Hello All,
I stayed at the hospital last night with mom, and things are moving in the right direction. She needed help throughout the night to stay comfortable, so I got no sleep and tended to her. She really doesn't like it too much, this whole incapacitation thing. At around 4 in the morning, I was standing over her, waiting for the nurse in the dark. She says "don't just keep standing there, you look pathetic!" I started laughing and said "It's pretty funny you telling me that I look pathetic. You can't even get out of bed!" We both laughed a good one from that.
Today mom met with her Occupational therapist who was great. She helped get mom into a wheelchair and took her into the hall. Mom was not able to tolerate sitting up, and her blood pressure dropped, but it was a good start. We got her back into bed and the OT showed me some range of motion exercises to do with mom's left arm.
When I got back to the hospital after dinner, the first thing mom said was "look at my arm. I have been working on it." She lifted it towards her face, better than she had been able. I almost cried as I told her what a great job she was doing. She'll be fine, but it's going to be a hard road, and just because she is strong enough to get better, does not mean that she should have ever had this happen to her.
Love,
Geoff
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