Since I have only 4 days till my husband returns home - I started thinking yesterday of a schedule and how I was gonna get everything done. So I planned out my week and by Friday I should be ready..........UNTIL...................
After lunch today I was going to go to the pharmacy to get things that my hubby will need. So I grabbed my keys, my wallet and the baby, went out to the car, put my wallet on the roof of the car and the baby in the car seat. Shut the car doors - got into the ca
Well its now 2 days to go until I bring my husband home. Today I went out to buy some of the personal items he will need. And I replaced the wallet that I so stupidly left on the top of my car.
I'm getting nervous - I haven't had my husband around for the past 10 months and I know he will be different now. I'm worried that I may not be able to care for him, its just that little monkey on my shoulder putting negative ideas into my head.
Tommorrow night I need to move furniture so tha
Well, tommorrow is Thursday, only one day left till hubby comes home. Tonight I was moving furniture so that tommorrow the equipment can be delivered. I got a phone call from my parents tonight - my mom was telling me that my husband had called her and my Dad today and wanted to know if they where both driving with me to pick him up on Friday. Mom said he sounded so excited. Then hubby wanted to talk to my Dad - to discuss the Phillies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not worried about caring for him
Well today I brought Chris home. It was very challenging getting him in and out of the car. Unfortunately he had alot of pain in his leg which didn't make it any easier. He has been eating non-stop. This is something I have to try to get him to work on. I was amazed Friday night he only woke up once with pain - I gave him his meds and he slept till 10am Saturday morning. Saturday was a blurrrrrr. It took me 2 hours to do his morning routine and get him in his wheelchair. Sunday was m
It's been difficult. Not being with my husband everyday of the week has made me not realize how badly his strokes have effected him. I know when I would go to the home I would get frustrated with him and now realize that he is very disabled. Along with the left sided paralysis - he has no upper body strength, he can really do nothing for himself - I assist him with everything - including eating. I completely bath him - the only thing he can do is take the wash cloth and wash his face. He ev
I'm STRESSED and EXHAUSTED!!!!!!!!!!! The first few days that hubby was home seemed to go very well. Today (6/2/05) was a terrible day. The OT came today and she was moving his left arm, which he normally has alot of pain in this arm. The pain was so intense that he started to cry.
After she left everything went down hill. He was constantly asking for pain medication before it was even due. He became very short with me and everything I did for him was wrong or I was hurting him.
Everything was going very well since Chris came home on 5/27/05. Even tho I am tired I really again enjoyed having him around and doing things or should I say everything for him. Its been along time since I have actually cooked breakfast. We have been eating some really good breakfasts. I am finally cooking the supper. Thursday night our daughter said at dinner "Mom never cooked like this when you where away!" A suttle comment that made me open my eyes. Thursday night I got Chris all clean
The past few days have felt very strange. I was so involved in taking care of Chris and now that he's in the hospital I feel empty.
Tommorrow he is having his stress test. The cardiac enzymes have again come back negative. They have stopped the Heparin drip and removed the oxygen for now. Today he really had his color back although he is very sleepy. I guess I would be too if I went through what he did. I have asked his nurse to have the cardiologist call me with the results of his
Chris was discharged from the hospital yesterday (6/7/05) All tests in regards to cardiac came back normal. The cardiologist feels that it could have been stress or a panic attack - which I can fully understand due to the fact that it was his first week home. He did worry about everything. He was constantly worried about me and how hard this was on me.
When the cardiologist finally talked to me I explained to him that Chris has been in treatment for years for acid reflux. He said t
It's only 4 more days until my hubby comes home from the nursing home. Boy is he getting excellant care. Maybe it's because I called the Omnibudsman of the county the home is in or maybe it's because they are getting tired of my constantly coming down on them or maybe because they are telling themselves that they will no longer have to deal with me or my hubby. He is a handful - but that does not mean that he should be cared for properly.
Today when I went to see him - he is so excited!!
