Jodi is getting married in Pigeon Forge tomorrow. We will be leaving town at noon today and will come back Sunday. I'm really nervous about this weekend's caregive so wanted to give y'all this info: Caregiver's name is Tjuana. (pronounced Twana) If she's incompetent, someone please call Deborah at Choice: 770-452-1684. After last Monday's fiasco I'm hoping we'll get a good one this weekend.
The hospital bed table - The family mechanic is coming up this weekend! Lauren - the garage door code is 8326. Y'all are welcome to sleep at our house. I'll leave the table in the garage next to the freezer. Could you please have Danny put it together? If someone comes in the house, don't worry. The next door neighbor is feeding the dogs while we're gone this weekend. We now use washable pee pads. 2 are always on the floor and 2 are usually in the washer/dryer. Would you mind washing/drying them while you're there if they need it?
Reynolds - I'll look at my AOL account when I get home and email you their help phone number. If you can't get the computer working, let me know and I'll try to get Thomas out there.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Try to stay cool!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Tuesday
I went to see Dad & Mom on Tuesday night and had dinner with mom. She actually cooked and dinner was good. After dinner, Mom asked me to take a look at the computer and I could not figure out the problem with it. (FYI) Dad told me that the password to AOL is 'password'. What's the number to LAN Support? Watched a National Geographic special with Dad about the Ghost Ships in the Black Sea.
Computer
Hey Reynolds. Yesterday would have been a good day for you to blog about seeing Mom and Dad Tuesday night. Were you able to get the internet on their computer? Let me know, because if you couldn't get it working I'll have Thomas come to the house in a week or two and take a look at it.
The hospital bed table rents for $18 a month and isn't covered my Medicare. So I bought Dad a table yesterday for $139. I'll leave it at their house next Monday night when I go by there. Assembly is needed if anyone's good at that kind of stuff.
The hospital bed table rents for $18 a month and isn't covered my Medicare. So I bought Dad a table yesterday for $139. I'll leave it at their house next Monday night when I go by there. Assembly is needed if anyone's good at that kind of stuff.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Chantal - a.k.a. Wonderwoman
Chantal is back. Praise the Lord, Chantal is back! Mom, Dad and I were all ecstatic this morning! I could hear the difference in Mom's voice, and as we talked, Chantal's name changed to Wonderwoman. :)
A moment of tenderness - last night Dad said to Mom, "Gerry, I'm so sorry." (Sorry for having a stroke and the change in their lives?) Mom was so touched when she told me that. He was restless last night. Mom was, too. So she laid down on the sofa in the family room with her head on the pillow and Lauren's blanket. Dad fell asleep, and Mom went back to bed.
A moment of tenderness - last night Dad said to Mom, "Gerry, I'm so sorry." (Sorry for having a stroke and the change in their lives?) Mom was so touched when she told me that. He was restless last night. Mom was, too. So she laid down on the sofa in the family room with her head on the pillow and Lauren's blanket. Dad fell asleep, and Mom went back to bed.
Reynolds
When we were there Sunday Mom asked, "Do you know where Reynolds is?" I said, "I haven't talked to him, but he and his whole family were here to see you last Sunday." She said, "I know, but he usually comes by here a couple of nights a week on his way home from work."
Everybody - this is what the blog is good for. Reynolds blogged of their visit and that enabled me to remind Mom of their visit. Just sayin.........
Everybody - this is what the blog is good for. Reynolds blogged of their visit and that enabled me to remind Mom of their visit. Just sayin.........
Caregivers and Monday
What a day! Danny came. She was terrible! Robert was there to help get Dad in the wheelchair. Mom told me Danny did not know what she was doing. She wasn't even going to use the belt. I called Choice and complained. I said, "My Dad is still in that wheelchair and I hope they don't spill him getting him back into the bed." So they sent Dominic to relieve Danny. But by then Mom and Danny had already gotten Dad into the bed. Dad's blood pressure had not been taken all day so she asked Dominic to take it. He didn't know how to use the blood pressure monitor. I have a blood pressure monitor. They're not hard to use! Come on people! Yesterday was a day of many phone calls between me and Mom and me and Debra at Choice. Thank God Chantal is coming back today!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Sunday
Fred, Rachel and I went to see Mom and Dad. Dad was in good spirits, but stayed in the bed and napped a lot. Rach and I refilled the bird feeder.
Mom's computer is on the fritz. I couldn't get an AOL connection. FRAN - when you're there today, can you give it a try?
Mom's been washing all the caregiver's sheets between caregivers. I told her to stop. They will take care of that. When y'all see her, pleaase reinforce the same message.
She cut Dad's finger trying to cut his nails. I suggested she let Chantal do that from now on.
All in all it was a good visit.
Mom's computer is on the fritz. I couldn't get an AOL connection. FRAN - when you're there today, can you give it a try?
Mom's been washing all the caregiver's sheets between caregivers. I told her to stop. They will take care of that. When y'all see her, pleaase reinforce the same message.
She cut Dad's finger trying to cut his nails. I suggested she let Chantal do that from now on.
All in all it was a good visit.
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