UPDATE on Bob. MadSnapper Temporarily Closed

 

I have been sitting by this hospital bed since April 28th, yesterday was the 4th day since Bob was admitted to hospital, 4/28/2025 taken there by a call to 911, when he failed to stand up from the sofa. There have been many tests and more ongoing. Basics are, he has spinal stenosis and walks only by struggling with his walker.

Added to his memory issues this makes life challenging. We came home late yesterday afternoon on May 2, choosing in home therapy/nurses for the next 20 days, over rehab. He refused rehab and I felt he would be more comfortable here and so would I. 

Who Moved My Cheese? Someone moved my Cheese. I need a new routine, we are working on that today,. He is in the pool walking back and forth and when he gets out I will bathe him with the soap and dry sheets and do his hair the same way, while he sits by the  pool. 

Watch the video if you are not familiar, because my cheese has been moved, and I am learning where the cheese, where and when it will be moved and adjusting my attitude and skills.

I am NOT a natural born nurse/caregiver, must have a routine and that will calm me down. 

Our health plan pays for 20 days of nurse/therapists, 3 times a week. the nurse came yesterday, the therapist comes Monday between 10 and 12, he sees his primary doc at 9:15 on Mon, his neurologist on Tuesday. Please pray we can get him in and out of car/chair/office. There is a free wheel chair coming sometime today, have to find help bringing it in and unboxing.

Right now, The Cheese must be assisted with everything, and I have to move him safely, so far, we are doing well. Beau, our dog is fine, but did have a bout with poopitis from well, eating possum and mallard poo...  this is the link to who moved my cheese We were requried to watch this several times at my prior workplace, each time there was a major change. this IS a major change

Until then, MadSnapper and Beau will be temporarily Closed.  

how I entertained myself 4 days of sitting in the hospital. 

the green light under his bed, was a night light and fascinated me, it changed with what light was in the room.

Nurse Chelsea was an angel that God blessed us with, and so were Matt and Claudia, who took great care of Bob.

nurse station front desk, Neuro Unit

UPDATE on Bob,

 

Bob and I waiting in exam room for  one hour, before doc came in was excruciating to both of us

I have for now rigged the house, for use, neither bathroom has doors wide enough to allow walker and no access to shower or tub

Thank you to Debbie from Just Breahte for suggesting the sponges that I add water and it is shampoo and body wash, dry and no rinse for baths. Beau got a bath with the sponges and wow.

So far, my make do grab bar/foot stool and rails is working.

Doc visit for Bob is not good. He got out of bed on March 29 and could not longer walks, and 5  weeks today, he has been unable to walk at all without a walker. 

With a walker, he struggles to move from bed to bath to  sofa and breakfast bar, once a day outside to the pool.

At the visit with the Orthopedic doctor and his assistant said they were shocked to see him in a wheelchair and sees no reason for it and Dr. say he MUST have therapy 5 days a week, 3 at their facility, 2 on a bike, or 5 at their  facility. He will continue to worsen with out this and it might not help, it will take 6 weeks to know.

Just getting him in/out of house and car 4 times to get in the The office, was almost impossible, both for him and for me. 

His appointment is not until May 9th, to be assessed by a therapy nurse to what he needs and can do. She will decide that, and then therapy starts. 

I asked if they had an in -home therapist and she said she could refer us to home care, but they don't do it in-home. 

As of now he is refusing to have anyone come to the house. The next step is a neurologist, he is refusing to go. Since he is cognitive there is no way to force him to do anything.

As of now we are once again waiting. I will not be blogging, except for updates if anything changes.

Easter Sunday 2025

 

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