Not Really a Secret Lair

My friend was returned to the hospital yesterday. The rehab hospital is not really a hospital.

On Friday I recd a call saying that she could not swallow and she was afraid she would never walk again. Since she could not swallow they ground up her pills and that burned her throat. Now she suconsciously fears swallowing and is not eating.

On Sunday she was better and doing therapy.

Yesterday at lunch I get a call that she had to return to the hospital via Emergency Room. She did not get there until 7 PM. I know she had an MRI, but no one has the results.

Today I visit her at 11 AM. She was in a bay in the ER in the pit/core. She was out of it and all the noise had her confused and she thought she was in a Casino. She knew who I was and pleaded with me to help her with a game. a nurse came in and I asked if anyone else had seen her today. No. She could not eat. and she kept spitting in a bag they had given her. She was choking. I stayed for a bit and then left.

At 3 I went back. She was still confused and thought people were going to throw her out. The nurse came in and said they were moving her to a room and gave her IV bag 2 big syringes full of pain killers. I was able to go up with her and get her settled in. I called her roommate and let her know what was going on. The healthcare proxy still had not heard back from any Doctors. Doing this stuff via phone just doesn't work well.

I will go into work tomorrow and visit a few times in the day. She is on the 9th floor of where I work.

The weekend was okay. New Hampshire was pretty and not too cold.

It was good with just Dad, but when his sister and her husband joined us I found myself trying to deal with 3 elders..each needing help with things, but not following any of my suggestions. Baah.

I did enjoy shopping in the little artsy shops with my Aunt. She's 86 and a bit unsteady on her feet so I held onto her arm as we puttered around. Her husband hates shopping so this was a treat for her.

I did get up on a ledge. Cathedral Ledge overlooks echo lake. The rock was wet so I stayed on the safe side with the low chain link safety fence. On the other side was a place with no safety fence and there was a wedding going on. It was beautiful to see.

I did bring the cameras, but did not tale a lot of photos. I find I can't relax if I know people are waiting for me.