Mom's friend Martha called this morning and said she was coming up to see Mom and stay. It is nice to have someone, I kind of get lonely. We visited, I gave her a tour of the hospitality house and got her signed in, we visited more, went to eat and to walmart. Glad I have room for someone to stay with me. Tomorrow I am going home for the night to handle bills and business and love on the dogs, maybe Jeff if he is lucky, but going to love on Zach and Luca too!! I will be back on Thursday. So it will be nice that Martha is here while I am away.
I don't want to say it was an uneventful day because every day she is improving and getting her chest muscles stronger. Still doing great on just the oxygen and having many daily breathing treatments.
Cardiologist checked her again today and said he was happy. I got to like the man, he was wearing purple today :O) Wound care nurse said her belly is looking good. She was sitting up this evening when we had to leave.
I think she might of been glad to see someone other than me. I was telling her something this evening and she was looking at Martha and she winked at her. Yes, she did! I have a witness. Actually she was wide awake and interacting alot with Martha and me. Even her nurse said she had not seen her so engaged as tonight. Of course she is usually sleeping in the evening.
She wanted to take a paper away from an aide today. So I got up and got her a piece of paper. She held it, then laid it down. I showed her some things I drew in the notebook, she looked. I drew her a tree, showed it to her and asked her if she knew what it was. She took to notebook and laid it on her lap. Then I tried to give her the notebook and pen and asked her if she could draw something. She took the notebook and quickly laid it on her lap, gave me the eyeroll and shut her eyes and I believe ignored me. Nice to see my real Mom is still there. She looked at her pictures today and watched Luca videos and was happy and smiling. Rich sent me some on the phone and I showed her those and she held the phone and looked at them.
I was expecting a call telling me she got out of her chair after we left, but didn't get one. She works and works at the seatbelt and I think they better watch out!!!
Bunches of Love,
Angela
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Uneventful
Today was a good day, just not much new, but no backtracking either. She is still on her oxygen and doing great, she was at 100% oxygen saturation all day. Was wide awake this morning and interacting with me. She rubbed my face this morning and was playing with my hair. I told her I was going to crawl in bed with her and snuggle with her and she smiled at me.
Got lots of smiles today. I held Jonah and Paige's picture up for her today and she was smiling and she took the picture from me and held it. She would lay it down and then hold it back up and look at it. Then this evening Luca talked to her on the phone and she got a really big smile. I miss that little guy so much, I was so glad to talk to him too! Nanny will be there in a few evenings to hug and kiss you Luca Luca!!!!
The infectious disease doctor checked her this morning. Said her tummy was looking good, less red and more drainage, which was normal. She took her off one antibiotic and put her on another one. Poor girl, she gets 5 different things through IV's. She has lines and tubes running everywhere. Lots of beeping going on at times.
Dr. Winn (might be how you spell it) the cardiologist was in this evening. Said her breathing was a bit labored, but her oxygen sat was perfect, nothing to worry about there. He explained that within a matter of days your lung muscles turn to jelly when they are not used and hers are just working on getting stronger.
She sat up for 2 hours this evening and did fine. Tried to escape again I do believe. One new thing is I noticed a blister that has popped up on her right arm. I know it was not there last night and I am pretty sure it was not there this morning. Told the nurse, she checked it and said they would chart it, keep an eye on it and let the wound nurse know about it.
While she sat in the chair, I laid across the bed and watched and talked to her. That bed is comfy!!! I told her I would stay in it for her tonight and get all the pokes and she could come sleep in my bed. She just rolled those eyes at me. She was staring off into space for quite awhile and I said "Mom, are you in there" and she focused on me and gave me one of those mother looks like I was an idiot. Hey, I was just checking.
As for me, yes everyone, I am taking care of myself and eating. I am more settled here in the house and have a sort of routine. I even painted my toes the other night. Bet you all wanted to know that! I did go to Walmart today and look around for a bit and got some frozen food to eat here at the house and went to Panera and treated myself to a Cinnamon Crunch bagel for breakfast in the morning. Came back and ate a sandwich at the kitchen table. Thunder laid at my feet and made me feel right at home! Time for bed.
