Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Donna- I had guess at the windchill temp...just heard on the news that it feels like -16. I think that must qualify as " bloody cold! " Cold handed hug- Sandie Des Moines, IA dad, Merle, passed away from LBD 9-20-02, age 65 mum, Jo, (MIL) passed away from LBD 4-29-07, age 78 -- 2008 and Millie is awake! > > Millie got up this morning and actually is better than before her > little blue pill vacation. > > No whiney voice, speaking in complete sentences, asking real > questions, and tracking well. > > She wasn't on any pain meds while she was so dopey and she seems to > have cleared a bit. > > If I didn't have to give her pain meds I think there would be less > brain interfernce. > > I think a lot of her pain is in her muscles from dehydration. > > Sitting across from her right now she is initiating conversation, > forgiving me for overdosing her, and asking if we can do something > fun in her new wheelchair. > > She just asked if my mother was coming by this week so she could tell > her that she loves her and loves her daughter. 36 hours ago I was > target for all of her aggression. > > She is actually smiling! > > I just noticed that Millie has a bruise on her forehead. I do not > know where that came from! I never saw her fall,and now I am > wondering if the little blue pill had nothing to do with her > sleeping. I know she didn't fall at all yesterday, so I am wondering > if she fell before and was so wound from a bump on her head. > > I am sure there is nothing to be done about the bump, but it worrries > me enough to feel we do need 24/7 care for her. > > i still think she is safer in her home than anywhere else. She has > only ever fallen once before, and this may be a new stage. Looks > like we will have to get the shower seat and the top hat. > > I think we better max out this Milie while we can. It might be a > good day to get to see her greatgrands. > > It's 6 in the morning, and she is going to go back to bed for a > while, but I hope this Millie is who wakes up from her nap. It would > be a good day for Jim to interact with his mom. > > Emma and Ron are you out there? > > Carol > > > > > > > > Welcome to LBDcaregivers. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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