Saturday sucked.
Sunday was worse (I said I didn't have words).
Today topped worse than suck-y.
Mom had lots of vague commands, and anger at not having those 'needs' met. Yes, my sweet, forgiving, humane mother. Then late in the day she suddenly refused meds, refused a changeover in the IV bag and the second daily dose of the daily antibiotic. I won't detail all the arguments, counter arguments, paranoia, weirdness, and tears. But I was seriously concerned too much time had passed to keep her access port viable; it has to be in use, or else flushed with saline every hour. We finally got to a point where she agreed to let a nurse try to flush it; it still worked after not being used in two and a half hours.
I hope tomorrow goes back to regular suck day. I will celebrate it.
Ida Louise Duchane Pitcher
10 months ago
You are an angel...a very tired angel!
ReplyDeleteJulie, let us know if you need us. We are ready to come. Please take care of yourself. Love you.
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