EagleMoon Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 I haven’t been here for a while and just saw this. Glad your mom seems to be doing better. Hopefully she will continue to do so. 2
OldRUSHfan Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Visited mum at home today. She is still pretty frail obviously but her speech has improved a little And she seemed more chatty. I'm glad to hear this! 1
The Cat 3 Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Visited mum at home today. She is still pretty frail obviously but her speech has improved a little And she seemed more chatty.Continued thoughts, prayers and hugs your way today. 1
LyndseyG Posted November 11, 2018 Author Posted November 11, 2018 Sorry to hear this Lindsey. My mother in law had a stroke about 10 years ago. Other than some language difficulties, she's recovered fully and still lives on her own at 87. So there is hope for recovery. The thing we're wondering is: Will she recover before the cancer takes over? Don't worry, I know we'll just have to wait and see. 1
LyndseyG Posted November 11, 2018 Author Posted November 11, 2018 I haven’t been here for a while and just saw this. Glad your mom seems to be doing better. Hopefully she will continue to do so.Visited mum at home today. She is still pretty frail obviously but her speech has improved a little And she seemed more chatty. I'm glad to hear this! Eagle Moon! :hi: The problem is she is doing better in some things but not others. 1
LyndseyG Posted November 11, 2018 Author Posted November 11, 2018 Visited mum at home today. She is still pretty frail obviously but her speech has improved a little And she seemed more chatty.Continued thoughts, prayers and hugs your way today. Thank you Cat 3.
OldRUSHfan Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 I haven’t been here for a while and just saw this. Glad your mom seems to be doing better. Hopefully she will continue to do so.Visited mum at home today. She is still pretty frail obviously but her speech has improved a little And she seemed more chatty. I'm glad to hear this! Eagle Moon! :hi: The problem is she is doing better in some things but not others. I HATE these situations. "Wait and See" type stuff....I've had to deal with them all too many times myself... all power and love to your Mom and Family, Lyndsey! 1
LyndseyG Posted November 17, 2018 Author Posted November 17, 2018 To update a rather convoluted story: Mum was sent home last Friday but didn't do so well. She has been taken into a rehabilitation clinic, which used to be a small hospital on the outskirts of our home town. She will be there for a few weeks. After that, we are not sure. It will depend on how she responds.
toymaker Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 To update a rather convoluted story: Mum was sent home last Friday but didn't do so well. She has been taken into a rehabilitation clinic, which used to be a small hospital on the outskirts of our home town. She will be there for a few weeks. After that, we are not sure. It will depend on how she responds. Thinking of you in the midst of your worry - and hoping that they'll figure out the right combination of meds, therapy and support that will allow your mum to regain some activity and comfort. 1
OldRUSHfan Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 To update a rather convoluted story: Mum was sent home last Friday but didn't do so well. She has been taken into a rehabilitation clinic, which used to be a small hospital on the outskirts of our home town. She will be there for a few weeks. After that, we are not sure. It will depend on how she responds. I hope she responds well, Lyndsey! 1
LyndseyG Posted November 23, 2018 Author Posted November 23, 2018 Thanks guys! We are going to see her tomorrow. 1
blueschica Posted November 24, 2018 Posted November 24, 2018 Thanks guys! We are going to see her tomorrow. I hope the rehab will be what she needs and that it's a healing place for her. Sending positive energy for you guys! 1
LyndseyG Posted November 24, 2018 Author Posted November 24, 2018 Thank you BluesChica! We got home about ten minutes ago. She's comfortable... about the same as she was last time we visited. Maybe a bit more chatty. 4
LyndseyG Posted November 25, 2018 Author Posted November 25, 2018 One thing we noticed: she seems short of breath.
LyndseyG Posted November 27, 2018 Author Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) So mum was sent home - against our wishes. She was there for about an hour before having another fall and needing an ambulance again. They have since taken her back to the rehabilitation centre. We knew she wasn't ready. Edited November 27, 2018 by LyndseyG
OldRUSHfan Posted November 27, 2018 Posted November 27, 2018 So mum was sent home - against our wishes. She was there for about an hour before having another fall and needing an ambulance again. They have since taken her back to the rehabilitation centre. We knew she wasn't ready. Seems they need to be a bit more perceptive than they are about these things. 2
blueschica Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 So mum was sent home - against our wishes. She was there for about an hour before having another fall and needing an ambulance again. They have since taken her back to the rehabilitation centre. We knew she wasn't ready. I think many problems could be avoided if the facilities would listen to families more closely. I hope your mom gets the time she needs this time. 2
LyndseyG Posted November 29, 2018 Author Posted November 29, 2018 They have been giving mum more tests.They think she may have a water infection. They will do more therapy on her and arrange specialist stroke care for at home instead of the crappy re-enablement team that we were having to put up with. This specialist care is orientated to stroke patients. She should never have had re-enablement care as that's for people who WILL DEFINITELY get better. Apparently her Occuptaional Therapist was pissed that they sent her home early too. 1
blueschica Posted November 29, 2018 Posted November 29, 2018 They have been giving mum more tests.They think she may have a water infection. They will do more therapy on her and arrange specialist stroke care for at home instead of the crappy re-enablement team that we were having to put up with. This specialist care is orientated to stroke patients. She should never have had re-enablement care as that's for people who WILL DEFINITELY get better. Apparently her Occuptaional Therapist was pissed that they sent her home early too. I'm glad the therapist is standing up for her, too. Specialist care sounds like a good thing. 1
LyndseyG Posted December 2, 2018 Author Posted December 2, 2018 They have been giving mum more tests.They think she may have a water infection. They will do more therapy on her and arrange specialist stroke care for at home instead of the crappy re-enablement team that we were having to put up with. This specialist care is orientated to stroke patients. She should never have had re-enablement care as that's for people who WILL DEFINITELY get better. Apparently her Occuptaional Therapist was pissed that they sent her home early too. I'm glad the therapist is standing up for her, too. Specialist care sounds like a good thing. It turns out the nurses didn't think she was ready either.
OldRUSHfan Posted December 3, 2018 Posted December 3, 2018 Well at least the nurses aren't dummies! Good to hear! :D 1
LyndseyG Posted December 7, 2018 Author Posted December 7, 2018 Update: Mum has a chest and water infection. She is on 3 types of antibiotics. We noticed that she seemed short of breath. She has also had two chest x-rays and theychave confirmed that it is a combination of the chest infection and tumours in her lungs. She also seems to get mixed up with what day it is.
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