NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Deepest regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just call me Dan 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2008 Best wishes, Ripper. So sorry about your mother. Try and keep your head up. Props on the care you given her, takes a real man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2008 Dan, he'd do it to kids that aren't even his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2008 My condolences and best wishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 Whew...this has been a long couple of weeks. So, my mom has been recovering from surgery and was moved to this rehab facility called Healthsouth for about two weeks now. Although she still forgets stuff from time to time and doesn't remember anything around that time she got worse before, she is in good shape. She is talking just like before, lecturing me on stuff. She was able to pick up like 2-3 blocks the other day with her left hand which is great. She doesn't have total feeling in it, but just being able to move it kinda suprised them. Plus she was able to take 65 steps the other day which is also great. the bad thing is that this place is seriously understaffed, and while she jokes about having to make an appointment to get help to go to the bathroom, I don't find it too funny, although they seem to be on point when I get there. So I have been pretty much there in the mornings, and making the 3 1/2 hour drive back to Atlanta to go to work. I am pretty tired am probably diabetic by now from all the energy drinks I have put down. Then my car overheated and I had to get this part fixed. I am offically broke as FUCK. I have spent thousands of dollars in the last 3 weeks just between paying her bills and missing work, but thats okay, i am just happy my mom is doing better. Gotta say, I am in much better spirits right now. Thanks for all your prayers and good words/thoughts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tzar Lysergic Report post Posted March 25, 2008 Hey, as a veteran of a long term care facility, don't put anything past those assholes. CNAs are typically uneducated awful women who aren't nice enough to be waitresses. Some are just working their way through nursing school, but the vast majority are lying methhead thieves that act civil only because they'll be fired if they don't. Take no shit from those people. If there's a real problem, go directly to administration or their corporate office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Wood Caulfield 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2008 Glad to hear that things seem to be getting better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
