*Vibing for Rare's mom!

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Comment by Rare on July 23, 2017 at 9:34pm

Thought I'd update my Mom's situation.  She's farther along into her dementia than before.  Talking to people who aren't here, saying people left her pics and notes that are no where to be seen.  Right now she's talking about how bad the mosquitoes are here in her hospital room.  I requested last night that they hold off on her pain meds until this morning because of the hallucinations she has at night when on them.  This morning they backed her down to 25mg of the pain meds, she's had two and yet she is worst than three days ago.  There are cases of older people developing dementia while in the hospital.  Hopefully it will change once she gets to the nursing home.  I'm hoping, but not feeling very confident.  I'm so very tired.  It's the sixth day for me sleeping 2-3 hours a night and maybe if I'm lucky catching another 1-2 hrs during the day.  Sat down with the Chaplain earlier and got a good cry out...it helped but still feeling unsettled by what she is saying.  Just going to take it one day at a time and hope for the best.  It's all I can do at this point.

Comment by Rare on July 23, 2017 at 2:20am

Now you're making me blush. I take after my mother is all I have to say about that.  She may be rough around the edges but she has the most beautiful soul I've ever been around.  She has been my rock in hard times the past six years and is my foundation.  Without her I wouldn't even exist. 

Comment by MBD - Tha Last NetBender on July 23, 2017 at 1:47am

Your mother raised a BEAUTIFUL daughter!

Comment by Rare on July 23, 2017 at 1:33am

Thank you so much Les!  She's still quite out of it. It's been three days now, just hoping that she wakes up back to her normal self this morning.  They pumped her full of oxycodone after the surgery on Tuesday, by Thursday morning she was almost a vegetable because of it.  CAT scan shows normal brain function, so it's just a matter of her sleeping off the narcotic.  If all goes well she will be going to stay at a nursing home in her hometown on Monday.  I will be staying with her there until she is adjusted to the place and she gets her faculties back. The doctor says she will only have to stay there 6-12 weeks depending on how well she heals and how she responds to the therapy.  I'm hoping not to have to spend many nights there with her, but I will do whatever she needs me to do.