Update.....
Nov. 14th, 2022 12:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
disneydream06Time to update what's going on in my life...
I am still sicky poo.
Funny how Covid doesn't just go away.
Work took me off through Nov. 12th.
I called this morning to see if I could get that extended.
I don't have a fever any more, but I still feel like I am trying to cough up a lung and I still have little energy.
The weather is not helping. Don't get sick when you have sub freezing temperatures. BLECK...
And the next 4 days are supposed to be snowy.
Anyway, work was nice enough to give me an extension, and now I am off through Thursday.
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I know I have mentioned this to some of you, but I should make an official entry about it.
Tuesday afternoon, dad had another fall, his last one was just on Monday.
Not sure if his falling is what woke me up, but I got up and found him laying on the floor between the kitchen and the living room. It took all I had to get him up this time. I think he's just getting that weak.
I was trying to decide if this was a situation that the ER would accept as an admission. I called my neighbor who works for the Clinic. Then I called the Nurse Help Line. I finally decided to send him to the ER.
I called my brother that lives in town and asked him if he could run dad into the ER because I couldn't do it because I was Covid+. He begrudgingly said yes.
When he showed up, I went to stand dad up and he acted like he wasn't going to stand up, at least not easily, so I said we were going to have to call for an ambulance.
Cop showed up first and came into the house with no mask on. I pointed at my mask and said I was Covid+. He said okay, just stand back a ways, and never did put a mask on. UGH...
My brother said he was going to go home and change out of his work cloths. He met the first responders outside and told them that I had Covid, so they went back to their trucks and got their masks. Ugh... They looked over dad. His vital signs were looking okay, but he was having some trouble answering their questions. Not sure if it was a mental problem or just his hard of hearing. I didn't realize he didn't have his hearing aides in.
The ambulance crew showed up and hooked him up to everything. Vital signs were still looking good. They said his pupils were pin point. Somethings he would answer just fine and others he just kind of looked at them. Again, hearing problem or what?
At one point one of the first responders made a comment to the effect of this happened at 3:15 and you just called now. Pissed me off. I wanted to say, Do You Have a Fucking Idea What I Have Been Through? But I didn't think it was the time.
Everybody decided it was appropriate to take him in to the ER. They got him in a transport chair because our house is not set up to get a stretcher in.
My brother went in to the hospital and sat with him.
They scanned him and everything else. All that came back looking okay.
At one point I talked to a doctor on the phone and I told him I was hoping this would lead to nursing home placement because I just didn't feel safe taking care of dad at home any more.
Of course dad tested positive for Covid. :(
Thursday night he started a fever. They did a chest xray and said it was possible that it showed a little pneumonia. So they started him on that Covid medication.
I think it was Wednesday I realized dad didn't have his hearing aides with him and asked my brother if he could run them up. He was so "busy with work" and after sitting with dad all Tuesday evening he wasn't going to be able to go up until the weekend.
WFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I talked to an old coworkers and made arrangements for her to stop and pick up a bag of things for dad and she would drop that off at the hospital for me.
Thank Heavens For Friends........
I tried to call up Saturday morning to see how dad was doing, but they wouldn't tell me anything because I wasn't on an authorization list. I said the doctor has been talking to me all week. Yeah but... The secretary said she would print one off, and I assume meaning get dad to sign it, and the nurse would call me right back.
I haven't heard a damn thing from them. So, did they get the form filled out or what? I may try to call tonight and see if I can get any info.
Monday morning I have a phone appointment to talk to somebody from the county to talk about dad's financial situation to see about help with the nursing home. I don't really know that much about dad's finances.
Dealing with all this and trying to get some rest to recover from my own Covid... Yeah Right...
On a lousy note, tonight/Sunday I was supposed to go up to Minneapolis to see the singer Kathy Mattea.
It was a show that was originally scheduled for April 2020. and just now got rescheduled.
And now it didn't happen for me. :(
I am still sicky poo.
Funny how Covid doesn't just go away.
Work took me off through Nov. 12th.
I called this morning to see if I could get that extended.
I don't have a fever any more, but I still feel like I am trying to cough up a lung and I still have little energy.
The weather is not helping. Don't get sick when you have sub freezing temperatures. BLECK...
And the next 4 days are supposed to be snowy.
Anyway, work was nice enough to give me an extension, and now I am off through Thursday.
*********************
I know I have mentioned this to some of you, but I should make an official entry about it.
Tuesday afternoon, dad had another fall, his last one was just on Monday.
Not sure if his falling is what woke me up, but I got up and found him laying on the floor between the kitchen and the living room. It took all I had to get him up this time. I think he's just getting that weak.
I was trying to decide if this was a situation that the ER would accept as an admission. I called my neighbor who works for the Clinic. Then I called the Nurse Help Line. I finally decided to send him to the ER.
I called my brother that lives in town and asked him if he could run dad into the ER because I couldn't do it because I was Covid+. He begrudgingly said yes.
When he showed up, I went to stand dad up and he acted like he wasn't going to stand up, at least not easily, so I said we were going to have to call for an ambulance.
Cop showed up first and came into the house with no mask on. I pointed at my mask and said I was Covid+. He said okay, just stand back a ways, and never did put a mask on. UGH...
My brother said he was going to go home and change out of his work cloths. He met the first responders outside and told them that I had Covid, so they went back to their trucks and got their masks. Ugh... They looked over dad. His vital signs were looking okay, but he was having some trouble answering their questions. Not sure if it was a mental problem or just his hard of hearing. I didn't realize he didn't have his hearing aides in.
The ambulance crew showed up and hooked him up to everything. Vital signs were still looking good. They said his pupils were pin point. Somethings he would answer just fine and others he just kind of looked at them. Again, hearing problem or what?
