Mom status – Wed Oct 14

I just wanted to let you know I went and visited with Mom today (Wednesday) for a very short visit on my way to her place to pick up some boxes and to bring her two new sets of PJs and socks.

She looked pretty good, even more ‘peppy’ than on Monday. She liked the PJs. One set was a satin set with a jersy inside, the other was a light flannel. I bought two other sets but I'll be returning them because one set is too thin and the other has stitching that she won't like. I did a massive PJ search on Tuesday after work. Next time we need PJs we'll have to go to the St Laurent shopping center, much bigger selection than Bayshore.

My only concern is that she has to run an obstacle course to get to the bathroom so I worry about her tripping on something. She runs the bathroom gauntlet every half hour more or less thanks to blood pressure medication. So much for the diagnosis of Apraxia. Guess it was just temporary because of the stroke. There’s no way she could manoeuvre around the two beds, move things out of her way to get to the bathroom because the obstacle course is different every time…

Until I see her progress plateau, I won’t let them close the door to her returning to the Monastere onto the assisted living floor.

She expressed a desire for a TV so I’ve asked for one to be installed for the week. We’ll see how it goes.

What I’m finding at the hospital is that they don’t really take the time to hear what she’s saying and tend to talk at her, not to her. I guess because she’s hard of hearing and is 91, and yes a little slow but she’s totally with it. They figure she’s not all there but in fact, she is. She’s just hard of hearing and a little slow but she’s fully aware at the fact they’re talking at her, not to her…

You might think I'm procrastinating finding out about her at the hospital but there is method to my madness. The longer she stays, the better she is and the more likely she'll be able to return to the retirement home in assisted living instead of being delgated to a nursing home. I've been in touch with the retirement home, they have no spot for her at this time but it may change when the time comes and they may find a temporary spot for her in the meantime since she's been there nearly 10 years. I won't worry but trust in a higher power that things will work out..