Houseguests Gone

[fabrisse]

My uncle called me a good hostess. My dementia!aunt physically threatened me. They've just left for the airport. I'm relieved. I'm a little conflicted.

A volunteer who works with the hospice will come sit with Mom tomorrow while I have my doctor's appointment. With luck, by COB tomorrow, I'll have my new reading glasses, my antidepressants, and about 4 hours where I'm not making certain Mom is okay.

Comments

[mecurtin]

Oh my dear. At least you're not schedule to have Weather, as so many of us are.

Are you having to lift or turn your Mom? That was the part that I found physically hugely demanding.

[fabrisse]

Yeah. Minor tornado warnings yesterday, but fine today.

I'm nearly in tears having just tried to change Mom. I have a lift system thingy, but just the rolling has been my main thing.

[mecurtin]

This is why I was doubtful about having her at home. Watch YouTube videos about how to do it, but you really need multiple sessions with a trained home health aide showing you how to do it and coaching you through it, because it's a "move your body this way" thing.

It brought me to tears, too.

[fabrisse]

Second nurse helped. She's arranging it so someone from the hospice service comes by 6 days a week, and I have a number I can call 24/7.

[siderea]

Phew! Fingers crossed.

[fabrisse]

Tightly!

[kathmandu]

Yay for getting hospice help.

And congratulations on making it through the first weekend. Here's a gold star.

[fabrisse]

A *GOLD* star! Thank you. I feel like I made it to bronze at best.