MomWolf is in the Hospital Again
 

My mother is being admitted to the hospital for Congestive Heart Failure.

After spending the night at the ER (we got there around 8:30P) she sent me home, I left there around 6:45 A, I think.

I just got home.

At this point she is stable, but still in a bed in the ER, awaiting discharges so she can be sent upstairs to the Cardiac Telemetry floor.

Hopefully she will be in a real room soon.

My sister is driving down from Rhode Island. If she follows her original plans (she was coming home for her birthday) she should be here around 3:00 P.

One bright spot of the whole experience was that when I saw the EMT and Paramedic jogging down the hallway, I recognized one of them ... he's one of my own crew, who is now running 911 calls for the local squad here. He treated MomWolf like the queen that she is, which made a bad experience a lot better for her.

I need to get some sleep.

Prayers and kind thoughts of any denomination are appreciated.

Sending well wishes and mending vibes to MomWolf and you, Wolf.

Ah Wolf
Anything involving the heart is terrifying.

Glad that she was treated well and tht you were there with someone else you knew to reassure her.

Best of all thoughts and wishes for you and yours.

I'm so sorry to hear that. My prayers are with you and your family.

wolf, I'm sorry.

You guys are in my thoughts and prayers.

WOW, tell Wolf that her extended family is thinking of her and wishing her the best. Good thoughts and prayers are being sent her way.

It's so hard when parents are unwell. Best of luck to you and MomWolf!

They'll be so thick and heavy, you'll think they are mosquitos.

As an atheist I doubt my prayers carry much currency, but I am sending them anyway.....and positive thoughts of recovery too. We're all rooting for you and your mum, Wolf. *hugs*

Sending many positive thoughts to you.

wolf:

I'm sending you a handy travel pack of ten best wishes. They're in voucher form, so you can choose the denomination that suits best. I have laid in a large oversupply, so I urge you to accept them and use them freely. You're welcome to them, and so is your Mom.

My Dad had that too...




On second thought, I'm sending along a bulk wrapped shipping pallet. Share them with MomWolf, won't you please?

Well-wishes from me also. I remember MomWolf from a long time ago, and I'll always be able to hear her voice.

Dana, atheist or not, the conversion rate for British prayers and good vibes is favourable. Send all you can!

We'll add our thoughts and prayers from here.

My Dad just got hurt in a minor accident that could have been much, much worse. Many good vibes are headed your way.

Thoughts and prayers are on the way Wolf.

Hope everything gets better for your family soon, wolf.

Typing you my most heartfelt ditto of the aforesaid sentiments. --Flint

Thinking of you and your mum, Wolf. Hugs and good thoughts coming your way.

I'm sorry to hear that, wolf. I wish you all well.

Keeping the wolf family in my thoughts...

I can't yet imagine the experience of my parents growing old and failing in health. I'm in my mid-thirties. This will happen sooner rather than later, for me. I can't grasp it. It's foreign to me. Sometimes I look at my dad and he looks old. It frightens me. I don't want this to be around the corner.

Crescent Fresh Wolf! I'm sending you plenty of strength tonight.

I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I wish her a speedy recovery. My dad just came home from the hospital, so I know how terrifying it feels to have a parent admitting into a hospital. Be strong for your mom's sake.

my god, tulip is a real person after all. :p

Wolf, I posted earlier in this thread, but it disappeared (forgot to push the right button).

Hang in there, we're thinking of you!

Will do lady. Take care of yourself as well.

Sorry to hear about it. Take care of yourself and her.

You're in my prayers. While I am not a Messianic Jew, they do have some good Internet resources and the prayer is kosher. I made sure to recite the prayer myself. It's the Sabbath and this is my prayer for today.

I sent off a blessing request to a Chabad, but my guess is that Wolf/Momwolf would not be considered a reasonable request.

Our thoughts are with you.

Rich, thank you so much for that. I like the online prayer resource.

I would also like to thank everyone else for their thoughts, prayers, and postings.

As of today, momWolf is much perkier, more stable, and was moved from the ICU to the cardiac telemetry floor over the weekend.

No, she wasn't actually bad enough for ICU at any point. There weren't any beds in the entire hospital so she was housed there until one came available upstairs.

Thank you for the update, wolf. I'm glad to hear that she's improving (and that she wasn't unwell enough to merit ICU treatment). Here's another pallet.

:)

As Brianna pointed out, the rate of exchange is in my favour at present, so as it turns out I can spare some more love and good wishes.

All the best WolfMom.

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These people are so much more eloquent than I am.

May she get home soon.

what ya mean? :unsure: :nuts: :D

Wolf: I'm glad to hear your mom is doing better. :) Remember to hug your mom more often. ;)

I hug her every chance I get. Except for that time when she had the scabies from the nursing home.

She was discharged from the hospital yesterday. After a brief adjustment period (of her being extremely irritable and me being somewhat indifferent), things are pretty much back to normal, although what I need is for things to be somewhat different ... one of the things that should help to keep her OUT of the hospital is to increase her activity level. Anybody have any ideas on this? Simply encouraging her to walk down the (very long) hallway of the apt to increase her strength and endurance has been unsuccessful. I have even offered to do this along with her, rather than just telling her to do it on her own. I have ordered a Tai Chi for Seniors DVD that we can do together. I'm thinking that if both of us do it it might encourage her more.

Short of having Richard Simmons come over to motivate her, I don't know what I can do here.

Arrange for her to go bowling with Obama. Winning will motivate her to do more. :D

Same problem with my Mom. When the wheelchair became necessary, she decided she liked it... too much so. Now she only gets out of it when she has to, instead of when she can.

Likewise here.

Her physical strength, endurance, agility, flexibility, etc are all way down, even from her previously low levels, when she got her new wheelchair. This *is* a problem. The problem is most severe when she has to make a transfer. From the chair to the bed or the chair to another chair or the chair to the toilet, etc, etc.

I have changed my position on this issue. I used to get upset about it and encouraged her to exercise more. My encouragement usually took the form of complaining that she wanted to take the chair somewhere that usually involved us walking together. I think that approach, while well intentioned, was received as nagging and whining after a very short while.

Her physical abilities are limited, not her mental faculties. She knows what's good for her. She knows the value of exercise. And she exercises in direct proportion to the importance she assigns to it, which is pretty close to zero. I'm not really in a position to compel her to exercise, despite the clear benefits to her. She has to want to. And... she doesn't.

I've decided to not nag her. *I* don't like to be nagged. I'm just applying the golden rule. I wish she relied on the chair for the minimum necessary instead of relying on the chair to the maximum amount possible.

I think some new different strategies are needed here. Games, like the Wii, are one option. Bowling, another option. There just needs to be a bigger carrot, it needs to be more enjoyable than sitting in the chair watching FoxNews. How can I compete with that?

Hey, let's agree to share any successes we have on this subject, ok? I wish you, and your mother good luck in the future. This goes for you, too, xoB.

I don;t think it helps with motivation, but there's a possibility that hawthorn berry would help with her ability to exercise.