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Tag Archives: Lisa
80 Years Young
How do people speak of you behind your back? Do they speak the same way to your face? Mom has never been curious about this; but she has tried to be consistent. Now she knows how well she fared. Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Elizabeth, Jeremy, Lisa, Michael & Joy, Milton, Piedmont Place
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Medical update — 042311
I saw Mom twice today, both times with the same scenario. She was able to eat only a few bites of her scrambled eggs for breakfast, and most of a bowl of oatmeal for dinner. She didn’t want me to … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Blood Pressure, God, Heart, Lisa, Nurse
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Caregiver update — 041711
In the six-plus years that I’ve been the caregiver for my parents, there have been several occasions to think that the end of a life was near, and I’ve executed my job with as much excellence as I was able. … 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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Medical update — 040911
I got the call at 2:30 this morning. Mom was found on the floor beside her bed. She didn’t respond to the Piedmont Place nurses who then took her vital signs. They were much too low. Paramedics were called, and … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Blood Pressure, Elizabeth, Emergency Room, Jeremy, Lisa, Medication, Michael, Nurse, Piedmont Place
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The ghost of tragedy past — 031811
Mom seems to vacillate between wanting to know what’s going on in the world and not wanting to know. I’ve found that, generally, she does know what she should. Mom is specifically interested in current events in Japan because Nick … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age, Something Completely Different
Tagged Berlin Wall, Japan, Lisa, Nick, Ronald Reagan, World War II
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Time has come today — 031411
A medical note: Mom does not have shingles. I don’t know where she got the idea. It’s just a little rash, the doctor said today. By the time I got there this afternoon, the rash was practically gone…and the medication … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Doctor, Elizabeth, Glucerna, Lisa, Medical, Medication, Piedmont Place
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Your problems vs. my problems — 022811
A quick note before I get started. Mom has spent the past couple of days in bed. Her self-imposed bedrest is, she says, the result of sweating night and day. When you dig a little further, she reveals that she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Assisted Living, Blood Pressure, Caregiver, God, Lisa
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Mr. Parks — 022811
This is the story of Mr. Parks. Mr. Parks is a resident of Piedmont Place. Now a frail man, his eyesight is still sharp and he’ll see us coming from afar. Better still, he greets us by name. He and … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Assisted Living, Lisa, Piedmont Place, Wheelchair
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Only the fun stuff — 020611
It’s always fun when my baby sister comes to visit. She brings her smiley, perky self and does her very best to brighten up the day. Elizabeth somehow managed to get Mom to leave Piedmont Place for lunch at P.F. … Continue reading
Posted in Living life at old age
Tagged Elizabeth, Lisa, Piedmont Place, SuperBowl
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