Special day: Spring Equinox & Alien Abductions Day 😯
Mood Today:😒
Weather Today:🌧️
These days the only thing I seem able to write about is the weather and my aches and pains. That's so boring that it hurt. Another pain.
This morning I'm dealing with a lack of sleep on top of the above mentioned A&P. I went to bed early because I was so tired. As usual, I had trouble shutting off my brain. I thought I had it under control but got the huge "download" of stuff that wouldn't stop rolling around in there. I got up, wrote it up and when I went back to bed at 2 a.m. I went to sleep. I was up at 8:30 a.m. After the day I had yesterday I was tired and today, after the night I've had, I'm even more tired.
Yesterday, I took Becca to get measured for a new wheelchair. It was so nice to see them recognize how much she was handicapped by the stroke. Why? Because other agencies have dragged their heels assisting with anything. She can't walk, she can't use her right hand and arm. Why would the food stamp office want her to do 30 hrs of job search when she can't even go to the bathroom without help?
I'm not going there but the folks she met with yesterday immediately recognized the limitations and began to plan on what exactly she needed in this wheelchair. They were considerate, compassionate, and intelligent. The put in an order for an electric chair and started organizing physical therapy to address her mobility issues.
She had this stroke nine months ago. The first three months in Ohio she received no after stroke care. NONE. She was sent home with an 8 yr old to take care of her. The doctors here believe the stroke resulted from an overdose of medication she was prescribed but they're not sure. She now has an internal medicine doctor, a neurologist, and a team of therapist. It's taken six months to get here but now there is some hope she can make a better recovery. She'll began therapy next week. She's had some therapy but it wasn't helpful and they gave her a ankle brace that is not helpful. We hope this new group will be more helpful. The neurologist immediately ordered a new type of ankle/leg brace to stop the twisting of her foot and order a battery of test to see if she has any underlying disease that could have caused the stroke. If they don't find anything, she can then sue the people responsible for the overdose of medication.
And she should. The neglect was a disgrace and Madi, her daughter has been terribly traumatized. Becca woke up in a stroke and managed to wake Madi and Madi had to call the 911. For the next 3 months, the child had to care for her mother or stay with people while her mother was in hospital. She still fears something happening to her mother.
So, today, I've just sat here listening to my Bible studies and trying to rest without sleeping. I need to go back to bed but I hate sleeping in the day time! And I have so much to do. I need to vacuum and put away laundry. I also need to figure out what to eat. I haven't even had breakfast yet and it is nearly lunch time.
The weather is beastly today. Cold again, cloudy, rain comes and goes. I'm dressed in a pair of knit pants and a long sleeved shirt in front of the heater. The cats are keeping me company.