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Post by camismom on Sept 14, 2005 10:31:32 GMT -5
As most of you know my mother moved in with my sister not too long ago until her apartment comes available. She is on a wait list for a rent controlled type apartment in a building for elderly and disabled people. Anyway, mom has been sick for the last three weeks and hasn't been able to shake it. She went to her doc yesterday and was dx'd with pneumonia. My sis is quite a BAD housekeeper and has twin almost 4 yr olds that she has no control over so mom gets absolutely NO REST there! She said K lets those babies stay up until midnight and it is usually between midnight and 2 am before they go to bed!!! She doesn't try to get them down for a nap until 3:00 in the afternoon. Even though they have a three bedroom house they put mom in the girl's playroom (the girls still sleep with K and my bro-in-law) so even when mom tries to retreat to her room she can't because they're in there playing. Oh, but that's another thread all together. The point is mom hasn't been able to shake the cold because she can never relax or sleep and she lives in filth. We offered her to come live with us when she moved in with K but she felt an oblgation to K and didn't want to hurt her. After yesterday's dx and order from doc to "go someplace quiet and sleep, sleep, rest, and sleep" which is impossible at K's I was able to convince her to come to our house. She is now with us and I am hoping like crazy she will decide to stay indefinitely! With me and Andy both working and Cami of course in school she has the house to herself all day. Plus due to Cami's swimming we are barely home on weeknights as well. She has our spare bedroom, complete with a queen size bed (she's been sleeping in a twin) all to herself. All we had to do was move the computer out of there so my computer-holic daughter can get to her computer without being in granny's way. I truly hope that she will find some much needed rest at our house, get over this pneumonia quickly and decide she is better off at our house. I told her last night we could get her recliner out of storage and put that in her room as well and she would have her own space (there is already a t.v. in that room as well as telephone). Y'all be praying she will get well soon and decide to stay with us. It truly is better for her health....bless my sis' heart!  |
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Post by tridlette on Sept 14, 2005 11:12:52 GMT -5
 Mom get some rest! We are so glad to have you in our house! We want you to get well soon, and we promise to keep our broom flying quiet and do it at a reasonable hour! Welcome home! Love, the Family!
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Post by Linda on Sept 14, 2005 11:31:34 GMT -5
I hope she gets the rest and sleep she needs....and how lucky for cami that she gets to have her granny there  |
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Post by AnneM on Sept 14, 2005 11:35:55 GMT -5
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Post by camismom on Sept 14, 2005 13:02:10 GMT -5
Mom get some rest! We are so glad to have you in our house! We want you to get well soon, and we promise to keep our broom flying quiet and do it at a reasonable hour! Welcome home! Love, the Family! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Thanks, Trid! I was having fun with her last night because she kept wanting to do things, help me, etc. and I would say...NO! Now, go sit down! I laughed and told Andy "this is going to be fun cause she's at MY house and I get to boss her around like she did me as a teen." Her reply? She said, "yeah, and I can IGNORE you and do want I want anyway, like you did as a teen."  ;D ;D Seriously though, I've been reading up on pneumonia today and know it could become quite serious if not fatal if she doesn't get a handle on it soon. So rest is waht I intend to FORCE on her while at my house. Thanks for the get well wishes everyone! |
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Post by tridlette on Sept 14, 2005 13:06:14 GMT -5
Rest, fluids, meds exactly as prescribed, even if she "feels" better. You have to take it very easy, pneumonia takes a long time to recover from... remember, I was a respiratory therepist for 14 yrs. Inhalers when needed if dr. ordered... she can get up and walk about, but not over do it... that is too big a set back if she gets over tired.
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Post by camismom on Sept 14, 2005 13:08:51 GMT -5
Thanks so much for that info Trid! I was looking for just that...how to help "treat" her at home. I was even thinking of the little breathing tool she was given when she had her bypass surgery...that would be helpful if we can find it!
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Post by finnmom on Sept 14, 2005 13:24:46 GMT -5
Christy´s mom Christy, you did the right thing, rest is the best for her right now! As Trid said; rest, liquid´s, med´s as ordered and enought time to recover even if she feel´s better...Keep her " Down" even after she feel´s better, it can so easily come back again and then it´s really hard to fight for. Lot´s of prayer´s and hug´s for all of you!!! She´s in good hand´s now and will get better!! |
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Post by tridlette on Sept 14, 2005 13:51:12 GMT -5
Even if you can't find the exercise machine... have her take a deep, fast breath in and hold it, try for a count of 10, but even a 2-3 second hold is good. Blow out. Do 10 an hour. (Or 5 for every commercial break on tv.) Every hour, on the hour, take a deep breath, hold it, and cough. The idea is to get the dirty junky air out, and refill the deepest recesses of the lungs with fresh clean un~pneumonia air!
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Post by Kaiti on Sept 14, 2005 15:53:32 GMT -5
Christy and family :-XI hope your mom is better soon, now that she is in a different enviornment, she can start to breath easier and cleaner air. And like Trid and Marja said, even if she thinks she feels better, keep taking it easy And, Upon seeing your mom's response to you, my mom wil NEVER come to our house to live ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by sweety on Sept 14, 2005 16:21:13 GMT -5
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Post by sweety on Sept 14, 2005 16:24:22 GMT -5
:)The breathing tool she had after surgery would be GREAT! Use that when commercials come on. I used to teach open heart pt's how to use it. Some patients were more cooperative than others. Some cranky old men would scream at me and try to make me mad or scare me. I would tell them that if they were screaming at least they were taking deep breaths. |
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Post by SKay on Sept 14, 2005 16:36:18 GMT -5
I was having fun with her last night because she kept wanting to do things, help me, etc. and I would say...NO! Now, go sit down! I laughed and told Andy "this is going to be fun cause she's at MY house and I get to boss her around like she did me as a teen." Her reply? She said, "yeah, and I can IGNORE you and do want I want anyway, like you did as a teen." ;D ;D I'm glad you convinced your mom to stay with you. I hope she gets better soon. At least she still has her sense of humor! |
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Post by Amsmom on Sept 14, 2005 17:24:11 GMT -5
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Post by camismom on Sept 14, 2005 20:31:21 GMT -5
thanks everyone for the well wishes! Thanks ESPECIALLY Trid and Sweety for the medical advice. She is pretty sure her breathing tool is packed up in a box somewhere in her storage room, so we'll have to go with the deep breathing and holding exercise you both mentioned. We did get her recliner tonight so that will help her too, so she CAN sit up when needed/wanted. She said she got up several times last night and sat on the side of her bed a while when the coughing got too bad. Anyway, it is looking like she is indeed here to stay.
Thanks again everyone. Speaking of bed, I'm 'bout ready to climb into mine and call it a night. "See" you guys tomorrow!
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