03-08-23 Happy International Women’s Day
I wanted today to be better than it was. I was horrified to see that my Mom couldn’t get out of her chair by herself when I went to pick her up for her physio appointment. We picked up her vial of B12 and went to her appointment using a wheeled chair after pushing her in her walker to the clinic. I was overwhelmed emotionally when she said it is like her feet aren’t listening to her brain. She has a CT scheduled for the 18th as they are concerned she may have had a small stroke in her sleep which has caused this sudden decline in her mobility. She kept saying she was sorry and I kept telling her not to be, that I am just so sad and afraid for what is going on and that we will get to the bottom of it. After the appointment I brought her home, changed her bed and brought all her laundry with me as she is unable to go down the hall to the laundry room. I did make her promise to go down to the dining hall tomorrow night for dinner as the physiotherapist and the Diabetes nurse say she needs to keep moving. I agree as she seems to get worse the longer she just sits. So hard to watch her age by the day. I got storage insurance put on her car so she doesn’t have to make a decision about it right away and her insurance runs out after Friday. Bill is going to go jump start it tomorrow and I will take it for a long drive to charge it up again. I had to go back to the office when I was done with her as I had been gone for 4 hours and needed to run a payroll still. Just got home and threw her laundry in. Gene and Lukas have offered to help her out in the future. They are good boys, and were going to get the bus there after school but I said I would do it this time. I am arranging a home care worker to come and assist her to shower weekly as it will be safer and more comfortable for both of us. Once the laundry is in the dryer I am going to climb into a tub and get a good sleep as I can’t get further behind at work. ‘Night all.
triumphgal 