Long Day

[Ziggy]

We continue providing training sessions to educate our staff on important issues in our workplace culture. The most important element of these sessions is the open discussions and shared experiences among employees. People are sharing what they have experienced, what they know, and important questions in moving forward. It’s these discussions that will drive our growth as a system and as individuals. If you can participate in or even listen to the discussions, the result is worthwhile and gratifying.

Here are the sessions we have held to date: • Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions • Culture Competency/Humility • Bystander Intervention Training • Fostering an Inclusive Workplace • Gender Diversity • Gender Equity (with listening session) • Trans Inclusion • Power and Privilege


So, let me ask this.. where is healthcare, patient care, diagnostics,

Show me above where there is ANYTHING that mentions the patient and their needs and not just the needs and wants of the "culture" of the nurses.

Look I'm not bias or racist. I don't care where you come from or what you look like or who you sleep with.
I just want you to know how to do your dang job.

Reeeee

ok...
Hugs

 

[Lambano]

I talked a few minutes with the nurse this morning. She told me this was the first time she had seen him.
Yesterday dad's nurse told me the same thing. And the day before that, the same.
So not one nurse in the 3 days he's been out of ICU and recovering has any nurse seen him more than one time.

So I told her the system was problematic. It's not the nurses fault that they are scheduled the way they are. 3-12 hour shifts cycled.
I said, so you never really get to "KNOW" your patient, all you have to go by is a chart on the computer.
You don't "KNOW" what he looks like from one day to the next because everyday you have different patients.

Interesting perspective. The hospital where my stepson is currently an inpatient is chronically understaffed. ER waiting time has been typically at least 6-8 hours if you're not bleeding out or something like that. We got lucky this time in that we only had to wait a little more than an hour to get a room. Like your dad's hospital, the nursing staff has to run rotating shifts, and we rarely see the same nurse twice. (When it did happen, it was three hospitalizations later.) Of the specialists he sees, all but Oncology are off-site and can't come to the main hospital. We've also been fortunate (thank you, Lord) in that the on-site wound-management doctor has been diligent about involving us in his treatment and using us as her eyes and ears to evaluate his neurological state, since we know his baseline mental abilities better than anybody else would. And based on what we reported seeing, she decided to change one of his medications. We're grateful to have a doctor that actually listens.

 

[Debp]

So not one nurse in the 3 days he's been out of ICU and recovering has any nurse seen him more than one time.

When my mom was hospitalized for a fractured back in October 2022, I kept asking her if her bowels had moved yet.

She kept saying no. After five days, I phoned the nurse about that. Then they started giving her laxatives every day!

While I was visiting, she had terrible diarrhea and it got all over the bed. A couple of nurse's aids cleaned her and the bed up. Then a little while later, a nurse came in planning on giving her the laxative again! I told him she just had diarrhea all over the bed...she doesn't need the laxative now!

This wasn't our hospital but the ambulance took us there.

We never got a hospital bill since October 2022....now they are saying we need to pay $1556. They keep saying they are sending a bill but nothing ever comes!

Finally I found out they have our wrong address and no apartment number. The guy said he will send another bill to the right address.... I'm still waiting on it.

 

[Debp]

Here are the sessions we have held to date: • Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions • Culture Competency/Humility • Bystander Intervention Training • Fostering an Inclusive Workplace • Gender Diversity • Gender Equity (with listening session) • Trans Inclusion • Power and Privilege


So, let me ask this.. where is healthcare, patient care, diagnostics,

Show me above where there is ANYTHING that mentions the patient and their needs and not just the needs and wants of the "culture" of the nurses.

Exactly. If everyone would just concentrate on doing a good job and forget all of this other crazy stuff, we would be better off as people and a country.

Actually if they took Jesus's words "love your neighbor as yourself" that would solve everything. But they don't want Jesus and His words.

 

[Debp]

based on what we reported seeing, she decided to change one of his medications. We're grateful to have a doctor that actually listens.

