Slight set back

So my sister was beginning to feel better and decided to allow me to sleep some more. So she got up, was able to go to the bathroom by herself and get food for herself. Then she watched an hour of TV, going to bed without taking her meds. When she woke up later, her head was hurting her because she hadn’t taken her medication. So we’re back on our schedule and she’s taking it easy.

If you’d like, stop by our place, Homewood Suites at 10 Trimble Road (near 1st). Bldg, 2, Room 200. I think between the hours of 10:00 and 7:00 would be best. It would be just like visiting her in the hospital. She can’t talk much but will lie there with her eyes closed and smile.

Establishing a routine

Our day/night is eat and sleep, eat and sleep, eat and sleep. And always take meds. The steroids make her hungry so every time she wakes up, she needs a meal. Then she gets tired and goes back to sleep for an hour or two. (Got 3 hours in one stretch last night!) She felt “energetic” enough to take a bath. But that was an ordeal since I don’t have the muscle to hoist her out of the tub. Very draining on both of us so no more sit down baths until she gets home!

Her swallowing is getting better, as is her vision because of the swelling that’s going down in her brain. But the pain in her arm is getting worse. She will need to do more radiation on her clavicle area when she returns home. Pray that the pain medication she has will work even better than before so that she can get the needed rest. (Getting more of this pain medication was interesting since a doctor in another state cannot prescribe narcotics for a patient not in the same state. Plus, it cannot be called into a pharmacy. I have to go back up to SF to physically get the prescription to give to a pharmacy. Can’t figure out how someone can get addicted to pain meds since getting them in the first place is so difficult!)