Step Forward, Step Sideways
Wed, Mom sat up for approx 90 minutes. It seems, to me, that she is more oriented and more focused than she was a couple of days ago.
Mom listens closely to any medical talk by doctors or nurses. When doctors or nurses are talking outside her room, she wants everyone to be quiet so she can listen to their chatter. She is trying, by listening to them, to glean details about her condition.
Wed, the hospital wing paged a social worker thusly: "Nancy, call _____." Mom immediately interrupted a conversation, and called me over to see if the hospital was paging her in her hospital bed.
Mom is still unable to distinguish if she is swallowing fluids into her stomach, or accidentally down the wrong place, and into her lungs. She does not reflexively cough when she swallows into her lungs, as you or I would do. The remedy is to place a newly invented exerciser on either side of her throat, to massage her throat muscles. In the interim, she cannot take oral fluids or food.
Because her "NG" (feeding) tube has been in her nose so long, there is a risk of sinus infection. Today, Mom had a feeding tube placed into her stomach. When she is able to take food and liquid orally, the tube will be removed.
For now, it looks as if Mom will be moved to Kindred either Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Mom listens closely to any medical talk by doctors or nurses. When doctors or nurses are talking outside her room, she wants everyone to be quiet so she can listen to their chatter. She is trying, by listening to them, to glean details about her condition.
Wed, the hospital wing paged a social worker thusly: "Nancy, call _____." Mom immediately interrupted a conversation, and called me over to see if the hospital was paging her in her hospital bed.
Mom is still unable to distinguish if she is swallowing fluids into her stomach, or accidentally down the wrong place, and into her lungs. She does not reflexively cough when she swallows into her lungs, as you or I would do. The remedy is to place a newly invented exerciser on either side of her throat, to massage her throat muscles. In the interim, she cannot take oral fluids or food.
Because her "NG" (feeding) tube has been in her nose so long, there is a risk of sinus infection. Today, Mom had a feeding tube placed into her stomach. When she is able to take food and liquid orally, the tube will be removed.
For now, it looks as if Mom will be moved to Kindred either Friday or Saturday afternoon.
posted by gcotharn at 5:03 PM
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