My mom always had normal blood pressure. But she was very stressed at the hospital and a doctor there apparently put her on three blood pressure medications at one time.

When she came home, he sent her home with three blood pressure medications. I told the nurse that she was only stressed at the hospital. Anyhow, I didn't want to give her the three medications until I received a blood pressure monitor.

A visiting nurse came and said mom's pressure was normal. She said it was good I didn't give those three blood pressure medications. She said one especially was extremely potent and they were dangerous.

 

[Ziggy]

Interesting perspective. The hospital where my stepson is currently an inpatient is chronically understaffed. ER waiting time has been typically at least 6-8 hours if you're not bleeding out or something like that. We got lucky this time in that we only had to wait a little more than an hour to get a room. Like your dad's hospital, the nursing staff has to run rotating shifts, and we rarely see the same nurse twice. (When it did happen, it was three hospitalizations later.) Of the specialists he sees, all but Oncology are off-site and can't come to the main hospital. We've also been fortunate (thank you, Lord) in that the on-site wound-management doctor has been diligent about involving us in his treatment and using us as her eyes and ears to evaluate his neurological state, since we know his baseline mental abilities better than anybody else would. And based on what we reported seeing, she decided to change one of his medications. We're grateful to have a doctor that actually listens.

Sorry to hear about your stepson Lambano,
Praying for his swift recovery.
Hugs

 

[Ziggy]

My mom always had normal blood pressure. But she was very stressed at the hospital and a doctor there apparently put her on three blood pressure medications at one time.

When she came home, he sent her home with three blood pressure medications. I told the nurse that she was only stressed at the hospital. Anyhow, I didn't want to give her the three medications until I received a blood pressure monitor.

A visiting nurse came and said mom's pressure was normal. She said it was good I didn't give those three blood pressure medications. She said one especially was extremely potent and they were dangerous.

The hospitals work for big pharma. The more medications they can dole out, the more profits the corporations make.
There once was a time when the people could trust those who we put in authority over us. Whether it be medical, justice, education.
Those days are GONE.
We are living in a new age of greed and selfishness. And those who we put in office are the ones leading the charge.
DEI has monetary government incentives in that, if you meet a certain quota of diversity you recieve a compensation.
I was talking to my daughter earlier and she was telling me about a restaurant she worked at many years ago.
They had a rehabilitation facility not far from the restaurant that housed criminals (not drug addicts) and if a business were to hire any (which I believe is a good thing to get them back into society and on the right path) , that he government would pay for half their wages.
So what ended up happening is the restaurant owner began employing more and more diversity which ended up in my daughter losing her job to make room for the government supplied income.
Basically free labour for the restaurant.

People having a hard time today finding jobs because they cut the work week from 40 to 36 hours making overtime and benefits a thing of the past. Now people have to work 2-3 jobs that one used to provide for.
And the more you work the more child care is needed. So the state ends up owning your children by keeping them for themselves than the parent can spend time with them. So then indoctrination of the education system is not caught by the parents because they too busy working to look at the agenda. And some even not allowed to participate in the homework or assignments given to the kids.

They got this planned out pretty good.
As parents and as children of parents, we have to be vigilant and watch over eachother carefully.
Our homes and our lives are being invaded on so many levels, they taking control of everything we do.

Our country is under attack. Our values, our morals, our principles, our beliefs, our faith.
I'll keep saying it until everyone understands..

We are in a SPIRITUAL warfare, and they're coming for our kids.

Keep them close, keep them safe.
Pray for the children and the elderly that can't speak for themselves.
Lord Jesus, come quickly.
Amen

Hugs

 

[Ziggy]

Sorry to hear about your stepson Lambano,
Praying for his swift recovery.
Hugs

I read somewhere a long time ago that cancer cells can not survive in pure oxygen.
https://cancer.osu.edu › news › study-reveals-how-cancer-cells-thrive-in-oxygen-starved-tumors

Study Reveals How Cancer Cells Thrive in Oxygen-Starved Tumors​

A new study identifies the molecular pathway that enables cancer cells to grow in areas of a tumor where oxygen levels are low, a condition called hypoxia

And the more I google, the more I get conflicting data.
Yes/no/maybe

Chemicals in the air, chemicals in the water, chemicals in the food, chemicals in our clothes, chemicals chemicals everywhere.
It's a wonder we have left any space for oxygen to exist in.
Which is probably why cancer and other mental health problems is so prevalent today.

