I have not been posting regularly again, but wait until you hear the latest goings on. My last post was on October 30th. On November 1st, Mom had her follow up visit to check on that second shoulder surgery. Turns out, her shoulder was dislocated again. So depressing. The doc thinks it is from movement. He had stressed that she keep her arm immobilized, but it wasn't happening. His medical advice was for her to let him go back in and change one of the parts, so it will be more sturdy and stressed that she will need to keep her arm immobilized. Her other option was to not have surgery and live with her shoulder dislocated. Option 2 is what Mom chose, and it's against medical advice.
She's been in quite a bit of pain, but she has her meds that take the edge off. She has 24 hour sitters, and it doesn't really matter now if her arm is in a sling or not. Her balance is very bad, and I think when she was standing up, she was reaching out with that left arm for balance. The wrong type sling didn't help keep her arm immobilized either.
It gets even worse. That same day (last Tuesday), I got a call while we were in Mom's apartment. My cousin called with news of my Aunt's passing. It was sudden and unexpected, and I was asked to tell my Mom and brother. When I told Mom, she was heartbroken. I was, too. I wound up going to her funeral last Thursday, and traveling over the weekend on a visit. I've been busy all this week with Mom, taking a friend to the doctor, and cleaning, and doing laundry. It's been crazy.
Today is my daughter's birthday. She is no longer a teenager. Wow! I remember the day she was born so well. I feel old now. Oh well! Even with all the drama and sadness and stress, I have not smoked. I thank Chantix for the extra push and help to quit, but I want to stress to those considering using it, it takes self control and will power to stay quit. There are links on the page to the right to quit smoking message boards and discussions. They are an invaluable support system. Go ahead, do some reading. You'll see. The folks are nice and very helpful and I am eternally grateful to them.
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
