Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Abraham House

I spoke to Martha tonight, one of the nurses at the hospital and she said that Mom was more responsive this evening, still confused, but at least communicative, so that's a good sign. She even said that had her up out of bed walking around! I didn't see that happen during the weekend, but I think there's a lot more that goes on there during the week. (She might also count moving from the bed to the commode "moving around" so who knows.)

I did some more googling about the Abraham House tonight, and it seems like a good thing. It's supported by a number of charities in the area including the First Presbyterian Church of Utica, and Hamilton College. There were many positive references to it, and I didn't see anything that jumped out as "don't bring a loved one here."

Jennifer said that the Case Manager was still working with the insurance company to get the transfer and on-going doctor visits approved, but I have to believe that it's meant to be. Think about it, a place with only two beds has one open at the exact time that Mom needs it? I really can't imagine anything going wrong at this point. Just trying to think positive didn't cure Mom's cancer, but hopefully positive thinking can at least get this one victory for her!

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