And then they want to mask you and keep you from breathing the air and recycling the carbon dioxide your own body exhales.

What Are the Effects of CO2 on the Human Body?​

CO2 is not poisonous; as a gas, CO2 itself will not hurt you. This is an important fact to remember, as carbon dioxide is a vital part of the environment. The human breathing mechanism actual revolves around CO2, not oxygen. Without carbon dioxide, humans wouldn't be able to breathe. It’s only when CO2 gets concentrated do you have to worry.

Carbon dioxide acts as a simple asphyxiant; in other words, as CO2 levels in a closed room rise, carbon dioxide replaces the oxygen your body needs. When your body can’t get oxygen, it slows down and does not function properly.

Because carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant, it mostly affects your brain. At moderate CO2 levels, around 1000 ppm, there are observable effects on your thinking. These same levels also reduce concentration and focus, as well as create discomfort from breathing stuffy air. Overall, moderate levels of CO2, which are very common in office meeting rooms, schools, and even your home, won’t let your body function optimally.

At higher levels, around 2500 ppm, there are significant reductions in cognitive functioning, especially for tasks that require higher-level thinking. People feel fatigued and report having more headaches. These conditions are less common but can still occur regularly in schools and poorly ventilated buildings. The chart below summarizes a study that shows how CO2 affects your brain functioning.

Is Carbon Dioxide Harmful to People?

Is carbon dioxide harmful to people? In small quantities, CO2 is harmless and necessary, but CO2 can become unhealthy if concentrations increase.

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They are trying to kill us is not a conspiracy theory, it is a conspiracy fact.
We're do these geniuses come from?

Spawn of Fauci.

just sayin
hugs

 

[Pearl]

So as I was walking down the hall to get to dad's room, He is doing ok today, better than yesterday, and I brought some neosporin for his foot and he said it felt better, and he ate breakfast and a little lunch and they had the iv bag hooked up, so good day.
As I was walking down the hall Friend, There is this big poster about 5 feet tall right in the middle of the hallway.

No wonder.... They train the nurses now according to ... wait for it.... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive.

I talked a few minutes with the nurse this morning. She told me this was the first time she had seen him.
Yesterday dad's nurse told me the same thing. And the day before that, the same.
So not one nurse in the 3 days he's been out of ICU and recovering has any nurse seen him more than one time.

So I told her the system was problematic. It's not the nurses fault that they are scheduled the way they are. 3-12 hour shifts cycled.
I said, so you never really get to "KNOW" your patient, all you have to go by is a chart on the computer.
You don't "KNOW" what he looks like from one day to the next because everyday you have different patients.

Me on the other hand, I see him everyday and I know when something is different, whether it be a droopy eye, or his speech isn't the same as the day before. They don't have first hand knowledge of what to look out for and observe.
So when I come in everyday and I see something different, I tell you. But I'm not a doctor or a nurse. I don't have a medical education or a degree, so I don't feel like I'm being taken seriously and I am really FRUSTRATED.


So I get the same patronizing, oh yes I understand, I'll make a not of it in his charts.
What for??!!
Your not the one who is going to SEE the difference and the one reading the chart hasn't SEEN to compare the difference.

I told her it's not their fault and I'm not upset with the nurses who are TOLD how to do their jobs.
It's the system, its BROKEN.
Because they don't allow the nurses to have the human contact between doctor and patient, all they give you is a computer.


Welcome to the new age.
I can't wait to get him home and take care of him myself.
I know I'm not a doctor or a nurse, but I KNOW my dad.

