So right now my right foot is being cleaned by dog tongue........ that is the good part of the day. Mabel/Mom managed to get admitted to the hospital after our Saturday night ER visit. They have decided that she did not have osteomyelitis (I could see that from the start) and she does have "atrial fibrillation" but she not symptomatic with it. Giving her the standard Coumadin treatment would be more risk that benefit with her fall risk. So she has stayed in the hospital long enough to qualify for a Medidcare stay but does she have enough health issues?? Once there, can we get her on Medi-Cal so that her stay would be "till the end"? I highly doubt she will be able to maintain an independent mobility (modified as it is) even after some PT and truthfully I think she might be ready to just quit, it is always hard to tell. I spoke to the doctor today but not to the case manager, who is responsible for placement and discharge planning. I am sitting on pins and needles waiting for that, hoping for the best scenario.
Through all this I am also starting my new job with Licensing and Certification Department of the state of California. What great timing!! As if trying to plan for the care of your elderly parent is not enough stress, I need to learn all this new stuff and look forward to traveling to Sacramento one week a month for the next three months!
I am normally quite adept at change but this is a heavy load.
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