Mother Up-Date

OMG!!!

Our great alarm equipment just broke down!  We don't test it everyday, maybe we should.  Mom went to bed wearing her call alarm.  Sometime during the night or early morning, Mom again managed to sit on the edge of her chair and slid to the floor (she said).  She also said that she had been talking to Dad and got distracted.......

Anyway, I am not sure HOW it all worked out, but she managed to wedge herself and her walker against the door and bang against the door because she said pushing the alarm button wasn't bringing any help.

Loki (Amy's puppy) evidently heard the knocking and barked and went to her door.  Amy didn't hear the knocking and didn't want to wake Mom up, so she didn't go into Mom's room.

Somehow, Amy finally went into Mom's room and found her and called me.  We got Mom up and back into her chair.  No injuries.

I have ordered some new equipment.  In the meantime, she has a bell to ring.  Please cross your fingers that she has no more falls or slides.

I helped Mom place a phone call to Nancy ~ and Mom was telling Nancy "how bad she felt" ~
Please know that Mom doesn't do much walking around the house, she says she can't see anything ~ her macular degeneration has basically stopped and is not getting any worse, and she does have days when she sees better and days when she doesn't.  Her arm is much better, but she complains that it is not better and the infection is spreading.  Her infectiouse disease doctor does not agree with this ~ and I don't see any of the bumps and blisters she is talking about.  We are only using Dove soap for sensitive skin, cetaphil lotion, aveno lotion and aloe vesta ~ and I use Gold Bond powder on her skin for a rash that she occasionally gets.

I am giving her a shower and making sure she is clean and safe.  I am trying to get all the scissors out of her room, but every time I go in there I find another pair!  I can't figure out where they are coming from!

Anyway, I think Mom is as good as she is going to get.  It is not perfect or what she wants, but I think it is the best it can be.  

Much love,
Leslie