery. She has been approved for a 3 day stay at the hospital which is the first step in getting Medicare to pay for a stay at rehab. The doctor has talked with her that she could possibly be in facility for one to three weeks. I think her age, the fact that she lives alone, and the stairs should all help her case. That and the yelling fit she threw when we were at her pre-op appointment. We could fix it so that she could live on one level in the house but she flat out refuses to consider it. That is what she was yelling at me about during her pre-op appointment. I think that if we got it all set up for her she would find a way to get herself up to her bedroom and stay there.
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Post by busymom on Jan 29, 2020 6:21:18 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Insomnia hit hard, even though I went to bed after Midnight, I woke up just after 5 am, and have been wide awake since. I finally got up since it wasn't worth fighting. Best wishes on your Mom's surgery today, Sharon! She may not like it, but recovery at a rehab center is a good thing. My Mom went to one at least twice during her days in & out of the hospital.
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Post by ners on Jan 29, 2020 6:39:52 GMT -5
Hoping the surgery and post-surgery goes well for your mom Sharon.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 29, 2020 8:34:36 GMT -5
Hoping surgery goes well, Sharon.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 29, 2020 9:41:12 GMT -5
Thank you for the well wishes everyone. I got sleep in a little bit this morning which certainly has helped my stress level. Time to have some breakfast, shower and then pick up Mom.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 29, 2020 23:29:13 GMT -5
The surgery went well. Mom didn't have general anesthesia they gave her a spinal block and then meds that made her really sleepy so she basically slept through the procedure. She was a lot more with it once she got to her room then the times I've seen her after a general. Once the spinal wore off enough that she could feel/move her legs they got her up and walked across the room and back.
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Post by busymom on Jan 30, 2020 13:59:52 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! DS had an appointment with one of his specialists this morning, so we had to get out the door early. His new medication is doing a good job, so since he's on a combination of 2 different anti-seizure meds, they're going to try to reduce the amount of the first drug he was prescribed. Of course that makes me a bit nervous, but if there's no change in an upcoming EEG, that's what we'll try to do.
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