You know what you can do with DEI...
Just saying..
Hugs

I will pray that you get him home soon and that you can then take care of him in a better way. He will at least feel more at peace at home.

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will continue to support Ziggy and her father whether in hospital or at home. And I ask that you enable his speedy recovery so that he can go home and be looked after by his daughter.

 

[Lambano]

Sorry to hear about your stepson Lambano,
Praying for his swift recovery.
Hugs

Thank you, Ziggy. But unless God decides to act, the best we can hope for is to clean up some nasty secondary and tertiary issues so he can make the most of what time he has left.

 

[amigo de christo]

So as I was walking down the hall to get to dad's room, He is doing ok today, better than yesterday, and I brought some neosporin for his foot and he said it felt better, and he ate breakfast and a little lunch and they had the iv bag hooked up, so good day.
As I was walking down the hall Friend, There is this big poster about 5 feet tall right in the middle of the hallway.

No wonder.... They train the nurses now according to ... wait for it.... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive.

I talked a few minutes with the nurse this morning. She told me this was the first time she had seen him.
Yesterday dad's nurse told me the same thing. And the day before that, the same.
So not one nurse in the 3 days he's been out of ICU and recovering has any nurse seen him more than one time.

So I told her the system was problematic. It's not the nurses fault that they are scheduled the way they are. 3-12 hour shifts cycled.
I said, so you never really get to "KNOW" your patient, all you have to go by is a chart on the computer.
You don't "KNOW" what he looks like from one day to the next because everyday you have different patients.

Me on the other hand, I see him everyday and I know when something is different, whether it be a droopy eye, or his speech isn't the same as the day before. They don't have first hand knowledge of what to look out for and observe.
So when I come in everyday and I see something different, I tell you. But I'm not a doctor or a nurse. I don't have a medical education or a degree, so I don't feel like I'm being taken seriously and I am really FRUSTRATED.


So I get the same patronizing, oh yes I understand, I'll make a not of it in his charts.
What for??!!
Your not the one who is going to SEE the difference and the one reading the chart hasn't SEEN to compare the difference.

I told her it's not their fault and I'm not upset with the nurses who are TOLD how to do their jobs.
It's the system, its BROKEN.
Because they don't allow the nurses to have the human contact between doctor and patient, all they give you is a computer.


Welcome to the new age.
I can't wait to get him home and take care of him myself.
I know I'm not a doctor or a nurse, but I KNOW my dad.

You know what you can do with DEI...
Just saying..
Hugs

All the system cares about is profit . THIS is not about the nurses and doctors who are in said system .
THEY are overworked big time . This is all about the love of money . THIS is happening in retirment homes and etc too .
ITS all about the dollar now . the peoples working for them just have to work overtime all the time and are wore out .
But i do have a question i need to ask you . was led to ask you .
IF or when a loved one departs , what do YOU THINK is gonna be the thing we reflect upon ...........
ITs either gonna be WELL I hope they knew JESUS or etc . But what did we do when they were still alive
will or might haunt the soul for days to come . DID WE do all that we could have done to have reminded themor encouraged
them about the DIRE NEED of JESUS CHRIST .
WHen the living depart this world its too late . NO prayers for the dead can then be made .
We cannot pray a soul out of damanation anymore than we can pray a lamb out of heaven . ITS NOW . what are we doing NOW
with the living that will matter . Just encourage pops about the LORD .
AND , YES I AM SO SORRY THAT THIS WORLD AND CHRISTENDOM IS GOING ALL INCLUSIVE DIVERISITY CRAP .
BUT WE WERE WARNED NIGIH THE END OF A GREAT FALLINGAWAY . SADLY MOST THINK ITS LOVE AND OF GOD .

 

[amigo de christo]

So as I was walking down the hall to get to dad's room, He is doing ok today, better than yesterday, and I brought some neosporin for his foot and he said it felt better, and he ate breakfast and a little lunch and they had the iv bag hooked up, so good day.
As I was walking down the hall Friend, There is this big poster about 5 feet tall right in the middle of the hallway.

