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Tag Archives: Bathroom
Medical update — 042111
Mom is unsettled today. Her short-term memory of the past day is wholly inaccurate: to wit, she claimed to have not been to the bathroom since early this morning, and she claimed to have been sipping the same cup of … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Bathroom, Hallucination, Piedmont Place, Rehabilitation, Vulnerable adult
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Medical update — 041911
Well, it’s a good news/bad news kind of day. The transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) was performed today. The good news is that it came back negative. This means three things: 1) that there is no evidence of a current heart anomaly … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Antibiotics, Assisted Living, Bathroom, Catheter, Doctor, Falling, Heart, Hospital, Medical, Medicare, Physical therapy, Piedmont Place, Pop, Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing Care, UTI, Walk
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Medical update — 041811
From the time I arrived to the time I left, Mom occupied the easy chair in her hospital room. This is a positive sign all by itself. She was awake and alert and, while still claiming to be weak, seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Advocate, Assisted Living, Bathroom, blood, Caregiver, Catheter, Doctor, Hospital, Infection, MRSA, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Piedmont Place, Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing Care, UTI
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Medical update — 041411
Mom’s temperature was the medical feature of this day. It started high and got higher…up to 102.5. That triggered a urinalysis which revealed a Urinary Tract Infection. As I’ve noted in the past few ElderBlog posts, she does have a … Continue reading
Medical update — 041011
Mom was sitting in a big hospital armchair when I arrived at 9am. She’d been there since 5, and was lovin’ the beautiful view from her windows. But the shaking caused by Parkinson’s Disease was wearing her out, so we … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Advocate, Bathroom, Blood Pressure, Catheter, Dixie, Doctor, Elderly, Elizabeth, Falling, George & Sally, Heart, Hospital, Lisa, Medication, Michael, Nurse, Parkinson's Disease, World War II
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Rumor control — 122310
You know how the rumor chain works: the first person says to the next, “Santa’s suit is red.” The second person tells the third person, “Santa’s suit seems red,” and so on until the last person reveals that “Santa is … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Administrator, Bathroom, Dementia, Piedmont Place, Santa, Wagon Wheel Ranch
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Medical update — 080210
Pop looks horrible. In the several hours we spent with Mom & Pop at Piedmont Place today, his eyes were open only briefly — and nobody was home. Otherwise, he slept. His skin looks almost taut and is missing its … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Administrator, Bacteria, Bathroom, Falling, Medical, MRSA, Piedmont Place
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Father’s Day — 062010
By the time we arrived at Piedmont Place, Elizabeth and Michael had already called to wish Pop a happy Father’s Day; she from Maryland, he from Germany. Elizabeth’s hand-made card was on prominent display atop the chest of drawers. Lisa … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Bathroom, Behavior, Cognition, Elizabeth, God, Hospital, Lisa, Michael, Nurse, Piedmont Place, Tex & Shirley's
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Parental update – 040510
Mom is doing well. Pop is, too, except that after twenty minutes of walking, today, he “couldn’t take one more step.” They wheeled him back to his room. He seems okay otherwise. — Piedmont Place is shuffling things up a … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Administrator, Assisted Living, Bathroom, Infection, Piedmont Place, Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing Care, Telephone, Wagon Wheel Ranch, Walk
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