A Little Better
Today mom seemed a little better. She walked around the unit a couple of times, sat up all day and even sat down in the sunroom for a few minutes to "soak up the sunshine". Today she knew the date and that she was in a hospital in Little Rock most of the time when asked. By evening she was exhausted and beginning to get more confused again. The nurses and doctor tell us it is due to swelling in the brain. We enjoy her for brief moments though. She often thinks one of us is the patient. She tries to get the nurses to give us the pill and take our blood pressure. We are not sure if this is confusion or a plot :-) She hates looking in the mirror right now. She comments on how bad she looks each time. I tell her she looks good for what all they have done to her. We did get her in the shower today and actually washed the back of her hair. We dried it real quick so the nurses would not know. She is not supposed to get the bandage wet. We kept it dry, but I still think we would have been fussed at if they knew.
Professor Yasargil said she might get to go home tomorrow or Monday. He wants to get her into the radiologist ASAP. He said this week. He is really pleased with her condition so far. I think he is thinking of using her case for a case study. He wants us to switch oncologist and CARTI to UAMS. I think he wants access to her progress. But that is a battle for another day. We aren't sure exactly what we think is best yet. Mom got really good care from Dr. Baltz and I can't see changing that. His office is already 2 weeks into getting her Temodar. They have bent over backwards to help us fund it.
I know we have not responded to all the individual comments, but we read them all and love you all. We are trying to do better. We have been very busy, and of course mom comes first. Your prayers have not only been heard but we have felt the effects of them as well. We have had peace in some of the most stressful times. Mom really had peace about the surgery the night before and morning of the surgery. I think her faith is monumental.
Today mom seemed a little better. She walked around the unit a couple of times, sat up all day and even sat down in the sunroom for a few minutes to "soak up the sunshine". Today she knew the date and that she was in a hospital in Little Rock most of the time when asked. By evening she was exhausted and beginning to get more confused again. The nurses and doctor tell us it is due to swelling in the brain. We enjoy her for brief moments though. She often thinks one of us is the patient. She tries to get the nurses to give us the pill and take our blood pressure. We are not sure if this is confusion or a plot :-) She hates looking in the mirror right now. She comments on how bad she looks each time. I tell her she looks good for what all they have done to her. We did get her in the shower today and actually washed the back of her hair. We dried it real quick so the nurses would not know. She is not supposed to get the bandage wet. We kept it dry, but I still think we would have been fussed at if they knew.
Professor Yasargil said she might get to go home tomorrow or Monday. He wants to get her into the radiologist ASAP. He said this week. He is really pleased with her condition so far. I think he is thinking of using her case for a case study. He wants us to switch oncologist and CARTI to UAMS. I think he wants access to her progress. But that is a battle for another day. We aren't sure exactly what we think is best yet. Mom got really good care from Dr. Baltz and I can't see changing that. His office is already 2 weeks into getting her Temodar. They have bent over backwards to help us fund it.
I know we have not responded to all the individual comments, but we read them all and love you all. We are trying to do better. We have been very busy, and of course mom comes first. Your prayers have not only been heard but we have felt the effects of them as well. We have had peace in some of the most stressful times. Mom really had peace about the surgery the night before and morning of the surgery. I think her faith is monumental.
posted by Angie at 10:13 PM
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Hello everyone - it's Sunday evening and I'm checking in. I hope each day is better than the day before. Give Faye a hug for me! Love, Becki
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