No wonder.... They train the nurses now according to ... wait for it.... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive.

I talked a few minutes with the nurse this morning. She told me this was the first time she had seen him.
Yesterday dad's nurse told me the same thing. And the day before that, the same.
So not one nurse in the 3 days he's been out of ICU and recovering has any nurse seen him more than one time.

So I told her the system was problematic. It's not the nurses fault that they are scheduled the way they are. 3-12 hour shifts cycled.
I said, so you never really get to "KNOW" your patient, all you have to go by is a chart on the computer.
You don't "KNOW" what he looks like from one day to the next because everyday you have different patients.

Me on the other hand, I see him everyday and I know when something is different, whether it be a droopy eye, or his speech isn't the same as the day before. They don't have first hand knowledge of what to look out for and observe.
So when I come in everyday and I see something different, I tell you. But I'm not a doctor or a nurse. I don't have a medical education or a degree, so I don't feel like I'm being taken seriously and I am really FRUSTRATED.


So I get the same patronizing, oh yes I understand, I'll make a not of it in his charts.
What for??!!
Your not the one who is going to SEE the difference and the one reading the chart hasn't SEEN to compare the difference.

I told her it's not their fault and I'm not upset with the nurses who are TOLD how to do their jobs.
It's the system, its BROKEN.
Because they don't allow the nurses to have the human contact between doctor and patient, all they give you is a computer.


Welcome to the new age.
I can't wait to get him home and take care of him myself.
I know I'm not a doctor or a nurse, but I KNOW my dad.

You know what you can do with DEI...
Just saying..
Hugs

I KNOW exactly what to do with DEI , and that is i shun its message to hades if i could . that lie wont be saving squat
IT IS NOT LOVE and it cometh NOT OF GOD or OF CHRIST . it wont save squat .
BUT JESUS CAN . and JESUS AINT the ministir of DEI either . rest assured JESUS would never have
or never will hold a dark rainbow high
rest assured JESUS would never have preached about finding common ground with other false religoins .
JESUS preached the dire need to BELEIVE ON HIM as did the apostels , and as the true lambs through all ages .
SOON the DOOR will forever close . WHEN ONCE the MASTER OF THE HOUSE has risen up and closed the door .
THEN ONLY WAILING will be heard , and it wont be the lambs wailing , IT WILL BE ALL WHO DENIED KING JESUS .

 

[amigo de christo]

So sorry for your dad and your situation.

Make sure he keeps hydrated. My doctor said the elderly don't get thirsty but fluids are essential for life. One can live longer without food.

The Lord give you strength and peace.

yes water is important . but there is a water , THE WATER , and that water i say cometh of KING JESUS .
the most dire important thing we can do for the eldery and ALL , is preach JESUS CHRIST and HIM CRUCIFIED .
THIS IS THE LAST GENERATION . THE SIGNS ARE VERY CLEAR and the DOOR WILL SOON BE CLOSED
in a day and in an hour that many think not . ON that day and in that hour
GREAT and CONTINOUS wailing will be heard and many shall beat upon the door
BUT from within THE ANSWER IS , I NEVER KNEW YOU . the all inclusive love god WONT BE ABLE TO SAVE THEM FROM
THE WRATH OF THE GOD AND OF HIS CHRIST which their love DENIED and TROD UNDER FOOT .
THIS IS A FACT no matter if any believes it or not . AND ITS COMING SOON TOO .

 

[amigo de christo]

We continue providing training sessions to educate our staff on important issues in our workplace culture. The most important element of these sessions is the open discussions and shared experiences among employees. People are sharing what they have experienced, what they know, and important questions in moving forward. It’s these discussions that will drive our growth as a system and as individuals. If you can participate in or even listen to the discussions, the result is worthwhile and gratifying.

