better news on grams. hopefully she will be home on monday. mom is going to stay with her while she recovers. grams is very sore and sat most of the day today, but that's to be expected. her knee is still weak, and the doctor thinks that the ligaments in her knee are stretched, causing the weakness. it'll take a while for those to heal if that's the case. i think she will feel so much better when she's home, with her own chair and bed and kitchen and bathroom. hospitals are retched.
speaking of retched, there is minimal staff at the hospital. and not just on weekends, ALL THE TIME. apparently there are only 2 RNs for an entire floor (about 20 beds). fortunately there aren't many patients. mom has been helping grams go to the bathroom and walking her around and doing things for her since there is no staff to do it. the staff is actually grateful for this. when dad stopped by this evening, he said that the visiting hours are very liberal, probably to enable family to help care for their loved one. why the hell are we paying all this money to insurance and the hospitals if no one is there to properly care for them! she might as well be home! cheaper than a room! this must be a common practice in small hospitals tho. minimal staff. minimal patient care. and people wonder why our health care system blows. but i won't even go there.
mom is chomping at the bit to see the babies. she wanted to come down to see the kids. when she calls tonight, i'm going to ask if she'd rather we come up to the hospital. that way grams can see the babies too, and maybe that will perk her spirits up.
and i got really good news on MIL. she was released from the hospital yesterday. apparently she passed out from low BP while going to the bathroom. one of the things with chemo is that when you strain to go to the bathroom - for men it's urinating, for women it's a BM - the straining can cause low BP and can cause fainting. i'm just so glad that there was no problem with her heart. hubby talked to her a while ago, and she said she had a greater appreciation of what one of our family friends went through with chemo - she was sick for 10 years, and still worked, was active in church, and took care of her grandkids. dad said that a lady at our church also battling cancer basically sequesters herself in her house for a week after chemo, she is so sick and weak. i thought it was a mistake for MIL to go camping during her treatment, but it wasn't my choice. now they're home from vacation, and she'll be able to loaf and be sick in her own home now.
waiting for wings and pizza. gram's fall has knocked me for a loop, and all that sounds good is comfort foods. i can't wait until she's home and feeling better.
speaking of retched, there is minimal staff at the hospital. and not just on weekends, ALL THE TIME. apparently there are only 2 RNs for an entire floor (about 20 beds). fortunately there aren't many patients. mom has been helping grams go to the bathroom and walking her around and doing things for her since there is no staff to do it. the staff is actually grateful for this. when dad stopped by this evening, he said that the visiting hours are very liberal, probably to enable family to help care for their loved one. why the hell are we paying all this money to insurance and the hospitals if no one is there to properly care for them! she might as well be home! cheaper than a room! this must be a common practice in small hospitals tho. minimal staff. minimal patient care. and people wonder why our health care system blows. but i won't even go there.
mom is chomping at the bit to see the babies. she wanted to come down to see the kids. when she calls tonight, i'm going to ask if she'd rather we come up to the hospital. that way grams can see the babies too, and maybe that will perk her spirits up.
and i got really good news on MIL. she was released from the hospital yesterday. apparently she passed out from low BP while going to the bathroom. one of the things with chemo is that when you strain to go to the bathroom - for men it's urinating, for women it's a BM - the straining can cause low BP and can cause fainting. i'm just so glad that there was no problem with her heart. hubby talked to her a while ago, and she said she had a greater appreciation of what one of our family friends went through with chemo - she was sick for 10 years, and still worked, was active in church, and took care of her grandkids. dad said that a lady at our church also battling cancer basically sequesters herself in her house for a week after chemo, she is so sick and weak. i thought it was a mistake for MIL to go camping during her treatment, but it wasn't my choice. now they're home from vacation, and she'll be able to loaf and be sick in her own home now.
waiting for wings and pizza. gram's fall has knocked me for a loop, and all that sounds good is comfort foods. i can't wait until she's home and feeling better.
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