Update on my Mom:

[bicentennial_baby]

Hi all, here I am again, still exhausted. x(

Anyway, my Mom is being released tomorrow, to an acute rehabilitation facility. She will be there for a week to 10 days. She will be getting 3 hours a day of physical, speech, and occupational therapy. She will also be directly seen by a physician every day.

The place is closer to home than Worcester, but still 45 minutes away. And a good deal farther from me than Worcester is.

And that's all I know right now. I saw her last night, she was tired, since she just had the surgery yesterday afternoon.

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Try to get some rest, kiddo *hugs* Glad mom is going to be in a good place

for getting the help she needs, but it's a bummer how far away it is. :(

[bicentennial_baby]

2. That's the thing, I sleep and sleep and sleep, yet

I don't feel rested at all. It's bizarre.

:pals:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. I agree with GPV -- try to get some rest now.

Your mother should be in good hands for the next week or so.

on edit: I saw your reply to GPV. If you haven't done so already, remove sleep disruptors from your routine as much as possible -- switch to decaf, cut out or cut down on alcohol, and spend the last half hour of the evening in quiet time (reading, playing with the cats, etc.)

[redqueen]

4. Glad to hear she's getting out...

a rehab center is much better than a hospital for her spirits I'm sure. Maybe not for her mood, but that's different.

Hope you're able to really relax soon and get some good rest. :hug:

[AlCzervik]

5. Glad she's going to a rehab instead of directly home.

You need to get some sleep and make sure you're eating, mmmkay?


:loveya: :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Sleep's not a problem...Eating, on the other hand...

hasn't been going so well. I ate lunch on Monday, I think I may have eaten something late Tuesday night, Wednesday I made Carbonara and ate that, yesterday I had a ham sandwich. I really need to eat more. Might be why I'm so exhausted, eh?

:hug:

:loveya:

[AlCzervik]

8. yes and you need to keep hydrated as well.

i know it's difficult to take care of yourself when caring for another but you just have to.

[1gobluedem]

6. Rehab is good

And it sounds like the care is good too. Try not to worry too much (impossible, I know); it sounds as though she's in good hands. And I'll chime in on the chorus, hoping you can get some rest.

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

9. Sounds like they're taking good care of her.

And that the brief stay at the rehab will be a good transition for her--I'm sure that's a big, big change to adjust to.

As for you, young lady--try to do something for yourself this weekend. Long bath, veg out in Starbucks for half an hour, have sniffa give you a foot rub--just something to bring your stress level down a little.

Keep hanging in there. :hug: :loveya:

[applegrove]

10. Hope it continues to go well.