Here are the sessions we have held to date: • Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions • Culture Competency/Humility • Bystander Intervention Training • Fostering an Inclusive Workplace • Gender Diversity • Gender Equity (with listening session) • Trans Inclusion • Power and Privilege


So, let me ask this.. where is healthcare, patient care, diagnostics,

Show me above where there is ANYTHING that mentions the patient and their needs and not just the needs and wants of the "culture" of the nurses.

Look I'm not bias or racist. I don't care where you come from or what you look like or who you sleep with.
I just want you to know how to do your dang job.

Reeeee

ok...
Hugs

i aint biast or racist either . but whom we sleep with DOES MATTER .
man with man will never be accepted by GOD nor woman with woman . fornication itself is not accepted with GOD either .
and that reminder is not racist either . now if i had said being black or hispanic or etc damns one
THEN YEAH that is racist and a lie as well . DONT GO with the flow ziggy .
IT DOES MATTER WHO WE FOLLOW . AND GOD IS NO MINISITIR OF SIN .

 

[TLHKAJ]

Thank you, Ziggy. But unless God decides to act, the best we can hope for is to clean up some nasty secondary and tertiary issues so he can make the most of what time he has left.

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[Ziggy]

It's been a long winter, and I'm very glad spring has finally sprung.
After 4 long months of hospitalization and rehabs, dad is finally coming home on monday.
There are a few changes since the last time he was home.
He has lost over 30 pounds of muscle, he can't stand on his legs at all, he has some heel wound that no one seems to know how to fix, his memory is a bit shady, and his speech is low and scratchy.
But in the big picture and considering two sepsis/bladder infections back to back and a stroke, I believe he is doing as good as can be expected under the circumstances.
I can't wait to get him home and take care of him.
He was to be dispatched last Monday but there was no way I could move him.
I tried to pivot him from a wheel chair to a setting bench and it took every ounce of energy I had to just turn him and keep him upright on his feet. They told me to get an appeal and hold off for another week. Well, nothing has changed with his standing and legs, so I went out and baught a hoyer. I been practicing with it the last few days to figure out how this thing works. I think we got this.
Now the only obstacle is transportation. I can not get him in and out of the car, so I have to have the insurance cover it or out of pocket.
The insurance covers doctor's visits, but I don't know if they cover transport from the rehab to home. It's about an hour away.
Either way, even if it costs cash dollars I'm bringing him home monday.
They are also working on a hospital bed. They put in the application but I don't know if he'll be approved. He should.
I don't know if or when I may get that, so for the meantime it will have to be his regular bed.

hese people are sooooo encouraging. They told me to my face that they didn't think I will be able to handle the situation alone and I should think about long term care.
I told them, look at me, I am long term care. And I have my own confidence and I don't need theirs.
I have had to fight every step of the way for them to do things my father needed done.
We'll be right there, they say, and don't show up for hours.
They won't let him use a commode because he can't stand up. But they'll put him in a wheelchair and leave him in that for hours.
Only difference is one has a hole and the other doesn't.
The frustration has been intense but I didn't hurt anyone physically. Maybe damaged some ego's, explaining to them how incompetant they were even after spending thousands of dollars on degrees they don't deserve.

I'm concernered about this deep wound Dad has on his heel. I told them from day one to keep his feet moisturized so they wouldn't chap and itch, and then he rubs them and gets sores.. but they didn't listen and they wouldn't allow me to put anything on them either.
So now he has a lot of pain in that heel. It's red and scabbed over and dried out.
We'll take care of it starting monday, as well as the butt rashes for wearing those pullups 24/7, that don't allow the skin to breathe and the plastic on the edges irritate.

But what do I know? I'm just a kid with a sixth grade education with no medical diplomas or plaques to put on my wall.
Well...
We'll see.
So I baught one of these:



This will help me lift dad from bed to chair or commode so I don't have to try and lift him myself.
I told the rehab I baught one and they said they would train me on it.
So today dad wants to go back to bed. He's been up since 7:30am had breakfast, read the newspaper, played pokeno and won 3 games, now he wants a nap.
So the girls come in and begin transporting him. I told them I was supposed to be in training because dad is coming home monday.
They are busy you know, so they don't have time to have me do it, so I get to watch them do it.
As a matter of fact, I had to tell them how to do it, because one of them had never used one before. And the other one... nevermind.

