I hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving. I traveled about 85 miles north of where I live to spend some time with my Mom, who is now 89 years old. She's not been doing too well lately.
She fell at home then about a week later called my sister for help. Not from the fall itself, but because she was experiencing some very bad bleeding. She was very weak and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she stayed for a few days. It turns out she had a bleeding ulcer. She received 2 units of blood while there, and a few tests. The doctor put her on a new medicine to control the ulcer.
Now, she's still trying to regain her strength and it's been almost a month. She's staying with my sister who is helping her. She's making sure she takes her medicines correctly and she has arranged for a physical therapist and a visiting nurse to come by a few times a week.
The PT is helping. Mom is now able to walk some with the aid of a walker. Her earnest desire is to go back home and be with her cat again, so that's been a real incentive for her. Still, it will be a few weeks at least before any of us will feel comfortable with her staying alone.
