Getting Better

Colleen and I visited with Mom yesterday and she seems to be better. She was still in bed when we got there and we called the aides to help her into the chair. There needs to be two of them and they use this hoist system so we waited for over an hour. In the meantime, we helped Mom into a sitting position and then coaxed her to take a few steps to the chair. Her legs are very sore and the muscles are tight but she did it. I am hoping that PT will start working on standing and walking right away. They seem to be very hesitant to challenge her.

She slid out of bed Friday night and landed on the floor. There are no side rails on her bed and the wheels don't lock. One of the nurses was going to put in a request for another bed. I hope that happens soon too. She wasn't hurt when she fell.

She is tired of sitting in her room and looking for company. Unfortunately, she forgets that she's had company pretty quickly. Once she is a little more mobile, she can return to Bingo and maybe go outside.