Skilled Nursing the facility says on the sign before you enter the building.....

Thank you Lord for getting us this far, and we are both really looking forward to him coming home.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.
It's been quite a journey so far.

Hugs

 

[Rita]

Hope it all works out Ziggy, we had those hoists in the care home, but we were not allowed to use them on our own. ( health and safety issues in the work environment ) I am sure , with practice you will get the hang of it. We were not allowed to use them unless we had been trained. Wish I lived nearer, I could give you a hand x

 

[Ziggy]

Hope it all works out Ziggy, we had those hoists in the care home, but we were not allowed to use them on our own. ( health and safety issues in the work environment ) I am sure , with practice you will get the hang of it. We were not allowed to use them unless we had been trained. Wish I lived nearer, I could give you a hand x

The location of the bed to the recliner to the commode are all within less than 2 feet of each other.
I don't need to transport him far at all, simply lift, turn, and set down.
I been practicing at home with whatever I can find to fill the sling with to weigh up to 150 pounds.
I think the hardest part will be making sure I keep his head and feet clear when highering and lowering him.
I believe with a bit more time spent on physical therapy and working on his leg muscles, he may be able to stand at some point.
He wants to keep working out but they are only allocated 30 minutes 3 times a week. He is looking forward to coming home and doing his own therapy.
I have one of these that he was using every morning.



He would go a mile everyday. He can kick his legs, lift his knees. He just can't put weight on them yet.
And after almost 6 weeks in rehab, that's not even 6 hours total of exercising those muscles.
He's been bed ridden since he entered the hospital back in December.
After the first two UTI's the hospital had him up and moving around. But after the stroke that hit him on the right side, they haven't done much at all. I watch them when he is in therapy. They are more concerned with his hand coordination than they are with him standing.
He has really bad arthritis in both his hands, so it's hard for him to grasp anything. That's not new, it's been that way for years.
But that's where their concentration was.
He would tell them he wanted to go to the parralel bars and try to stand and they would say, not today, next time.
Like they didn't want to even make an effort.

They are all young. Most of them still in their 20's. They don't have a clue what age feels like yet. They got books.
The other residents complain about the same thing.
I've gotten to know quite a few of them. I visit with everyone in the dining room during the day.
Some anticipating going home, others there for long term. Most of them don't seem to have family, or visitors.
That's hard.
Some have outlived their children and have no one.

I'm a fairly solitary person. I don't go out more than once a month to the local store to pick up a few items.
I don't hang out with anyone. Only calls I get is from my daughter once a week and the lawn guy looking for work.
I'm not much of a people person.
But since December I haven't hardly been home at all. I been spending most the daylight hours in the hospital or rehab.
I've met a lot of people. Heard a lot of stories. Prayed a lot of prayers, and even cried some tears.
I wish I had a magic wand..
But we all get old.
I just turned 59 on Friday. My mind thinks I'm still 20 but my body says forget that.
And I know a lot of these people have young minds too. But their bodies just won't do what they want them to do anymore.

It's been an experience. And I think when I can't take care of dad anymore, I will become a wandering visitor, just to check on people from time to time to see how they are doing. I know that opens the heart up to a lot of pain, I think that's why I naturally shy away from people.
It's hard losing people. Even when you know their in a better place, it doesn't make it any easier being the one left behind.

My daughter just lost her mother in law a week ago. And she is working on all the finalities. The legal issues, financial, burial.
And she's worried about grandpa, and I keep her updated.

It may not end up being easy. I can't see how it will be easy. But I have to try.
We had the talk some months before he went into the hospital about what happens if you get real sick dad?
He said he wanted to die at home. I said I would do the best I could to make that happen.
So whatever comfort I can provide I will.
I'm tired though, even thinking about it.

