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Hospital Stay 8, The One Where they are Finished with Us
So we were in the hospital, again. But this time was different. We actually saw the “on-call” ED doctor on Saturday and Sunday. Typically no one comes by on the weekend other than the hospitalist. Which would have been just fine in this case as this doctor was very old, couldn’t hear and was of…
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Psychedlics
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and learning about the use of psychedelics and the mental illnesses they can help treat. This was actually studied back in the 50s with very promising results. All researched was stopped when the war on drugs began and we lost years of progress. But it’s back, and it…
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So Many Decisions
We got out of the hospital on Sunday. Hospital stay #7 if you’re keeping count. They wheeled her out this time. Her heart is still struggling. She’s still sick, but she’s stable. While she was in the hospital, I took her apt times with our dietician and therapist and spoke to them both. We really…
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Now You’re Sick Enough
We came back to the ER on Tuesday. They admitted her. For 7-10 days this time. At least that’s what they are thinking. I’m not counting on it though because the time always seems to shorten. Her blood sugar was low, her heart rate was low, her blood pressure was low (55/20). Basically, every time…
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Not Sick Enough
I’m not sick enough, I’ve never been not sick enough. I guess I will just have to get sicker. Those were her words late last night (I guess technically early this morning since it was 2 in the morning). She passed out yesterday (I didn’t see this, she told me she did) and didn’t feel…
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Christmas
We made it through Christmas. That was a goal for me. It wasn’t pretty, but we made it. All 5 of us together. We all got to open presents together Christmas morning. It was a normal day, other than one kid doesn’t eat. I got a picture of all 3 girls (and the 2 dogs)…
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Hospital Stay #6
So, we went to the hospital on Sunday. They admitted her. And kept her until Tuesday morning. 2 days of fluids. A day of food. And we’re on our merry way again. I’m afraid I took her too soon. Because of course now she feels not sick enough because they didn’t keep her very long. …
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First Week Home
One week. We survived one week. Was it good. Absolutely not. Are we thriving? Definitely not. Are we surviving? Not even close. Are we going to make it to Christmas? At this point I don’t even think we’ll make it that long. Sadly. It’s depressing. Very, very depressing. She’s been making her own “food”. If…
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The Discharge Date that Wasn’t
No, her discharge didn’t get pushed back. Yes, they are still done with her, and we are still discharging. But we are doing it in radio silence. No communication. No last talks or updates or best wishes from her team. On Tuesday I was promised discharge paperwork instead of the updated TPU on Wednesday or…
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Discharge Date
She’s discharging from PHP this Friday. Now don’t get excited. She’s discharging because they don’t think they can help her. They think she’ll end up in the hospital soon and eventually back in residential. They actually want me to put her on lists for residential, even though they are done with her. I’m sorry that…
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