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In less than a month, my mother had a set back. We hoped it was part of the healing, but to find out days later, not so much. I will get to that later.
I had talked to my younger brother the week before about mom doctors appointment. He said it was progressing good. She had all her motor skills and it would take about 6 months for her to get energy back. That's not bad for a woman who's 80. She is a very energetic and out going person. She does not like to be still. It was good.
On Monday January 30 around 8:15, my younger brother called and told me that mom was at the Dexter hospital in the ER. She was having a set back.
Now, Jim, my older brother, took mom to Dexter hospital, now named Missouri Southern Health Care, for her therapy. She has been doing physical, occupational and speech therapy there. Jim said that when he picked her up to go, she seemed not herself. She wouldn't respond like she should. When he got her to therapy, the therapist thought he should take her to her Dr. Instead, he took to the ER for observation. When I got there, she was non responsive, only repeating "Yes, yes, yes". Her face was being drawn to the right. Her tongue was drifting to the right. She had right sided weakness. I thought, here we go again. Jim was unable to answer some of the questions. I text my sister in law if there was a list of meds, but my younger brother was bringing them with him.
We got her transferred back to Southeast Hospital in Cape. Again, the ride begins.
That night she was given Valium for another MRI and my younger brother went with her. His name is Everett. Her language was coming and going. From that Monday to today, February 5, she has had 2 MRI, body x-ray and a spinal tap. The last MRI was a specialized with contrast. The spinal tap was in hope to find an infection. No such luck! The body x-ray was recommended by Dr. Scott Gibbs. He is a neurosurgeon. Oh, I am getting ahead of myself on this. The reason why he was consulted was that a lesion had been found in the first and second MRI. The second one showed it was larger than a month ago. So not a good thing!
Back to the body x-ray, nothing was found except for a bladder tear. We can deal with that. So, there is no tumors in the body to spread. Again, we are hoping for infection. Give her some antibiotics and good to go. Still have to wait.
The spinal tap came back with no infection. DARN! Not what I was wanting to hear.. However, it also came back with no cancer cells. OK, that is good thing. No cancer, but no infection. We are looking at a benign tumor. She goes in two weeks for more consult and what the options are.
My mother rocks! She does.
I went with her on some of there therapies. She walks with a cane. She inspired another woman to try a cane instead of a walker. My mom rocks! Later that day, a gentle man who did not want to be there, was being told how to put his feet under him and left himself up. He said "I know what you want me to do, I just don't want to do it." So funny. He had everyone laughing. He saw mom pass him by, so he got up and started walking. He even told her to slow down or she'll get a ticket.
The last time I went with her to therapy, she was saying her knees where hurting. The therapist had her lay down on a bed and put heating pads on her knees. I had to leave for a moment to get more yarn that I had left in her room. She told me to put what I was working on her. She'll take care of it. My Mom rocks!
My brothers and I took turns in staying with her. So glad there are three of us to share this responsibility. There is going to be more for us to do. My brothers live with her. I live 45 minutes away. I hate living so far away from her.
There are going to be some more good times and tough times ahead of us. I have to rely on God more and more. Is this a test of faith? I don't want this test! Are my brothers going to lose faith in God and themselves? Yea, I'm scared to know what is going to be ahead of us.
We will find out in two weeks what the options are and go from there. Until then, I have put it all in his hands.
I had talked to my younger brother the week before about mom doctors appointment. He said it was progressing good. She had all her motor skills and it would take about 6 months for her to get energy back. That's not bad for a woman who's 80. She is a very energetic and out going person. She does not like to be still. It was good.
On Monday January 30 around 8:15, my younger brother called and told me that mom was at the Dexter hospital in the ER. She was having a set back.
Now, Jim, my older brother, took mom to Dexter hospital, now named Missouri Southern Health Care, for her therapy. She has been doing physical, occupational and speech therapy there. Jim said that when he picked her up to go, she seemed not herself. She wouldn't respond like she should. When he got her to therapy, the therapist thought he should take her to her Dr. Instead, he took to the ER for observation. When I got there, she was non responsive, only repeating "Yes, yes, yes". Her face was being drawn to the right. Her tongue was drifting to the right. She had right sided weakness. I thought, here we go again. Jim was unable to answer some of the questions. I text my sister in law if there was a list of meds, but my younger brother was bringing them with him.
We got her transferred back to Southeast Hospital in Cape. Again, the ride begins.
That night she was given Valium for another MRI and my younger brother went with her. His name is Everett. Her language was coming and going. From that Monday to today, February 5, she has had 2 MRI, body x-ray and a spinal tap. The last MRI was a specialized with contrast. The spinal tap was in hope to find an infection. No such luck! The body x-ray was recommended by Dr. Scott Gibbs. He is a neurosurgeon. Oh, I am getting ahead of myself on this. The reason why he was consulted was that a lesion had been found in the first and second MRI. The second one showed it was larger than a month ago. So not a good thing!
Back to the body x-ray, nothing was found except for a bladder tear. We can deal with that. So, there is no tumors in the body to spread. Again, we are hoping for infection. Give her some antibiotics and good to go. Still have to wait.
The spinal tap came back with no infection. DARN! Not what I was wanting to hear.. However, it also came back with no cancer cells. OK, that is good thing. No cancer, but no infection. We are looking at a benign tumor. She goes in two weeks for more consult and what the options are.
My mother rocks! She does.
I went with her on some of there therapies. She walks with a cane. She inspired another woman to try a cane instead of a walker. My mom rocks! Later that day, a gentle man who did not want to be there, was being told how to put his feet under him and left himself up. He said "I know what you want me to do, I just don't want to do it." So funny. He had everyone laughing. He saw mom pass him by, so he got up and started walking. He even told her to slow down or she'll get a ticket.
The last time I went with her to therapy, she was saying her knees where hurting. The therapist had her lay down on a bed and put heating pads on her knees. I had to leave for a moment to get more yarn that I had left in her room. She told me to put what I was working on her. She'll take care of it. My Mom rocks!
My brothers and I took turns in staying with her. So glad there are three of us to share this responsibility. There is going to be more for us to do. My brothers live with her. I live 45 minutes away. I hate living so far away from her.
There are going to be some more good times and tough times ahead of us. I have to rely on God more and more. Is this a test of faith? I don't want this test! Are my brothers going to lose faith in God and themselves? Yea, I'm scared to know what is going to be ahead of us.
We will find out in two weeks what the options are and go from there. Until then, I have put it all in his hands.
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