Small Step Back

Today was a good day, just a small step back. She seemed to working really hard to breathe, you could tell by watching her stomach. She was working those muscles pretty good. So they put her back on the oxygen she was getting through the trach. You could tell within a few minutes that it helped. I was told not to worry, that was normal. Usually when they start stopping the oxygen through the trach, they do half and half. Half on the oxygen and half with the trach plugged for a 24 hr period and they didn't do that with her.

The cardiologist was in and listened to her heart and said all was good. He made the comment to her that he was sure she was sore from doing all that work while breathing on her own. That was before they put back on oxygen. She woke up for him and rubbed his hand and smiled at him. I think she likes him. Don't we all know how we feel about someone. He is very nice and soft spoken and he gets down in her face to talk to her and is never in a hurry.

Mom slept most of the day today. I put a bunch more pictures up for her and she was looking at them. Maybe tomorrow I will get something out of her besides a smile, not that that isn't good enough!!! They did start her tube feeding and it is not leaking out her belly.

Anyone want my story about going home? Went home Wednesday afternoon. It was really good to be home, but I missed Mom. Jeff and I went to visit Luca and Ashleigh that evening. I knew I missed Luca, but didn't know how much til I saw him. He seems like he has grown so much in just a month. I think he missed me too!!! I was hard to leave him. I took a few videos for Mom and we have watched them a few times, but then she goes to sleep.

I ran into a few problems while I was home and luckily they let me spend another night at home. I learned that it is hard to get a nurse on the phone to check on Mom. Does anyone else experience that?

Being home was nice. Got to love on my sweetie and Zach and the doggies. When I got home, Jeff was vacuuming. That is attractive!!! He even cooked for me Thursday night. Best meal I have had for awhile.

I went to see the lawyer Friday morning and then Martha met me and gave me a book she bought, more on that later. Then I was off. I stopped in Bloomington at the mall to get mom some of her favorite body butter at Victoria's Secret. Anyone who knows mom, knows she does not like to have dry skin! They were having a sale, so I got me some too. They have my favorite scent there too! It's not bad when they have a sale. If you spent so much, you got a gift. A free pair of thongs. WooHoo. They are packaged like a cupcake, really pretty. I took them out and decided they might fit on one of my legs. HAHA Anyone want them??? I stopped and went to the bathroom and got a drink at Mickey D's. On the road again, I was going to call Jeff, couldn't find my phone. Stopped at the next offramp and tore the car apart looking for it. Nothing. Only thing I could think of was I accidently threw it away at McD's. I had to turn around and drive back 32 miles. Went in and told the, was not in garbage. Great! A nice employee went out with me and called my phone. Somehow it got down in the seat and I couldn't see it. Sigh....at least I hadn't lost it. Back on the road, 64 miles wasted. I was so glad to get here.

They put a realtor's lock on the house with the key in it for me. Do you think I could get it open....NO, of course not. I do know how to do a combination lock. I had to call Mary Lou and she got me in the house (it's a secret how) finally got to go over and see Mom.

Saturday morning I try to get in the car and they remote doesn't work. Oh, the battery is dead. I figure I left something on. I came to the house early in the afternoon to get my key out of the box. The volunteers got it right out. Makes me look smart! One of the ladies had some jumper cables and she went with me and we got the car started. I let it run awhile and drove it around town. Parked it and turned it off and back on to check it. I go out around 5 to go get something to eat and its dead again. Luckily I didn't have to have it. I am right next to the hospital and I did have some food in the freezer. I will ask tomorrow and find out where I can take it. Can anything else go wrong this week? Guess I will just laugh.

Bunches of Love,
Angela