I want to thank you for all of your support. I did think it over. I took the evening and slept on it. I had decided that i would quit on Monday.
But, my partner, the new guy came in Saturday to help with the order. I contronted him and told him that I needed to talk with him. I told him that if he had a problem with me...He is supposed to talk with me. Hewas embarressed and wanted to talk in a different location. When we get to the back. He says "How dare you talk to me like that in
Well, I put off the job offer that I have. waiting to hear back on another one. I think that I will just go for the one that I do have.
I have to be practical. It is a bad job market. I am fortunate to have gotten an offer so soon.
I checked out the distance to either job. 23 miles. that is 30 minutes if I drive to either job. So I think that I will take the one that I have. I was called today, He wanted to make sure that I did not pass up this offer. I will think about it toni
I was hesitant to buy tickets to Cirque du soleil. You know the old argument. It may be more trouble that it is worth. I was worried about the parking and the handicapped seating. but, I finally talked myself into going with prodding from my son. He told me that everybody loves it. You have to call for wheelchair accessible seating. you cannot just order on line. I called and asked for availability of tickets. She asked what night. I said, i am off on Tues night. This was Monday that
It is so hot in Texas now. I ran into the grocery store and left the keys in the ignition and the care running with the ac on. William did not want to go into the store with me.
I get back and William tells me that some man had opened the door and sat down in the car. he noticed william and then said "sorry". I do think that he just go into the wrong car.
But, then I got to thinking. What if, somebody wanted to car jack the car and William was in the car. They would just driv
Can you believe it?? William has adapted to the new workout routine quite well.
I made one more change. After I worked him out in the pool. I gave him a shower and then I went back and did some laps. I set William up so that he could watch me and the rest of the people in the pool. This ensures that I get him into that handicapped shower before somebody else uses it. I can use any shower. William enjoyed watching me swim.
Next, I set him up in the lobby and he had his water , co
Wm had his stroke almost 3 years go. He was in the hospital for 2 months. He came home in a wheelchair. We had OT, PT, and speech and acupuncture.
I started the water therapy 5 months post stroke. Wm was not able to get into the pool without the use of the chair lift. He still used the chairlift today. He is not able to walk down the steps. I have found a pool that has a ramp like walkway. He is able to walk into that pool.
I bought him a water shirt at H2O wear. This is a shi
I have been AWOL. Time has just slipped by.time doe not slow down as you age. My days are crazy. I get up at 5 a. Walk the dogs and then get ready for work. I leave the house at 5:30 a. I get to work at 6a. I do not start until 7 . I use this time to eat breakfast, text the caregiver with instructions for the day, and read for fun. This allows me time for myself and I do not get stuck in traffic. This job is the easiest job that I have ever had. I work in a call center and process Medic
William loves his little companion. I have learned to groom him. This is the puppy cut that I gave him for the summer. Wm says that Mumbles has helped his outlook 100%. The unconditional love a dog is amazing. Mumbles is a bit more work for me. I do not have has much time to post blogs. But, Mumbles is a cute dog. Ruth
I finally got William the dog that he wanted. It is true that the dog is really attached to me. But, William loves him and loves to talk to him and order him around. He loves that Mumbles is there with him all of the time.
Mumbles, is a little blonde , shih tzu. He is 4 years old. He is potty trained. He barks at me when he needs to go out. It is amazing! He had an ear infection when we got him. But, we had that taken care of. He also needed to be groomed. Had that taken care of
I am learning how Medicare Part D works. I want to share what I have learned so far. My new job is processing part D prior authorizations. This means...quantity limits, non-formulary and tiering and priorauthorizations.
Every insurance plan has drugs that they cover and quantities that they allow.
Only members or their physicians can request a determination. If you have a power of attorney on file then you can do this for your loved one.
I do believe that members can augment their care b
William is up and says that he feels like he would like to throw up. I decide that it will be best to sit up rather than lie down. So I assist him to the recliner. He feels much better. I get him him into Netflix. He was watching FDR last night and wanted to continue with Truman. I convinced him continue in the morning. I had no idea that we would want to watch it at 3:30AM. Who knows....??? He is really into history programs. He had me watching Dolly Madison last night.
He is watc
I just had the worst day at work. Awful cannot even describe it. I got to work at 4Pm. The pharmacist ahead of me was backed up. The que was 11 pages and he was still trying to verify 2Pm stuff. The order from the day before had not been done. The new order from today had not been touched.
Lot of complaints and unhappy customers. I could not catch up.
That was work.
But, the morning was nice. I took William to the pool. He is doing so well.
We had lunch and then he had a
It was fabulous. William thoroughly enjoyed himself.
He anticipated the evening to come so much that he spent the day resting after his morning pool therapy. He was really excited.
I got home at 2:30 PM and William wants to get ready to go. The program doesn't start until 8P. I told Wm that I needed a rest so that I would be up for the end. I did get a nice nap in.
