Re: My mom

Nettie,

You and your family are still in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope you and Ed are doing ok now. I hope the antib's are working on Ed and
that he is healing ok.

It only seems that you would crash and flare, what with the stress and the
weather which also puts a stress on the body. I hope you get to rest and
take care of yourself.

It is good that you finished all your shopping. That is a good thing.

I know, I can't even imagine how Jo is holding up like she is thru it all. I
would have crashed and burned by now. ;-)

Your welcome Nettie, and you don't have to thank me. It is a part of me that
comes naturally.

I am flaring too, and in such a mood. I would really like for my stalker to
come up to me today. I would sure wipe his plow clean. Oh the joys of
hormonal stuff and stress, and people (drs) that are trying to drive me
nuts. ;-(

You take care, get rest and know that we are all thinking of you.


--
Love and hugs to all
Good thoughts coming your way too.

Squirrely Jo

"Mercy" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:HiRlf.1610$C46.746@xxxxxxxxxxx
> It is 1:00 am and this is the first time I have read posts in about two
> days??? Anyway, tomorrow I am going to take my mom to the gastro dr. I
> hope there is something he can do to help her with her digestion and bowel
> problems. It seems that it is an up and down thing; all in a days time.
> One moment she can feel ok and then all of a sudden she's miserable.
> Anyway, a specialist may have a few more tricks up his sleeve than that
> idiot she was seeing. I worked at it last week and have managed to change
> mom and dad's primary physician. He comes highly recommended but you know
> how that goes..... time will tell. I just want somebody who cares about
> them and is more compassionate to elderly people. That original ass
> acting like we were wasting his precious time with old people. Funny
> thing is, some day he too will be old and sick.
>
> Anyway, I am going to spend the night at their house again tomorrow. I
> want to put up decorations and their small tree. I think they need it to
> look more festive. We are working toward picking them up on X-mas day and
> bringing them here for a few hours so they can be with us and the kids.
> Mom is going to really work at keeping herself up and feeling good enough
> to come for just a few hours. That would make my X-mas.
>
> I have kind of crashed yesterday and today. Everything hurt, I was
> exhausted and I needed to rest. Ed was also sick last week and the
> weekend. He had a bladder infection. I "made" him see the dr. He indeed
> had an infection and needed antibiotics.
> I think we've all been so preoccupied with mom and dad and getting ready
> for X-mas, we're all getting sick. I finally finished all my shopping.
> Now I have to wrap gifts and write out cards and put up the tree. For
> X-mas, I am cooking a ham for sandwiches and then munchies. I just cannot
> do a big sit down dinner with everybody. Other than that, I am surviving.
>
> Sounds like so many of us are having really difficult lives right now; all
> for different reasons. Can't believe what happened to Jo's house.....
> that is heartbreaking. She put so much into making it look the way she
> wanted and poof..... I am sad for all of you who are having rough spots
> in your lives as well. I don't want to list names for fear I would forget
> somebody.
>
> Thanks so much for your loving thoughts SQ. You are so thoughtful and
> don't worry about getting back to me in a timely fashion. You have so
> much on your plate too.
>
> My best to all and I will let you know what happens with mom's appt. on
> Friday since I won't be back tomorrow night; at least that is the plan for
> now. Take care and hugs to all.
>
> Love,
>
> Nettie
>
> "Squirrely" <squirrely@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:11pcb2bk9iets70@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Nettie,
>>
>> How are things going now. I am sorry I am so late in getting around to
>> answering this. Have been busy and not feeling well.
>>
>> I can't believe he told you that there was nothing more he could do for
>> her. That sure lifts the patients well to live up doesn't it. I am being
>> sacrastic. I don't blame your mom for crying. I have gone thru the same
>> thing. I have also heard the there is nothing else we can do for you
>> thing too. I would like to kick some drs butts.
>>
>> That is good that your dads heart attack did happen before you left the
>> hospital. I still don't know what is wrong with these drs. But that is
>> another story that I am sore about right now.
