When I spoke with mother earlier this morning she was in a snit because no one had come in to see her this morning, except to bring her breakfast, take her vitals and do daily blood work. She was having a wonderful time sitting on her pity pot and making herself miserable.
When I got there, about 30 minutes later, she was in bed, had her wound dressed and been to the bathroom, and still feeling sorry for herself. We talked for a while, spending time focusing on getting back to Heartland, reassuring her they do want her back and will have a bed for her. She seemed to be okay with that and was happy to see the Dr when she came in.
We are still waiting for the results of some samples that were sent to the lab, but all other indicators are fine. She feels strongly that mom may return to Heartland tomorrow, but that won't be for certain until the lab work is returned. Mom will continue to receive IV antibiotics at Heartland and the care instructions for her wound have been written already. I spoke with the continuing care nurse who assured mom that Heartland does have a bed for her, but it's on the second floor. We discussed the possibility of checking in around 2 tomorrow, if discharge is a go.
That's all we know so far today, I'll post any new developments later this afternoon.
When I returned to the hospital this afternoon Barb Deiss was visiting and mom was in a quandry. She is under the impression that Heartland doesn't have a bed available and she doesn't have any place to go. I told her what I knew and also reassured her that if she doesn't go to Heartland tomorrow, I'll be staying until she gets in.
Dinner was nice, she liked the dressing with the turkey and she has been sitting up most of the afternoon, feeling pretty good.
More will be revealed with the new dawn.
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