Monday, October 01, 2007

Back in Michigan

We've made it back to Michigan. We did stop by the hospital before we left today, and Mom was more alert, but concerned because she had been awake since 4.30a this morning. I mentioned to her that she slept most of yesterday, but evidently didn't realize it. The nurse heard me mention this, and she said that the combination of morphine and flexorall was likely what was making her dozy. She hadn't taken the flexorall all week, but asked her General Practitioner for it on Saturday. It must have taken a little while to kick in, and by Sunday it had her quite relaxed.

I told her I'd call in a couple of days to see how she was doing, and she said that she'd call me first if she got out of the hospital. I think she's going to have to come a long way before getting out of the hospital. She's been so tired, and her system just isn't reacting right, but if she works to build up her strength this week, she might possibly have a chance of getting out by week's end. I think it's more likely that she'll end up with a stint at a rehab facility to help her build up the strength to get home. We've seen this before with my Dad, and Gail's Grandma, and they were really able to make a big difference. In the hospital, they're really trying to treat the biggest problems, but they don't really focus on getting people ready to go home. This is all rampant speculation on my part, but we'll see how it goes.

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