I forgot!

Somehow I forgot to blog yesterday.

TERRY

I visited Terry's therapy session yesterday for about an hour and a half.  It consisted of putting the wheelchair at a right angle to a chair and then moving to the chair.  There is a process to it and I watched the caregiver do it with Terry and then I did it with her.  After that we did the same thing but the movement was to a stool that you may use for a shower.  We started late and by the time we finished it was about 11:40.  The caregiver said she then had to take Terry back up.  Terry got upset and said they had lied to her as the promise was we could spend some time together after the therapy.  She did go back up to 4th floor but I called and they said yes it was a day for visitors so they brought her down again at noon and we were able to go outside for some time.  After about 25 minutes outside Terry was just so worn out that it was time to leave.  There are NO visitors on the weekend so I will see her again Monday.  The countdown continues as her release date is July 23, a Thursday.  I would say that recovery is happening but it pretty much is on a snail pace.  Terry is working so hard at it but one's body will only do what it can and at this point that is not very much.

I did spend most of the day doing "Terry" things.  I had a conversation with a gal from a caregiving organization and then another conversation with our finance person.  I also got an idea as to what we may need for things when we get to Florida.  Things that I had NO idea even existed!!!  I said to myself, "wake up Carmen it's a whole new world for you so get with it!"  Terry's daughter Kim is planning to come on the 28th for a few days.  The BIG thing that I need to get done is line up a caregiver in Naples and then make sure we have PT and OT scheduled to come into the home.  I think that has to happen as I can not imagine getting Terry into and out of the car several times a week for therapy.  

I also have to have a conversation about her feeding tube as that will be in for a few more weeks.  My understanding is we will need to use that for some time.  

IF a person is reading this you can see that I, we, have our work cut out for us.  One could wish for the "good old days' but wishing will get nothing done so both of us had better be prepared to kind of "put the peddle to the metal" so to speak and make life good again!!!  

One thing that does get REALLY old is waiting for the phone to ring.  I called someone that I really had to talk to yesterday.  The lady answered and said she was just getting into an elevator and would call back in 10 minutes.  The phone finally rang an hour and 15 minutes later.  It was a call that I felt I needed to make yesterday as many of these people take the weekend off.  Anyway as I often say one takes it one day at a time with the hope that everything will turn out for the best.  

We received .5" of rain last night so that will do the lawn good and it also means no watering the garden for today.  However the temp is suppose to reach 93 today and as I write the humidity is at 86%.  Not that great outside and I opened the windows this morning but I think it is time to shut them and turn on the AC.

As I got out of bed this morning my back proved to me that I recently had a long road trip!!!

No it is really time to get a few things done.  I need to wash some bedding and clothes which is NOT my favorite job.  

No relay tag team with coffee this morning.  I just went straight to the FP and it made my back feel better, I think!!

So I will get to work and probably not much concerning Terry today as it is the weekend.  However if I am honest I have to say she is always on my mind and in heart.