I spoke with mom early this morning, reminded her that she is scheduled for discharge to Heartland as we've discussed and that all that needs to be done is the discharge paperwork.
She was in such a snit! After she ranted that she had no clothes to wear, she didn't know what was going on and that all her children wanted was for her to be out of her house. She calmed down after we discussed all her concerns, again, and I told her my plans to be there around 1 p.m.
When I arrived, she was sitting in her chair, finishing lunch and seemingly in a good mood. She said she found the clothes that were hanging in her closet, I reminded her again that we were waiting for discharge paperwork, the continuing care nurse came in, reinforced what I said and she responded with her usual "whatever".
When the doctor came in mom told her that she had had two more episodes of "her bowel problem". The doctor told her that means she'll be staying in Beaumont a little longer to allow time for that to clear up, explaining that if she was discharged with this problem, Heartland would send her back to the hospital and we'd be back where we started. Mom understood and said she didn't mind.
In anticipation of discharge today I had packed up some of her things so we unpacked and settled in for another day overlooking the atrium and fake foliage. After notifying Byron, Colleen & Val, I decided to return to Meadowlark and get this out.
As it stands right now, I suspect she will be in Beaumont through the weekend. I've checked with continuing care and Heartland is still holding a bed for her, should she be discharged this weekend.
I knew there was a reason I didn't wash the floors this morning. This blog is so therapeutic, thanks for reading.
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