Bunches of Love,
Angela
Got lots of smiles today. I held Jonah and Paige's picture up for her today and she was smiling and she took the picture from me and held it. She would lay it down and then hold it back up and look at it. Then this evening Luca talked to her on the phone and she got a really big smile. I miss that little guy so much, I was so glad to talk to him too! Nanny will be there in a few evenings to hug and kiss you Luca Luca!!!!
The infectious disease doctor checked her this morning. Said her tummy was looking good, less red and more drainage, which was normal. She took her off one antibiotic and put her on another one. Poor girl, she gets 5 different things through IV's. She has lines and tubes running everywhere. Lots of beeping going on at times.
Dr. Winn (might be how you spell it) the cardiologist was in this evening. Said her breathing was a bit labored, but her oxygen sat was perfect, nothing to worry about there. He explained that within a matter of days your lung muscles turn to jelly when they are not used and hers are just working on getting stronger.
She sat up for 2 hours this evening and did fine. Tried to escape again I do believe. One new thing is I noticed a blister that has popped up on her right arm. I know it was not there last night and I am pretty sure it was not there this morning. Told the nurse, she checked it and said they would chart it, keep an eye on it and let the wound nurse know about it.
While she sat in the chair, I laid across the bed and watched and talked to her. That bed is comfy!!! I told her I would stay in it for her tonight and get all the pokes and she could come sleep in my bed. She just rolled those eyes at me. She was staring off into space for quite awhile and I said "Mom, are you in there" and she focused on me and gave me one of those mother looks like I was an idiot. Hey, I was just checking.
As for me, yes everyone, I am taking care of myself and eating. I am more settled here in the house and have a sort of routine. I even painted my toes the other night. Bet you all wanted to know that! I did go to Walmart today and look around for a bit and got some frozen food to eat here at the house and went to Panera and treated myself to a Cinnamon Crunch bagel for breakfast in the morning. Came back and ate a sandwich at the kitchen table. Thunder laid at my feet and made me feel right at home! Time for bed.
Bunches of Love,
Angela
Ahhhhh......Air
Morning to everyone :O)
Couldn't use the computer last night, sorry. Another wonderful day on Sunday. I went in and she was completely breathing on her own. She was just getting some oxygen. She tolereated that all day long. Her blood gas was perfect. The put on a little box so she could talk. She made some noises, but didn't talk any. I could actually hear her cough!! Not just see that she was and hear nothing. I also heard a pretty loud sigh at one time. She is still getting her breathing treatments and she was coughing up alot of mucus. But they said that is a good thing that she can cough it up on her own and get rid of it.
If all goes well, she will be on the oxygen for 3 days and then she will just breathe regular air. I asked about how long she would have to keep a trach in. The RT said it just depended on how she was doing and what the doctors felt. She said it is not good to take it out, have the neck to start healing and have to put it back in. So time will tell on that.
She was up sitting in the chair when I had to leave at 8. I didn't like leaving her even thought I know she is "seatbelted" in. It really is an old fashioned seatbelt!! She was staring to move around, so I don't know if she was trying another escape plan.
That's about all for the day. We shall see what today holds.
Bunches of Love,
Angela
Couldn't use the computer last night, sorry. Another wonderful day on Sunday. I went in and she was completely breathing on her own. She was just getting some oxygen. She tolereated that all day long. Her blood gas was perfect. The put on a little box so she could talk. She made some noises, but didn't talk any. I could actually hear her cough!! Not just see that she was and hear nothing. I also heard a pretty loud sigh at one time. She is still getting her breathing treatments and she was coughing up alot of mucus. But they said that is a good thing that she can cough it up on her own and get rid of it.
If all goes well, she will be on the oxygen for 3 days and then she will just breathe regular air. I asked about how long she would have to keep a trach in. The RT said it just depended on how she was doing and what the doctors felt. She said it is not good to take it out, have the neck to start healing and have to put it back in. So time will tell on that.
She was up sitting in the chair when I had to leave at 8. I didn't like leaving her even thought I know she is "seatbelted" in. It really is an old fashioned seatbelt!! She was staring to move around, so I don't know if she was trying another escape plan.
That's about all for the day. We shall see what today holds.
Bunches of Love,
Angela
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