“Here Comes the Sun…
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting.”
Icicles in front of the early morning sunrise
My winter amazement and gratitude have expanded to Icicle Worship and a new definition for Snowed-In. I feel like I’ve been living inside in too many ways for too long and now it’s time to see what the light is shining on. I now know that when the icicles start to form it means the temperature is finally warm enough to start melting the snow. This is clearly a new thrill for me. And I have such an appreciation for being able to drive.
Mom is Better! That’s always a good sign even if I have learned to say it with caution. Monday was another check-up trip to the doctor and mom certainly doesn’t mind going off to the doctor in the “limo”. The UTI and the pneumonia are still present but at least they are not thriving like before. Unfortunately the gash on her arm is quite infected from the fall she took a week ago. I take full responsibility for that because I wasn’t paying enough attention to it. Now it has to be cleaned and re-bandaged twice a day. I’m beginning to think mom likes this extra attention. Or maybe she’s just attaching little strings here and there so I will never be able to leave.
Mom continues to be showered with compliments on her haircut.
I hope she isn’t thinking of introducing more falls into her daily life as some sort of aerobic exercise because the word “fall” is becoming the newest four letter word no one wants to hear. Yesterday I got a call that she had fallen- again – and that she was OK. Her version was that she just kind of slid off the bed. And then she said “I seem to be spending more time on the floor than anywhere else” I told her I was going to start calling her Humpty Dumpty.
It’s taken awhile but Anna finally came to see mom and it was such a sweet reunion. I feel very good about Anna wanting to help out with mom when I leave. Hopefully she will be a perfect back-up for mom when she needs more care that what is currently provided by Benefits of Home. Things are starting to get dollar signs attached to them. $ I’m trying my best to stay on top of things.
A new song for a new day:
Beautiful Day