2:10pm, Sunday, Sept 17, 2006
Wednesday night when DH started to bed, I heard him mutter something, so I went to see what was going on—Lo and Behold— water was all over the bathroom floor!! Further investigation also found water in the laundry room. The hot water line was just pouring water. It sounded as if some one had turned the water on full blast. Thank the Lord, DH has some plumbers experience so in a very short time the problem was solved.
This day I also came home from work early due to pure exhaustion. Not that I was working that hard, I was just so very tired. For those of you who may have to have thyroid surgeory in the future- Do NOT rush yourself back into activity. I was out of work a month (not long enough), but due to family obligations, I did not stop other activity for a month. That and the fact that the synthroid is still in experimental stage, I really feel worse than I did before surgeory.
I guess my poor mom thinks I am deserting her. I did not go see her Monday - Friday like I am suppose to. It is about 35 miles to the facility. She tells me to take care of myself, but I feel bad when I don’t go.
Mother is in renal failure, my brother and I found this out in August 2004. At this time the Dr. said Mother could no longer stay alone so she moved in with me. She stayed with me until March 2006. She spent a week in the hospital (still not sure what the problem was) and only got out of bed twice. The Dr. sent her to a nursing facility for rehab, but she did not get strong enough to come back to my house. I really hate that she is in a facility but I know that I canNOT take care of her. She is totally dependant except for feeding herself.
Mother is suppose to drink at least 60 ounces of liquid per day, this helps eliminate the toxins by making her kidneys more active. Anyway, she is not doing so because she can’t get the water herself and the aids probably have not been told to encourage fluids. Lack of fluids affect her mind. Saturday morning she thought the FBI had shot and killed my brother. (He has never been arrested, much less wanted by the FBI) She was so upset, the facility called my brother so that she would have peace of mind.
Just a true plug here for my brother, “I do not know how I would manage without him”. He lives about 2 hours away and gives up every week-end to go see Mother. He stays in her house overnite on the week-ends. If for some reason, he is unable to go Saturday or Sunday, he will tell me and sometimes I will go.
I really need to start a baby blanket for one of my friends’ granddaughter. The child is about 8 or 9 months old. Her dad is in the military and they will be going to Alaska in November. Yes, she may need a crocheted blanket there!
DGD#2 (age 13) stayed with me from Thursday night until after supper last night. As much as my energy would let me, she also did alot to help me. We moved several containers of yarn into what was Mother’s room, moved items from the lower part of the hutch into the bottom of the night stand in that room and also worked on the cabinet that I store coffee mugs and glasses in. Once things get cluttered and in disarray, it is time consuming ( I work very slow) to restore them back to order and for them to be easily accessible. She spent a lot of time watching Animal Planet, but when I called she came immediately, so TV watching did not interfere with her helping me.
We did not do anything Friday but get her hair cut. It was about shoulder length and is now anywhere from 1/2 inch to about 2 1/2 inches. We should have taken before and after pics but did not think about it until after. After the haircut, we did a little shopping at Sam’s and another place. I am searching for a “kitchen utensil hanging rack” but can’t seem to find one in the big city so I guess internet shopping I will do. Then we got a burger and went to see my mom for a little while, got her laundry and came home, did her laundry and cooked supper. Saturday, we drug ourselves out of bed and took Mother her clean laundry. After we got home is when we did our work.
Til Next Time
