Mom's in the Pokey....
 

well, not really. She's in the hospital. Had a stroke last night. We're all heading out to see her this morning.

Well wishes much appreciated.

Well wishes being beamed across the water for your mum, you, and the rest of your family.


Sent by thought transference

she and you and all of you do. have my best wishes. my mom had a stroke in 97. they can be terrible.

So sorry to hear this, Tril. Sending supportive thoughts and well-wishes to you and your family.

Get better!

All my good wishes for you and your family. They have some fabulous medicine and techniques to help your Mom. Fingers crossed!

Best wishes to you and yours.

Take care of yourself, Tril. I'll be thinking of you.

Good thoughts going your way.

Don't forget to take care of yourself, hon. My thoughts are with you.

Sorry! You're in my thoughs. Sending good vibes your way.
:(

Just returned from hospital. They're keeping her another night which really REALLY pisses her off (if you can imagine a 79 year-old pissed off head cheerleader0

Sunday skeleton crew. We got there at 10:30 and she'd had nothing to eat (you ORDER via the telephone and via menu what and when you want- my mom can't remember that!) so we got her food and as soon as it came up they took her to MRI. It being Sunday, the MRI won't get read till tomorrow. She no happy lady. No happy at all.

They didn't have a HOH listing on her dry erase board, the freaking idiots and you could tell her anything, like, oh, hey, your house just burned down and she'd just smile and nod like she knew what the eff was going on. I went up to the nurses station (they were having high level discussions about the movie Magic Mike so I can see where they'd be too busy to LOOK AFTER THEIR PATIENTS) and said, "Hey, you got a dry erase marker?"

Startled nurse, "Oh, yeah...."
hands me marker.

I write in big green letters VERY HOH!!! and then I handed them her POA/living will papers. They knew not to fuck with me then. Really, though, come ON. I know it's Sunday and you hate working and fuck this weekend crap but DO YOUR DAMN JOBS!

signed,
Disgusted


eta: in today's hospital, if you don't have at least ONE advocate you are fooked. And fooked good and hard and then sent a bill. It's disgusting.

Crikey, Tril, that sucks big time!


Sent by thought transference

How frustrating. Do your damn jobs, is right. :mad: Glad she has you for an advocate because you're right, an advocate is necessary.

It sounds like she is stable so far ... ? Very glad of that. Hopefully she can get home into familiar surroundings asap.

Re the HOH, my father, who is profoundly deaf, had the same issues in hospital. The nursing staff just DID NOT choose to get it and breezily talked while they were facing away from him, or mumbled, or whatever - they never took it seriously no matter how many people I talked to. Utterly frustrating.

Sorry to hear that, but glad you're taking charge and making things right. Don't forget to take care of yourself, too. :hug:

Sorry to hear about your mom and the horrible nurses. I hope she gets better soon. :)

Lucky she's got you Tril. I wouldn't like to tangle with you when you're pissed off. Well, actually I know I don't like it. lol Seriously though, I hope she's ok and it was just very mild with no major lasting effects for the poor old duck.

My thoughts are with you all. xxx

thank you all. You're wonderful friends.

she was actually discharged last night. The doc came 'round and said she could go home. She jumped out of bed and TOOK OUT HER OWN IV ready to bolt. When Dad and I got there to pick her up they said, well, her discharge has been cancelled...so, more wrangling but she DID end up coming home. She's going to have physical therapy at home for gait training as she is very unsteady on her feet but at least her B/P isn't 86/38 like it was earlier. Her heart rate was 43. Pumped a few bags of fluid in her and she's her self again-as much of that 'self' that is left. On the way home she said, "This is monday, isn't it?" and we said, "
No, it's Sunday," and she said, "Oh, it's a holiday then!" and we just let her go on believing it, coz, hey, every day can be a holiday if you want it to be.

sounds a little creaky and freaky, but waaaay better than it could have been. thanks for the update.

Still praying for her speedy recovery....Wait a minute, is she planning on voting for Obama?

Sounds a worrying time for you all. Glad she's on the mend and out of the hospital. *hugs* and yeah, like the others have said: remember to look after you too! :P