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Good morning. Cloudy and mid-50s for a high today here today.

Busy day today. I have an appointment at 12:30 to drop off mom's hearing aids for a battery replacement. She'll be discharged sometime today as well. DH will go to Costco with me to haul heavy groceries and DS will go with me to get mom. She's got a lot of gear— books, electronics, toiletries, Bi-pap— and her room is at the farthest end of the large sprawling suburban hospital.

She seems closer to her baseline. The consensus is this was a case of worsening COPD, CHF and pulmonary hypertension. It's pretty clear from what her docs said that she can expect to need supplemental O2 going forward. I'm not sure if she's realized that or not.

She did fairly well with the hospitalization but was foggy on details of what happened and what she was told. She told me the PCP's office told her that her DEXA was "fine"; the note in her chart detailing the conversation included a referral to endocrinology. She swore they took her for an MRI late Monday night; they didn't. Her phone died. The officer who was at the house with the EMTs put her charger in the pocket of the robe she was wearing. She told me this in the ER. But Monday night she swore her phone was dying and that she had the wrong charger for it. She called my niece to call me to tell me to call her on the room's landline if I needed to reach her. Calling niece is never a good idea— she keeps her phone on silent and doesn't usually answer.

I suppose I need to schedule the post-hospitalization appointments, too.

I hope all have a pleasant day.

HB

Good afternoon.

HB it sounds as though you've got a full day. I'm glad your mom is heading home, but it will mean more appointments for you to schedule and manage. Getting her to comply with the O2 will be difficult for you to implement, I fear.

GG every time I even begin to think of downsizing, etc I get overwhelmed. Every so often I work on a closet or two, but I've never been able to totally rid it of everything like I should. Then I look around the house and it has sentimental items from my parents house and I just can't donate them. The house is clean, neat and tidy - but don't open a closet or a drawer!!!

I need to make a grocery run and hit the product stand. Back later to check on everyone. Let's be safe everyone.

Good morning.

Mom is home. Her discharge plan includes follow-ups with 3 different doctors. One scheduled, waiting on 2 more plus the endocrinologist. Waiting on a call from PT to reschedule Friday as we'll be at cardiology.

HB

Good evening.

Good morning

Ron

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Good morning.

Lorita, I have not heard the name Coty for such a long time. My mother used to wear this perfume. The only scent I wear is the fragrance from my laundry detergent on my clothes.

HB, I try the bathroom trick myself when I am expecting an important call. It never fails that the long awaited call will come when I'm indisposed, LOL.

Carl, it's amazing how much salt is in all foods. My brother, who is s dietician, was diligent about checking labels for sodium content. I began to follow his lead, now I too, check every label for sodium. Lower salt does make a difference in how I feel. If I overindulge one day, the next morning my face is puffy.

Iris

Iris your brother is spot on around added sodium. When mom was first started on a low salt diet, I was shocked how much salt was lurking in her favorite foods. The girl would have soup daily for lunch— usually the entire can rather than the suggested serving size.

eaglemom— I feel you on the dishwasher. My adult niece lived with us for a time to pay down her student loans. While DS, an only, mostly enjoyed the experience he once accused me of "liking her better". I said it was because she would empty the dishwasher without being asked.

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HB

Hello everyone. I’ve been occasionally reading these interesting discussions for the past few years but I’ve finally decided to jump on the porch with you all and participate.

Strong storms are predicted for our location this evening through tomorrow morning, so I’m not looking forward to the effect it will have on DH’s “high-anxiety” dog. He’s on two medications for his anxiety but nothing helps when it comes to storms or fireworks. So I’m anticipating a sleepless night for myself and the dog.

Carl - it sounds like you would recommend the Factor dinners. I’ve been looking into those types of companies and had decided on Factor. I just haven’t started it yet. I plan to order enough for the dinner meal for myself and DH, maybe 4 or 5 each per week.

Have a good evening everyone!

Carl - I found out about salt and sugar the first time I did the ABCs. I read the labels obsessively and sugar and salt are in everything. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was that bad. When I do the ABCs I don't eat anything in boxes, bags and jars, and all of that extra salt and sugar go by the wayside. Really eye-opening.

Lorita - scrambled eggs sounds like a winner to me. I hope you were able to manage it.

Hi mommafour! - I did the same thing - I lurked for awhile, and then I said hi to everyone. Iris is right - everyone here is really nice. And I really enjoy hearing about the mid-west and the south. I'm a west coast girl, so most of it is all new information for me.

My end of the porch was sunny and cold today. I'm grateful for all the sun we got, but it was really chilly.

I went to the gym for lower body strength training, and then stick fighting for cardio.

This afternoon was writing, posting more photos for the blog, and then getting a new post up.

I'm starting to slow down now and getting ready to go to sleep. See you all tomorrow.

Good Morning Ron, you're not sleeping well tonight?