I talked to Johnny last night and he said that mom had gone to the doctor and that only forty percent of her heart was working and that it was going to take a long time for her to come back. She is still in the extended care and they are doing physical therapy on her. It is just a slow process. Sometimes when I talk to her I can understand her and then other times I don't have any idea what she is talking about. Johnny thought that maybe she had a stroke but the doctor doesn't think so. They did some blood workup to check her medicine and to make sure that they are all working together like they are suppose to.
She said that she was coming home on Monday but that want happen. She is still not ready physically. I am going up on Thursday and spend the day with her and my sister. Maybe we will have more news then.
Christy and Chad are on there way to see Michael for the night because Christopher has to be in Birmingham at eight in the morning for an appointment for his hernia. The baby is with me right now but I will be taking him to Chad's dad in a little while for him to spend the night because I have to work tomorrow.
Chad has another flare up of his MRSA and he needs to go to the doctor but he hasn't. If he isn't careful he will be back in the hospital.
I go to the doctor tomorrow to have my thumb looked at. I am sure that they are going to want to do surgery. We will wait and see what they say.
Well, I better go and get some things done before the little one wakes up. Have a great week.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I have a few minutes to update so I decided to get it done before heading to work. I seem to say tired a lot but what do you expect with working to jobs and trying to spend time with my mom.
I went to see her on Sunday and she still has a long way to go. She is very depressed and we can't seem to get her out of that stage. I was there about five hours and I bet we didn't talk about forty five minutes the whole time I was there. We can't get her put of bed or get her to eat very much.
Johnny had the doctor come check on her yesterday and of course when he came in she sat up and was eating good and she was cutting jokes with him and as soon as he left she went right back into her shell. The doctor asked her if she has been up walking any and she told them that she couldn't walk and the doctor told her that she would be up today and she would be trying to walk with a walker. He told her that he sure wanted to get her home before the Alabama/Auburn game, which is in about three weeks. He told her that if she didn't get up and get on it that it wasn't going to happen. Johnny did say that they were going to regulate her medicine and see if that will help her out. We have a long ways to go. Just keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Christy took Christopher back to the doctor last week because he was having problems with the hernia that he had and they are now going to send him to the Children Hospital in Birmingham to make sure that there isn't any more problems. He goes on Monday.
We have had some rain due to the hurricane that came through. We needed some rain but the peanut farmers wished that it would hold off a few more days. Oh well, that's the way it goes.
Well. I better get off her and head to work. Have a great day.....
I went to see her on Sunday and she still has a long way to go. She is very depressed and we can't seem to get her out of that stage. I was there about five hours and I bet we didn't talk about forty five minutes the whole time I was there. We can't get her put of bed or get her to eat very much.
Johnny had the doctor come check on her yesterday and of course when he came in she sat up and was eating good and she was cutting jokes with him and as soon as he left she went right back into her shell. The doctor asked her if she has been up walking any and she told them that she couldn't walk and the doctor told her that she would be up today and she would be trying to walk with a walker. He told her that he sure wanted to get her home before the Alabama/Auburn game, which is in about three weeks. He told her that if she didn't get up and get on it that it wasn't going to happen. Johnny did say that they were going to regulate her medicine and see if that will help her out. We have a long ways to go. Just keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Christy took Christopher back to the doctor last week because he was having problems with the hernia that he had and they are now going to send him to the Children Hospital in Birmingham to make sure that there isn't any more problems. He goes on Monday.
We have had some rain due to the hurricane that came through. We needed some rain but the peanut farmers wished that it would hold off a few more days. Oh well, that's the way it goes.
Well. I better get off her and head to work. Have a great day.....
Monday, November 2, 2009
What a busy couple of days. I have done a lot of driving and had a great visit with Michael. I got to Michael's around six and they were in the process of making chicken pot pie for supper. We sat down around seven and had dinner and then we looked at pictures that they had taken when they went to South Carolina with the boys (their dogs) and I showed them the pictures of my trip to Oregon. I was surprised with Michael because he knew a lot about Crater Lake. It was really good to see him and I think Christy, Chad, me and the boys are going to make another trip up there in about four weeks. I was surprised to see that he wasn't so stuck up with buying his house that he could not enjoy it but he wasn't like that at all. He has two dogs named Oakley and Dozer. They are labs. Overall it was a great trip just a little short but I will stay longer the next time.
I left Michael's around eight thirty and headed to the doctors office for my checkup. I got there around nine forty and saw the doctor and I had a great checkup. He said unless I have any more problems that he wanted me to have a great life and enjoy it. I wasn't worried about the checkup because I already had a good report before I went up.
On my way to the doctor office Alan called me and told me that mom was out of the hospital. I called her about an hour later and she told me that she did not think that she was going to stay home long because she was a lot weaker than she thought she was. She had a hard time getting into the house and Johnny has hurt himself and it was hard for him to get mom inside. When I called her she asked me to call her back later that she was waiting for a call from the doctor and of course they put her back in. She is having problems controlling her bladder and that is a concern to her. She is not sure what they are going to do yet other than they are going to do some physical thearpy to help build her strength.
There has also been some mistreatment by a couple of people and they have had to deal with that also. One of the employees was rough on mom when she was told that she had to finish moms bath because they moved her to another room and she wasn't very happy with the idea. My point is it doesn't matter if she likes it or not because that is her job. She said she was afraid to say much because she doesn't know how she will be treated. Mom has had several of the upper hospital employees in her room this past week to get to the bottom of the problem. My thought is they need to fire the girl on the spot as soon as they prove that she has mistreated a patient. This not the first time this has happened with this girl.
I am planning on writing a letter to the head nurse at the hospital. It may not do me any good but it will make me feel better.
I may go up this Friday. It just depends on how she is doing. If not then I will probably go up again on Sunday. Just keep her in your prayers and thoughts because she is going to need them. I am afraid that she is going to give up if she can't get her strength up and especially since Johnny is also not doing well.
Have a great week and I will keep you updated on my mom and thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
I left Michael's around eight thirty and headed to the doctors office for my checkup. I got there around nine forty and saw the doctor and I had a great checkup. He said unless I have any more problems that he wanted me to have a great life and enjoy it. I wasn't worried about the checkup because I already had a good report before I went up.
On my way to the doctor office Alan called me and told me that mom was out of the hospital. I called her about an hour later and she told me that she did not think that she was going to stay home long because she was a lot weaker than she thought she was. She had a hard time getting into the house and Johnny has hurt himself and it was hard for him to get mom inside. When I called her she asked me to call her back later that she was waiting for a call from the doctor and of course they put her back in. She is having problems controlling her bladder and that is a concern to her. She is not sure what they are going to do yet other than they are going to do some physical thearpy to help build her strength.
There has also been some mistreatment by a couple of people and they have had to deal with that also. One of the employees was rough on mom when she was told that she had to finish moms bath because they moved her to another room and she wasn't very happy with the idea. My point is it doesn't matter if she likes it or not because that is her job. She said she was afraid to say much because she doesn't know how she will be treated. Mom has had several of the upper hospital employees in her room this past week to get to the bottom of the problem. My thought is they need to fire the girl on the spot as soon as they prove that she has mistreated a patient. This not the first time this has happened with this girl.
I am planning on writing a letter to the head nurse at the hospital. It may not do me any good but it will make me feel better.
I may go up this Friday. It just depends on how she is doing. If not then I will probably go up again on Sunday. Just keep her in your prayers and thoughts because she is going to need them. I am afraid that she is going to give up if she can't get her strength up and especially since Johnny is also not doing well.
Have a great week and I will keep you updated on my mom and thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
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