>>
>> I hope you had better news from the specialist. I take it was today that
>> you were going to see him. I can sympathize with you on the dehydration
>> issues. I am going thru the same things with addison problems and of
>> course they are not treating them. It just ticks me off. I know I am not
>> the only one. That is why it ticks me off so much. I sure hope there is
>> something you can do to keep her hydrated.
>>
>> Nettie, I don't expect my life to get much better. So I just live it one
>> day at a time for now. Unless a miracle happens that is all I can do
>> right now.
>>
>> Don't give up on your mom. Keep fighting. I know that is as draining on
>> you. But that is what I tried to do for my mom.
>>
>> I second that with damn the medical systems sometimes.
>>
>> You take care sweetie, and know i am praying and thinking of you and your
>> family.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Love and hugs to all
>> Good thoughts coming your way too.
>>
>> Squirrely Jo
>>
>>> The dr. appt. went pretty lousy today. He is a new dr. since her dr.
>>> left this Spring to become a "hospitalist" dr. This guy is so apathetic
>>> and uncaring. I didn't believe it until I saw it today. He claimed
>>> there was nothing more he could do for her. I said I wanted a
>>> consultation for her to a gastro dr. Well he gave us that. Mom was
>>> crying when we left. Can you imagine telling an 88 yr. old woman there
>>> is nothing more he can do for her. Now mom, dad and I are on a quest to
>>> find both of them a new dr. We don't need a dr. who thinks at 88 you
>>> just give up on old people. I cheered her up when I said I was going to
>>> make sure we would find somebody much better than "him". Green Bay, so
>>> it seems, has very poor health care. I don't know if it does not
>>> attract good drs. or what. I have had my own dealings with a few and
>>> mom and dad a few others. One nearly caused my father to die because of
>>> his giving up. He had dad in the hospital over the weekend watching for
>>> heart problems. He was in quite a bit of distress. Well I had an
>>> argument with him at 7:00 a.m. on Monday because he wanted me to just
>>> take dad home and do no further testing. Some how, by the grace of God,
>>> when I went to pick him up he was still hooked up to a monitor. He was
>>> eating lunch and all of a sudden had a full blown heart attack. Thank
>>> God it happened before I took him home. He ended up having a quad
>>> bypass. We dropped that dr. like a hot potato. There are other stories
>>> about his colleagues. Yet the one we found and me and my mom and dad
>>> really trusted left to do this other thing in the hospital. They do not
>>> see patients privately; only when they are admitted into a hospital. It
>>> is some new dumb concept which I think is really stupid. Another tactic
>>> to save money at the patient's expense of receiving good health care.
>>> It is like assembly line health care. You have a PCP physician but if
>>> you are admitted into the hospital, your care is done by these
>>> hospitalists. ??????
>>>
>>> Since I live 45 minutes away from Green Bay, we have an entirely
>>> different health care system here. It isn't "great" but I have had some
>>> pretty dang good drs. My last dr. left practice to also become a
>>> hospitalist. I don't get it...... why do they prefer using their
>>> abilities in this manner.
>>>
>>> Anyway, she is seeing a specialist next Tuesday upon my request. If I
>>> had not spoke up, nothing further would have been done ....
>>> I suppose she would have just gotten so dehydrated, malnourished or
>>> whatever and ....... gone in a short time. I see red when I think about
>>> it. I hope the gastro can help her. When I left her today, she seemed
>>> more perked up and ate a nice lunch of my homemade turkey soup and some
>>> jello. Her condition changes by the hour; from feeling ok to lousy.
>>> Nonetheless, I will make sure we find a different and better dr. for
>>> her.
>>>
>>> So sorry you are also having a rough time SQ. Somehow, our lives have
>>> to become lives with better quality. We all deserve it. We have earned
>>> it and it just isn't fair right? Take care of yourself and you can
>>> write me e-mail any time. By the way, this is the first day since I
>>> cannot remember that I did not cry. That's because I am now on a quest.
>>> I will not give up on mom. I will make sure they try everything
>>> possible to help her. If nothing else, she needs to be more
>>> comfortable.
>>>
>>> Damn the medical systems sometimes.
>>>
>>> Hugs,
>>>
>>> Nettie
>>
>>
>
>


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