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8 days ago
Finally some good news....Mom's shoulder is getting better. She is able to move it around more and the pain is considerably less than it was a few days ago before the Doctor gave her the cortisone shots. I am so thankful for doctors that actually listen and react....they are one in a million!! I've been going to him for over 30 years now...and quite honestly, I am not looking forward to the day he decides to retire. He is the same age as my hubby 63 pushing 64. He assures me that he will continue his practice as long as he is able. My son-in-law has figured out the problem with daughter's van and should get it up and running sometime tomorrow. Today they are all cramming into their little car and taking Hannah, Mattias and Quinn to visit mom. I've got a ton of paperwork to catch up with (for my son)...so I guess I'd better get to it and quit procrastinating Pray all my Blog Family, and anyone else that stumbles across my space, has a wonderful ...10 days ago
Left my house at quarter to 11 yesterday...got to mom's around 11:30. Helped mom get ready to go...we left her place at 12. Arrived in the city shortly after 1 (just enough time to grab a quick bite to eat before her 2 pm appt). Told the doc about her good shoulder which is now going bad ...suggested that maybe she had bursitis? Gotta love it when doctors actually listen. He sent me to the pharmacy next door to pick up some cortisone and gave mom three shots in her shoulder. He also renewed some of her prescriptions...next stop...Safeway pharmacy to fill the prescriptions then off to the X-ray clinic to have those shoulders X-rayed and back to the pharmacy to pick up the filled prescriptions. We left the city about quarter to 4. That is when the nightmare traffic began. It was wet, windy, dark...traffic accidents all over the place. Took us almost 3 hours to get back to my house. Had to get hubby to drive mom for the last leg home...I was a nervous wreck and dead ...
14 days ago
Now my mother's good shoulder is giving her trouble. It is to the point where she can barely get dressed or pull up her pants. On Wednesday I am taking her to the family doctor (another long trip into the city) and I have no doubt he will be sending her for an X-ray to see what is going on. I'm hoping it is something simple like Bursitis where periodical cortisone shots will help....but given the extent of her Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Osteoporosis...I have to prepare myself and her for the worst too. Heading out to her place in a short while to get some emergency pills to see her through until we've seen the doc. Also going to go out for dinner with her and see if there are any household chores she needs doing. Tuesday I'll be back at her place to administer her Enbrel, and Wednesday it off to the docs. Another busy week ahead. Seems our H1N1 problem has peaked up here....the number of deaths was minimal (way less than the number during the ...
20 days ago
24 days ago
The last few times I've been to see mom (shortly after my brother and his g/f) had been down I have noticed that her shelves (bookshelf, hutch, etc.) seem to be a tad emptier. I thought it was just my imagination. When I mentioned it to mom she said "Oh well, they must have just moved stuff around when they were dusting". I saw no signs that anything had been dusted...except for the odd spots where there was no dust and it looked as if something had been removed. Anyway, I let it go, thinking that perhaps mom had given brother and g/f stuff (none of my business). When mom was asked she denied it). Last week, when my daughter and the kids were there, she too, noticed that the shelves seemed emptier. On Tuesday, I was out at moms and my niece and nephew (brother's kids) and his ex-wife were there for a visit. They too, commented on the fact that they thought things were going missing. My niece mentioned that she had been up to her dad's and ...