At one point one of the first responders made a comment to the effect of this happened at 3:15 and you just called now. Pissed me off. I wanted to say, Do You Have a Fucking Idea What I Have Been Through? But I didn't think it was the time.
Everybody decided it was appropriate to take him in to the ER. They got him in a transport chair because our house is not set up to get a stretcher in.
My brother went in to the hospital and sat with him.
They scanned him and everything else. All that came back looking okay.
At one point I talked to a doctor on the phone and I told him I was hoping this would lead to nursing home placement because I just didn't feel safe taking care of dad at home any more.
Of course dad tested positive for Covid. :(
Thursday night he started a fever. They did a chest xray and said it was possible that it showed a little pneumonia. So they started him on that Covid medication.
I think it was Wednesday I realized dad didn't have his hearing aides with him and asked my brother if he could run them up. He was so "busy with work" and after sitting with dad all Tuesday evening he wasn't going to be able to go up until the weekend.
WFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I talked to an old coworkers and made arrangements for her to stop and pick up a bag of things for dad and she would drop that off at the hospital for me.
Thank Heavens For Friends........
I tried to call up Saturday morning to see how dad was doing, but they wouldn't tell me anything because I wasn't on an authorization list. I said the doctor has been talking to me all week. Yeah but... The secretary said she would print one off, and I assume meaning get dad to sign it, and the nurse would call me right back.
I haven't heard a damn thing from them. So, did they get the form filled out or what? I may try to call tonight and see if I can get any info.
Monday morning I have a phone appointment to talk to somebody from the county to talk about dad's financial situation to see about help with the nursing home. I don't really know that much about dad's finances.
Dealing with all this and trying to get some rest to recover from my own Covid... Yeah Right...
On a lousy note, tonight/Sunday I was supposed to go up to Minneapolis to see the singer Kathy Mattea.
It was a show that was originally scheduled for April 2020. and just now got rescheduled.
And now it didn't happen for me. :(
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Date: 2022-11-14 09:50 am (UTC)I am so sorry you are going through this. In my life, I have had a lot of experience with older people and the transitioning from house to nursing home among other things and it is always a giant pain in the administration ass. In addition, you want Dad to be in a place where they treat him well and there are some homes which are horrible and treat their patients really bad...keep us posted. I will do the best I can to be here to read your posts. Love ya, my friend. xxxx
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Date: 2022-11-14 10:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-14 10:39 am (UTC)Now it's the jumping through hoops to get him in one and help to keep him there, financially. :o
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Date: 2022-11-14 10:18 am (UTC)Granted things can change, but...
Push comes to shove, I have Medical Power of Attorney.
I talked with his nurse tonight and she said that Covid wise he's doing well. He started to get that fever one day and they put him on the Covid medication. No more fever, and no oxygen use needed. So that's great news.
On the other hand, he's needing help to get up and into a chair, and TMI, he's not peeing on his own at the moment. She said that could be a side effect of the virus.
I have a phone meeting with somebody from the county about looking at dad's finances as for getting aide for the nursing home. I know it's got more then allowed liquid assets, so I am sure it will all have to be burned off before he gets any help. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you oso much. ♥
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Date: 2022-11-14 10:22 am (UTC)Maybe some of that can be transferred to you so that the state sees he personally doesn't have anything? I am not sure if that means anything though as maybe the next-of-kin would be the one who is responsible for the debts in case....good that you are having a meeting.
Good about the nursing home and again, COVID or not, I personally think it is time for him to go into one so he could have the care needed and so you can have a life of your own, sweetie. BIG BIG hugs to you!!! xx
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Date: 2022-11-14 10:51 am (UTC)I'm guessing if you have the right lawyers or connections then it's just fine. :o UGH..................
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Date: 2022-11-14 11:08 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-11-14 11:35 am (UTC)*hugs hugs hugs*
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Date: 2022-11-14 12:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-14 05:24 pm (UTC)Best of luck with everything, that sounds like a world of suck.
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Date: 2022-11-15 07:34 am (UTC)I got 4 phone calls today in the first 3 hours of sleeping, trying to sleep.
3 from the hospital and one spam on my new cell phone. They have found it. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My friend helped me find the Block button on my phone. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was going to run to the grocery store tonight because I am past the "isolation" period, but when the time came, I just said Forget it, I can get by another day.
But I could use some milk, and bread. lol.......
Maybe I will convince myself to run out in the morning. :o
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Date: 2022-11-15 05:24 pm (UTC)It isn't that spammers found your phone, it's that they robodial a block starting at xx0-0001 and incrementing by 1 until they roll over to xx2-0001. It is ridiculous that you can't even get rid of spammers by getting a new phone number. I don't know how it's done on Android, but iPhone does a pretty good job of blocking spammers while allowing unknown numbers through: I've had to keep mine open for local calls while in Phoenix dealing with my dad's passing.
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Date: 2022-11-16 01:42 am (UTC)I am guessing that at some point in time, once dad is settled into the nursing home, I will be dropping the landline phone. :o
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Date: 2022-11-16 05:19 pm (UTC)If your brother was not going to follow up, (what a ______) he should have at least made sure you were an authorized family contact.
I sure hope you are okay...
p.s. I just read all the comments and I hope it works out as smooth as possible to get him into the nursing home. It is too dangerous for you to have him at home!
hugs, helen
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Date: 2022-11-17 01:28 am (UTC)His damn insurance company is getting in on the mess now. Once again they are refusing to pay for his hospital stay. He's almost 97, fell and weak, and has Covid, and they are saying he shouldn't have been admitted to the hospital. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2022-11-18 04:41 pm (UTC)If they refuse to pay, please appeal it!
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Date: 2022-11-22 12:23 pm (UTC)ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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