What a June!

 First off, our garden is doing well. We have had NO rain, so no weeds. Kind of nice, though I'm willing to weed more if we could please get some rain.

BUT

This month. Wow.

After Dad's funeral, we all came home and got sick. Mine was only three days. Like a head cold. Mom ended up in the ER because her blood sugar was over 500, she was confused and disoriented, weak, and just plain worn out.  That was on Tuesday the 14th. She had been home on her own at Brookdale since the 7th, isolated due to Covid for five days. She felt like she was improving, but then she took a steroid to help with all the head and chest congestion. That's what sent her sugars soaring. That and the UTI really made her so, so sick! Crazy sick. Weak. Confused, depressed.

So, I took her home with me on the 14th to manage her meds, meals, rest and exercise. She stayed for five days. Blood sugar was still high, but starting to lower, so she went back to Brookdale on the following Sunday the 19th. She was getting her appetite back, just starting to feel better and was walking to help her blood count. Her head and chest were finally clear, we got all her meds sorted out. She had even been eating in the dining room and went outside for some sunshine!

Then she fell on Tuesday the 21st while walking at Brookdale. He hit hard on her hip, fractured the femur by the ball, and had hip replacement surgery on Wednesday June 22nd at 5 pm. 

Wow. What a month!

Follow up blood tests on Friday the 17th.

In the ER, Tuesday afternoon, June 21. Exactly one week after her previous visit. She felt a lot better this time-- except she was unable to walk.

Post surgery. The smile was real. Or was it the drugs? They do have good drugs and she is keeping on top of the pain.

Looking out in our back yard garden just makes me happy.

It's a nice view from the deck.

Thursday morning, I went back to the hospital. She said she was able to sleep all night. The physical therapy guys came in and got her up, walking and weighed (114!!! Skin and bones).

Woah! First time upright since Tuesday afternoon when she fell at 2:30.

She went clear out to the hall and got weighed, then back in to eat.

Getting settled in a chair.

Brrr. Bring her some warm blankets!

Breakfast. She Loved dinner at 9 pm last night, too. She had not eaten for more than 24 hours and was hungry. Very!

She sat in the chair for about an hour, ate, got a new IV, then was ready for a nap at 11 am. I'd say that was a good day!

She'll be able to go to Stonehenge tomorrow. We think. We hope. It's a skilled nursing facility where she can get some intense physical therapy. 

I'm thinking she won't be bored for a bit!