I know mom looks mad but this is the first time I have seen her walking in over a week. She is gaining strength with the physical therapy she is receiving.
It’s Saturday morning and mom has been in rehab for one week. She has now amazed just about everyone around her with her determination, actual improvement and most of all her “Goodness”
That’s my mom! – once again I gloat and try to soak up some of her stamina for myself. I’ve realized this week that mom does not know how to quit. It’s just never been an option for her. Seeing her continue work so hard with so many challenges can often force my sadness to the surface. I want to play the “It’s not fair card” Is this the place she has worked so hard for her entire life to arrive at?
It’s been a hard week.
After a week of steady improvement and getting more adjusted to her surroundings mom’s walker was taken away from her yesterday and she is to use a wheelchair until Monday. This decision, by the therapist, came as a disappointment and mom quickly lost sight of the progress she had made but the reasoning is valid. The biggest issue for mom is the extreme pain she is experiencing in her right foot. It’s still not clear if this was caused by her stroke. No progress has been made this week in alleviating this pain. The plan now is to give it a rest and put no weight on it for the weekend.
Just the facts, ma’am On Monday at 10am I will be in a meeting with the Director of Garden Villas, The Social Worker from Delmar Gardens, the nurse from the Assisted Living section of Garden Villas and most likely a few of mom’s therapists. This, I am told, will give us an idea of where mom will be placed once the possibilities of rehab have been exhausted. A this point I am routing for Assisted Living at Garden Villas.