BETTER DAY
Lou seems a lot better today. She ate half a waffle for breakfast, most of a chicken leg for lunch and snacks in between. Tonight she ate some of the finger sandwichs that she asked for of white bread with the crusts removed and pimento cheese. I added half a boiled egg and she ate half of that. But her feet look a little less swollen, her stomach a little smaller and she continues to have BMs except there is still some diarrhea. I contend that helps remove mass from her belly and that is good. She had therapists giving her exercises each day and she is standing up with less help often on her own. When she sits for a long time, like tonight working on her email, I have to give her a small boost to get on her feet. She is working on walking a little more but still uses her walker always.
This is a great improvement over Saturday when I thought she was about to become bed-ridden. She is a little better each day since then. She has been putting on her Keds each day to walk in and it was easier today to get them on. I dug up an old shoe horn and it helps because her feet are a lot larger than the 4A size of her shoes.
Monday Jane Bonner from the church SS class who are concerned about how they can help us came to stay with Lou while I went to get Handicapped Parking stickers and buy groceries. Cherry Shults has offered to come next Tuesday to help. On Tuesday Lydia came to clean house at 10 so that I could go to Kiwanis. The therapist came at 1 that day while Lydia was here to see what he had her do for exercises. Lou still gets up 3-4 times a night to go to the pot. I generally get up to tuck the covers around her because she is always cold. This week we are sleeping on the flannel sheets MK gave us for Christmas and they are warm. I can't get her to use either pajamas or her long flannel gown.
We appreciate your prayers. They are helping the most.
Lou seems a lot better today. She ate half a waffle for breakfast, most of a chicken leg for lunch and snacks in between. Tonight she ate some of the finger sandwichs that she asked for of white bread with the crusts removed and pimento cheese. I added half a boiled egg and she ate half of that. But her feet look a little less swollen, her stomach a little smaller and she continues to have BMs except there is still some diarrhea. I contend that helps remove mass from her belly and that is good. She had therapists giving her exercises each day and she is standing up with less help often on her own. When she sits for a long time, like tonight working on her email, I have to give her a small boost to get on her feet. She is working on walking a little more but still uses her walker always.
This is a great improvement over Saturday when I thought she was about to become bed-ridden. She is a little better each day since then. She has been putting on her Keds each day to walk in and it was easier today to get them on. I dug up an old shoe horn and it helps because her feet are a lot larger than the 4A size of her shoes.
Monday Jane Bonner from the church SS class who are concerned about how they can help us came to stay with Lou while I went to get Handicapped Parking stickers and buy groceries. Cherry Shults has offered to come next Tuesday to help. On Tuesday Lydia came to clean house at 10 so that I could go to Kiwanis. The therapist came at 1 that day while Lydia was here to see what he had her do for exercises. Lou still gets up 3-4 times a night to go to the pot. I generally get up to tuck the covers around her because she is always cold. This week we are sleeping on the flannel sheets MK gave us for Christmas and they are warm. I can't get her to use either pajamas or her long flannel gown.
We appreciate your prayers. They are helping the most.
posted by Dr. Rodenberger at 9:47 PM
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