My Dad was sent home five days after he was admitted to the hospital. What a confusing day that was! The doctor had informed me that my Dad might be home that day if he did well on his hospital walk. Boy, was I surprised when my Dad called at noon (he hates the phone) […]
Author: Melody
Who the Heck Knows What’s Going On Here Anyway?
After my Dad had been in the hospital three days, we were all very irritated and tired. Besides worrying about my Dad, no one in the family had been contacted as to my Dad’s condition and treatment. The nurse are prohibited to give out information. The doctors seem to slip in during the wee hours […]
I Said He’s Allergic to That!
One of the most frustration things about having a loved one in the hospital is conveying all the information that needs to be conveyed to the hospital staff and making sure that it’s followed. Things can get confused and mistakes can happen. Doctors and nurses aren’t always on the same page. I made a complete […]
Emergency–Don’t Panic!!!
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had to experience some things I’ve never gone through before. I’m going to blog about them in hopes that it might helps someone else. My Dad contracted a respiratory infection in November. He was put on antibiotics and things were improving by the end of November. But, after Christmas, […]
Back from my Break
I must apologize to all my readers for the lack of blog entries since December. I’d like to say that I’ve been off on some wild world tour. Instead, a family member was ill and it ate up all my time. Things are starting to get back to normal and I hope that my blogging […]
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Getting Ready for Christmas: Celebrate!
I tried to get all my chores done by December 21st. I left the last 3 days to recuperate. Things didn’t quite work out that way. I had to make a trip to make a trip to Target and pick up a couple little things we need for Christmas morning. I was going to mop […]
Getting Ready for Christmas: Enlist Volunteers
If you suffer from chronic illness, chances are you are going to run out of energy before you get through your list. Is there anyone in the family you can enlist to help you through your chores? If you have the money, can you hire someone to clean house or run errands? Get your husbands […]
Getting Ready for Christmas: Making tasks easier
One of my dreaded tasks is writing out Christmas cards. I have arthritis in my right hand. Holding a pen is painful after about 5 cards. By the 10th card, I don’t think the recipients can read what I right. I’ve had to completely rethink how I do my cards since I really enjoy sending […]
Getting Ready for Christmas: Does it really need to be done?
You’ve made your list of items to be done before Christmas. You marked off what needs to be done right before Christmas and some time before Christmas. Now take another look at that list. Unless you are a super being there is a good chance you aren’t going to accomplish it all. Go over each […]