Mum slept quite well last night and only got up twice to the loo. I had a reasonable amount of sleep, certainly more than I thought I would have. Mum has slept most of the day. After breakfast she went back to bed at 8 and slept to 10.30, she returned to bed after lunch and slept from 1pm until 3.30pm when the district nurse and clinical specialist nurse from the hospice paid us a visit.
Christine rung first thing and…
Mum came home at 10am this morning. She is very shaky, obvously nervous, and I struggled to get her even to take a couple of little steps to the commode at first. We've now done it 2 or 3 times and she has managed better each time.
I rung the district nurse this morning and they're coming out tomorrow. I also rung rapid response as I'm keen to get a stand aid and a portable ramp. They will come out sometime…
Well I began making phone calls at 8am this morning. I was determined that mum was coming home tomorrow and with the nurses telling me last night that they hadn't yet made contact with the social worker I knew I would have to get on the case this morning.
I rung the ward and asked to speak to the ward manager. She checked mums notes and said they had contacted the social workers but they had to allow 3 working days…
I arrived at the hospital at 8.10am this morning and was in time to help her with her breakfast. After breakfast I took her to the bathroom and have her a good wash before getting her dressed. I then took her out for a cig, it was pouring down but we have a little sheltered area where we sit at the back of the hospital and it was very mild. We then went to the cafe and had a coffee before going back to the ward to watch…
Mum phoned me early this morning, informed me she had had her breakfast and said 'so much for you coming in to give it me!'. I didn't say that of course and she then said 'oh yeah, I remember it was lunch.' That dealt with she informed me that she was feeling brighter and that she had had her blood pressure taken. She asked when I would be in and I told her around 11am. I then text Christine and asked…
