Mom’s been experiencing a lot of high blood pressure readings. Yesterday’s daytime reading was 178/128, and this morning’s reading was 173/113. During both readings, she was medicated to keep her blood pressure *down*, so one can only imagine what her BP would be if she was not medicated.
In addition, her left leg has become severely [...]
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1/20/10
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Normal already?!?
Lab results came in today, and Mom is “normal”!!
All stats on liver, blood count, kidneys, etc. etc. measured at levels indicating Mom has recovered to where she would normally be.
(Woo-hoo!!)
Mom & Dad spent a romantic night out at the Mahoney Lodge, followed by a relaxing day shopping & going to the movies.
News like this just [...]
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Short & stupid
Mom has moved back to her regular bed, and is having many short & “stupid” dreams. They may be stupid, but they are dreams, which means she’s getting some real sleep. (Now she just needs to sleep longer than 1 hour at a time!)
She’s feeling a little bit stronger each day, but still has a long [...]
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Progressing in 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting updates. I’ve either had writer’s block, or just not able to squeeze an extra 5 minutes to post something.
Mom continues to recover, but remains weak and unable to get any decent amount of sleep. Her appetite is back and she’s starting to experience cravings, but is shy [...]
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The big day!
Today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, to see how Mom handles the “outdoors”!
She tried resting throughout the day to build her strength, but the dog made sure she was unable to accomplish that.
She’s doing well, and is still planning to attend the party at MCC.
(yea!!)
More next year…
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The power of prayer
Mom was able to eat 2 meals (not just bites) today without any pain!!
Nothing else new to report. She’s doing well, but not getting much sleep. Her vitals are stable, and her current goal is to gain enough strength to attend the New Year’s Eve party at MCC.
7 days and counting….
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Today
Rain or freezing rain likely before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Oh wait….you’re lookin’ for an update on Karen. My bad.
Mom’s doing good, and went a whole day withOUT diuretics, to see if she could regain some strength. She appeared stronger, and said [...]
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Brrr!
Mom’s temperature was 95.2 today!
Supposedly, low temps are ok until they reach below 96 degrees.
So…we bundled her up and cranked up the heating blankets. Doc suspects it could be dehydration, but nothing certain. He adjusted her lasix (diuretic) intake accordingly.
That’s all for now.
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The stair master!
Yeah, that’s right. Mom did stairs today!! 12 steps total – 6 down, 6 back up! Pretty big milestone, as she has hardly been able to even lift her legs into the car.
The doctor’s visit was quick and uneventful. We arrived, they drew blood, we left.
Results are expected tomorrow.
Mom’s doing well, but still very weak [...]
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Back on track…
Mom’s doing much better today than yesterday. As the day progressed, so did she.
Her pain, shaking & fever are all gone, and her blood pressure was stable throughout the entire day (thanks to clonidine), right around 120’s/80’s.
She’s also lost another couple pounds of fluid – now totaling 29lbs. since last Friday!!
Tomorrow she is scheduled to [...]
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