I just got back from helping to get Mom from the rehab facility back to her assisted living home. She was NOT happy about having to do her rehab exercises, above, and kept trying to get out of them.
She was in a little better mood after she got back to her own place. My brother in law Dennis showed her how to use her wheelchair. She's not supposed to put any weight on her broken hip side for at least a month, although she was caught a couple of times at the rehab center out of bed on her own and walking. Because of that we had to hire round-the-clock caregivers to make sure she doesn't pull that trick now that she's home. Her dementia makes it hard for her to understand why she shouldn't stand.
She's smiling here, but mostly she was not a happy camper. I can't blame her. She's sure not laughing and joking anymore like she was in the hospital.
I brought some stitching to keep me busy in the evenings at the hotel, but I don't think I spent more than 15 minutes on it. I was always so tired from dealing with insurance, hospital forms, the caregiver agency, transport drivers, trying to find clothes that went missing at the rehab center and trying to convince her that she couldn't stand that I mostly just collapsed back at the hotel. I'm really glad my brother in law flew out from Louisville to help with the financial side of things while I handled medical. And I was so glad he drove the rental car because the traffic in San Diego is too hectic for me.
Meanwhile, here's little Juniper smelling the roses in the same garden where her parents were married two years ago!
Have a colorful day
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