Mom's in the Pokey....

Trilby · 11-04-2012, 08:38 AM

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.

limey · 11-04-2012, 09:22 AM

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

Sent by thought transference

BigV · 11-04-2012, 09:30 AM

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

orthodoc · 11-04-2012, 09:38 AM

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

jimhelm · 11-04-2012, 09:45 AM

Get better!

Nirvana · 11-04-2012, 09:59 AM

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

Undertoad · 11-04-2012, 10:03 AM

Best wishes to you and yours.

Clodfobble · 11-04-2012, 10:41 AM

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

Griff · 11-04-2012, 10:51 AM

Good thoughts going your way.

infinite monkey · 11-04-2012, 11:05 AM

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

glatt · 11-04-2012, 01:09 PM

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

Trilby · 11-04-2012, 01:52 PM

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.

limey · 11-04-2012, 02:16 PM

Crikey, Tril, that sucks big time!

Sent by thought transference

orthodoc · 11-04-2012, 02:24 PM

How frustrating. Do your damn jobs, is right.

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2012, 05:39 PM

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

11-04-2012, 08:38 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	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. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-04-2012, 09:22 AM	#2
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Well wishes being beamed across the water for your mum, you, and the rest of your family. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-04-2012, 09:30 AM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	she and you and all of you do. have my best wishes. my mom had a stroke in 97. they can be terrible. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-04-2012, 09:38 AM	#4
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	So sorry to hear this, Tril. Sending supportive thoughts and well-wishes to you and your family. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-04-2012, 09:45 AM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Get better! __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

11-04-2012, 09:59 AM	#6
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	All my good wishes for you and your family. They have some fabulous medicine and techniques to help your Mom. Fingers crossed! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

11-04-2012, 10:03 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Best wishes to you and yours.

11-04-2012, 10:41 AM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Take care of yourself, Tril. I'll be thinking of you. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-04-2012, 10:51 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good thoughts going your way. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-04-2012, 11:05 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Don't forget to take care of yourself, hon. My thoughts are with you.

11-04-2012, 01:09 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sorry! You're in my thoughs. Sending good vibes your way.

11-04-2012, 01:52 PM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	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. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-04-2012, 02:16 PM	#13
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Crikey, Tril, that sucks big time! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-04-2012, 02:24 PM	#14
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	How frustrating. Do your damn jobs, is right. 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. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-04-2012, 05:39 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sorry to hear that, but glad you're taking charge and making things right. Don't forget to take care of yourself, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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