Update: Mom

Well, I talked with Ron this morning. He told me that she was moved to another room and that is why I couldn't get her on that phone number. I was hoping maybe that they had released her. He said that she called this morning as he was leaving for work wanting her wallet. She wanted to get her hair done. He was a little concerned about that comment and so I said that I would call her now that I had the number to her bedroom.

Mom picked up the phone and sounded tired still. But when she realized who I was, her voice brightened up a little. She said that she had thought that they were "fixing" hair for the patients. She knew that she was in a hospital but she thought they were doing hair so she thought she needed money. I heard her then ask a nurse that was in her room about this special "program" she thought was happening and the nurse said "no, you are in a hospital". Mom said that she knew she was in a hospital but... I came in with "maybe you dreamt it". She agreed that everyone didn't know anything about it so she must have dreamt it. She said that she was hungry because since she had been in the hospital they have only given her water and juice. I guess that would be true because of the tests they had given her. So that is a good sign. She said that she would get back into bed and behave. I told her to misbehave if they didn't feed her so they would shut her up with food... and she laughed.

They said that she has AMR, whatever that is. In my terms, it is something like a slow oil leak in a car (oil being the blood and the car being a person). This is entirely something different than what she had a couple of months before. Last time she didn't take her medicine that flushes the water out of her system. She lost 28 pounds of water in a few days once she got in the hospital. Incredible. What made her wait to go into the doctor, I will never know. So, you see... and Ron is there and can't do any better and getting her to do the right things. Although in her defense, I guess this time isn't due to her not taking care of herself correctly. The doctor will tell her today what they are going to do about this diagnosis.

All of this is a good reminder to keep working on myself because in twenty years we can make a difference in our health... eating right, walking etc, drinking water, and getting rest. That should keep me out of trouble just doing that with all the other things I do. So, Denise, if you are reading this... Keep those healthy recipes coming! And Darylynn, even though you missed your last appointment, your story keeps me reminded to make my appointments too.

Well, there you have it. I thank you for your prayers and good thoughts. Until tomorrow... HUGS from Seattle