Fall
On Sunday evening I was out to dinner with a girlfriend I’d graduated from high school with on the Island. My phone rang showing mom’s number. It was her neighbor calling to say mom had fallen, slipping on the brick walk and hitting the back of her head on the one brick step. Mom had […]
Lawyers
Mom’s attorney sent her this yesterday, complete with unique spelling and grammar. Names and locations have obviously been changed: Hi Client, Some time ago my Senior Partner researched on a no-charge basis whether Dr. Neurologist could report you to Department of Licensing without legal consequences for what would appear to be a violation of physician-patient […]
Reservations
I just made a reservation for 5/5 at the Days Inn. While mom evidently has a double queen room, I will have my own room. In all of this, I demand privacy at some level, and imagine how early one of us would have to get up to cycle through one bathroom! And, bless her […]
Schedule
Mom can’t keep her schedule regarding appointments relating to her driver’s license battle straight. Aside from seeing her attorney, there have been three items on her itinerary: 1) An assessment by an occupational therapist who specializes in driving assessment without actually administering a driving test. 2) A second opinion neurology appointment. 3) The telephonic hearing […]
Charmed
I am charmed every time my husband wears my late father’s clothes. They were the same height yet my husband is a slim hockey player. Dad had 36″ arms and legs that went from his butt to the ground. Long limbed and round of belly. My Sweetie is able to adopt dad’s colorful shirts that […]
Island Time
The two days on the Island with mom where illuminating and, frankly, alarming. My daughter, the RN, who is a health services director for an assisted living community, says, “A patient’s base line functioning can be observed in the absence of their compensatory skills.” A cogent statement for a 26 year old to make. Mom’s […]
Aricept
On Friday, the 11th, while mom and I were driving to our mainland homes from the ferry terminal, I mentioned to her that we needed to refill the prescription the neurologist gave her. She paused, then asked if it was really time. I told her we’d filled it March 12th and it was the 11th […]
The State is not infallible.
Lots to catch up on… The state sent mom the wrong form letter, citing the incorrect codes when telling her her license was cancelled. Her attorney based her arguments on the letter that was sent. While it was a good defense, it was based on the wrong premise. Not her fault. The state was apologetic […]
Meanwhile..
There are many things of my father’s that need to be sold. Currently I have the high value items from his ceramic studio up on Craigslist.org. Suddenly, there is interest in all three equipment categories from three diffrerent potential purchasers, all of whom are out of town. This is to be expected given the nature […]
Waging War
Mom is going to war regarding her driver’s license. There is going to be a second neurological exam to refute the first one. Letters are being slung all over the place, to whom I do not know. Chart notes have been requested from her PCP and neurologist. My attorney child called me (from out of […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 