Thank you Rita,
I'm just glad he's coming home. And when the time comes, we both know he's going home.


Hugs

 

[Debp]

Now the only obstacle is transportation. I can not get him in and out of the car, so I have to have the insurance cover it or out of pocket.
The insurance covers doctor's visits, but I don't know if they cover transport from the rehab to home. It's about an hour away.
Either way, even if it costs cash dollars I'm bringing him home monday.

I had to bring Mom home twice from the hospitals in an ambulance. They put her in a reclining stretcher and brought her to our apartment and put her into the bed.

Maybe it's cheaper where you live. The first time I had to pay $220...and it was only about 4 miles distance!!!

This time I didn't get a bill from the ambulance company... hopefully this different hospital took pity on us and didn't charge us.

 

[amigo de christo]

The location of the bed to the recliner to the commode are all within less than 2 feet of each other.
I don't need to transport him far at all, simply lift, turn, and set down.
I been practicing at home with whatever I can find to fill the sling with to weigh up to 150 pounds.
I think the hardest part will be making sure I keep his head and feet clear when highering and lowering him.
I believe with a bit more time spent on physical therapy and working on his leg muscles, he may be able to stand at some point.
He wants to keep working out but they are only allocated 30 minutes 3 times a week. He is looking forward to coming home and doing his own therapy.
I have one of these that he was using every morning.

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He would go a mile everyday. He can kick his legs, lift his knees. He just can't put weight on them yet.
And after almost 6 weeks in rehab, that's not even 6 hours total of exercising those muscles.
He's been bed ridden since he entered the hospital back in December.
After the first two UTI's the hospital had him up and moving around. But after the stroke that hit him on the right side, they haven't done much at all. I watch them when he is in therapy. They are more concerned with his hand coordination than they are with him standing.
He has really bad arthritis in both his hands, so it's hard for him to grasp anything. That's not new, it's been that way for years.
But that's where their concentration was.
He would tell them he wanted to go to the parralel bars and try to stand and they would say, not today, next time.
Like they didn't want to even make an effort.

They are all young. Most of them still in their 20's. They don't have a clue what age feels like yet. They got books.
The other residents complain about the same thing.
I've gotten to know quite a few of them. I visit with everyone in the dining room during the day.
Some anticipating going home, others there for long term. Most of them don't seem to have family, or visitors.
That's hard.
Some have outlived their children and have no one.

I'm a fairly solitary person. I don't go out more than once a month to the local store to pick up a few items.
I don't hang out with anyone. Only calls I get is from my daughter once a week and the lawn guy looking for work.
I'm not much of a people person.
But since December I haven't hardly been home at all. I been spending most the daylight hours in the hospital or rehab.
I've met a lot of people. Heard a lot of stories. Prayed a lot of prayers, and even cried some tears.
I wish I had a magic wand..
But we all get old.
I just turned 59 on Friday. My mind thinks I'm still 20 but my body says forget that.
And I know a lot of these people have young minds too. But their bodies just won't do what they want them to do anymore.

It's been an experience. And I think when I can't take care of dad anymore, I will become a wandering visitor, just to check on people from time to time to see how they are doing. I know that opens the heart up to a lot of pain, I think that's why I naturally shy away from people.
It's hard losing people. Even when you know their in a better place, it doesn't make it any easier being the one left behind.

My daughter just lost her mother in law a week ago. And she is working on all the finalities. The legal issues, financial, burial.
And she's worried about grandpa, and I keep her updated.

It may not end up being easy. I can't see how it will be easy. But I have to try.
We had the talk some months before he went into the hospital about what happens if you get real sick dad?
He said he wanted to die at home. I said I would do the best I could to make that happen.
So whatever comfort I can provide I will.
I'm tired though, even thinking about it.

Thank you Rita,
I'm just glad he's coming home. And when the time comes, we both know he's going home.


Hugs

march onward in the trenches ziggy . the LORD is with the lambs .