I got to the tent early. It is always fun to get there early. good parking and the crowd to get you excited.
Handicap
Can you believe that dust on the floor bothers William. Yesterday I noticed some powder on the floor and he wanted me to clean it up. I didn't feel like it. This morning he see's it again and says "There is powder everywhere". Please clean it up. The powder is from him. I powder him after his shower and it gets on the floor. William obsesses about stuff like that.
I am not the best house keeper. But, I do keep the floors clean. that is why he notices any thing on the floor. As
Swimming is such a funny thing with William. Well, walking in the water.
William still goes to the water with me 5 to 6 times of the week. Even after 2 years...he still does not suggest this outing on his own. He just agrees to go with me.....because he knows that I will have a fit if he does not acquiecse..
Yet, every time after we are finished...he does agree that he feels better. He knows that this is helping him .
Exercise wears him out....I know that he is getting a little b
I was reminiscing after reading Lenny's blog. I had written a blog but somehow it is missing.
Yes, i can remember the time when William could not sit at the edge of the bed without support. i can remember when he could not support his own head. Scary times.
Fast forward to 3 years post stroke. Wm is able to hold himself upright without help. We do not use the wheelchair in the house. He is able to walk with assistance. (This means that I move his weak leg. The therapist makes hi
Our last outing with the Ymca was to Wharton, Texas. this was a 8Am to 6P trip. William tolerated the trip well. No mishaps. Whquearton , is a little tiny town. We saw everything that was possible to see in Wharton.
We had delicious bar b que. I also found some pralines at one of our bathroom stops. William has wanted pralines last time we went to a Mexican restaurant. He was ecstatic that we could find some. Delicious stuff!!
We had our primary care appointment. The Docotor h
I had to really light into William on Thursday. He pushed me to the brink of madness. He complains about the pool and grumbles and want to get out early, etc. I finally lit into him and said that his complaining was not making the hour a pleasant one for him or for me. I was not going to tolerate one more time.
I am setting rules. We stay for one hour. No moaning about getting out early. The hour or 60 minutes starts the instant that he hits the water. I asked if he had a difficu
I finally got around to buying a Nook for William yesterday. I had researched the product as compared to the Kendall. The Nook is able to dowmload from the library here is town. it won.
After our morning exercises..Wm's rest...I suggested that we get out and have lunch. William decided on where to eat. He usually wants me to choose. but, he has been dying to have these killer onion rings. So off we went for a sandwich and onion rings.
After lunch, I suggested that we go to barnes
I am the pushing prodding part of the relationship.. I don't know if the stroke eliminated the sense of urgency for continual work or if William just does not have the drive to keep working as hard as I want him to. I push and insist that he works at recovery. I am told by everybody that william would not be where he is today unless I had pushed him as hard as I have. I must say that William will work with me most times. Sometimes he gets cranky and I get angry. I talk to him and explain t
Tomorrow is my birthday, the 18th of January. I don't expect to have anything special. I work in the morning and get home at 4:30P. You, know it is funny, I don't feel so old. I am told that I do not look as old as I am. It is hard to think about aging. But, what is middle aged?? I guess that that is what I am.
William is doing well. He is working very hard and it not giving me a hard time about the pool. We went today and had a good workout.
My work is crazy. I just transfe
I'm having the hospital bed picked up by charity tomorrow. They want me to be here from 8-5...Well I am willing to wait as long as they remove the bed. I didn't end up buying a new bed. I had my son and his friend move the bed from upstairs downstairs. Now , I have a sewing room upstairs.
I am taking advantage of the goodwill pickup. I have managed to get rid of 4 big bags of clothes and shoes that we do not use anymore. There is more that I should get rid of, but, That will be it for
Sunday, William did not have the best day. He was depressed and confused. I left him in bed to sleep and told him that I was going to the YMCA to swim.
The front staff come and find me in the pool. They tell me that somebody has called and said that William had a stroke.
I cannot breathe. Oh, No. Not another stroke! he is just getting a little better. What kind of set back will we have.
I try to call home but no answer. I throw on some dry clothes and drive home.
On my way home..I st
I had the day off. Lots of stuff planned. We had to call AJ and let him know that William would not be free for lunch today. First on the list. Fasting blood work , this means early before anything pops in the mouth. Up and dressed for the pool...but we make it to the lab first. i wasn't sure if it opened at 7A or 8A. because we have to use a different lab for insurance this year than we did last year. I had learned their schedule. We were lucky. They opened at 7:30AM and we got ther
On March 10th. I gave William a manicure and a pedicure. He loved it.
I also got him some ear buds to use at the gym. I am going to have him use it on the recumbant bike. Perhaps he will stay on longer because he is interested in the news or tv program. We will see.
Sat..we went out with some friends and had a nice birthday dinner.
We have had lazy day...the spring forward has gotten William tired.
Ruth
