The wound clinic notified us Wednesday that our stalwart Ruthie has acquired several bacterial infections, including the nasty methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Whether this knowledge was the result of samples taken at the wound clinic last week or at Heartland yesterday we do not know, but we were told she needed to see an infectious disease doc ASAP. Fortunately this afternoon Byron was able to get her into the infectious disease physician who saw her during her last in-patient stay at Beaumont. And fortunately this physician's office where she sees patients on Wednesdays is less than a mile from Heartland. Tomorrow Mom will have a PICC line inserted (which they can do at Heartland) so she can receive intravenous antibiotics.
We're relieved they can do this at Heartland instead of her having to be admitted to the hospital, but concerned about where we're headed, especially since learning on Monday that she is not a candidate for assisted living (which she doesn't know yet, but I will tell her on Saturday). To help us figure out what our options are and what would be the best placement for her, I'm meeting with a geriatric case manager next Tuesday who will do an assessment on Mom, including a review of her medical records, and recommend a care plan. We want her to be able to live in dignity and be pain free. It's really not that much to ask.
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We visited last night and the old gal is confused and scared. I told her that her incredible ability to bounce back will get her through this episode of her incredible journey at Heartland. Hard to see her so frail and not in control. But I remain positive and encourage her to be positive even in these hard to understand times.
Colleen
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