dumped over a full glass of water by my bed during the night. Got up at to finish sleeping in my recliner then I couldn't get it down. Thank goodness Jake is an early riser. He got me out of the chair and by then I was so tired I had to ask Mary to make my toast.
My goal today is to put away all the clothes in my bedroom. Tomorrow I have a caregiver coming andI'm thinking of letting her do it.
Some days I can hardly walk and it's really pisses me off! Mary has health care workers coming Tues and Thursday through May from 8 to noon. We went to doctor yesterday and besides bad blood numbers I also have a UTI. Oh swell. I'm still not eating much and have lost 24 lbs. I'm terribly thirsty though. And for some reason I've been cold.
Mary decided I've got dementia. We had words over that one.
Gonna turn up the heat now.
Typing as become too difficult for Mom to do so I’m (Mary) typing as she dictates to me. She loves bossing me around, so this is dreamy for her.
She did physical therapy today and did really well. We discussed with Eric, the physical therapist when she could get
out and we are targeting April 24. Mom
is motivated to blow this joint.
She said to tell you the food here is pretty good, but she can’t eat very well
due to a canker sore in her mouth. She’s eating yogurt and using oral meds to
help the healing. Docs said no worries
about it yet. Its been an experience, that’s for sure.
I’ll be gone to Phoenix April 19-23. Mom will be at the rehab facility. If you’re in Vancouver, stop by. PM me for the address.
Mom says thank you for the calls, cards, and kind words. She’s getting them and will try to respond
when she gets home.
I'm moving a little better but I can't type yetl Oh welll all ingood time. I'm going to leave my typos for now. 4 Old ladies are sitting ourside my window singng How great thou art.
I was succcessful today at getting out and into my bed alone. Makes me so happy as know that means I can go home soon,HOping this week. I have a lot ton writeabout so i'll have to ask Mary to do it.
Another hardday. Went to doctor ane he took off the bandage. And again typing is a challenge so will have to postpone. sorry
It;s 3 pm on a Thursday after noon but I will only get a little bit written today as I keep making typos Too much to Share in one sitting anyhowl I've been wanting to blog for days but just didnt' the energy. Mary took me to Peace Health hospital onMarch25 andhere it is April 11 and I'm not close to coming home.
The hospital stay was okay but I had some additionalproblems. I wasn't peeing or pooping and my white blood count was low. I quit heating becasue I had no appetite and mymouth hurt. I was on Oxycotin but Marywantedmeoff of as got werird. At one point they were wheeling me in for a cat scan but I managed to get it in my headthat they were going to kill me. I asked to use the phone andimmediately called 911.The nurse explained what was going onwith me any they decided to wheel me back to my room.
A few days "?) later they transferred me next door to the rehab center.
I was much happier there. I have a room to myself, tv, toilet and a wheel chair and porta potty. The staff help meget up and outof bed. I can getup by myself now but I injured myelf yesterday andnow I can't get back in bed without help. I have a super nice phy. theapist ,well two of themreally plus several othere folks who drop in. Each has their own title. I was planning on coming home next week but since I hurt my knee again I'm still doing therapy --and oh how it hurts.
I'll write more tomrrow.
Here's a pic Mary took of me. AS you can tell I've lost weight.
as usual I don't have much to write about. Maybe after my surgery...Went in for a cat scan today and tomorrow I'll have a blood draw and a meeting with my surgeon. I hate how you have to wait all the time.
I woke up this morning and I could barely walk. No big deal as I'm often laid up when I first get up. Surprisingly, though, this time I didn't improve as the day went along. So autnnoying.
I made up a quilt square yesterday as I wanted to try this easy pattern. Like a dummy, though, I didn't just make one square. I cut 300 squares and then sat down to make one. It looks like hell.
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And here's a photo from Facebook of Elvis' grandma. Minnie Mae. My grandmother had a Minnie Mae too but she died young.
One of my Dad's cousins died recently. He lived in Canby Oregon and I always intended to drive down there to meet him. His name was Bill Patton and his grandma was my grandpa's sister.
I also gained a cousin this week. Wyatt, grandson of my cousin, Bonnie Walker.
Been watching a few movies lately. Loved Paul Giamatti in the Holdovers and wanted him to win best actor. I saw Oppenheimer but was bored.
I posted the Miley Cyrus video because I thought her performance was especially good.
Well, off to my chair now.
