We get home about 6:30pm, I look for something to make for dinner, whip it up, we eat... and mom ate the entire thing!... and clean up. By this time it's the last round of #WheelofForture and we park ourselves on the sofa to watch.
As normal, mom nods off, and on, and off, and on... snoring a little as she goes.
The phone rings, it's the 'visiting nurse' calling to make an appointment to visit on Tuesday and see mom. After consulting with the hubby if noon is a good time to stop by, I set the appointment and hang up the phone.
Then I tell mom, come on lady Jane, time to head upstairs to bed.... mom is reaching out, searching for something and I ask what's she's doing? Trying to move that out of the way... What?... that stuff... Mom, there's nothing there...
Come on... let's get you upstairs and ready for bed... I help he slowly get up... she takes a few steps to the other end of the sofa and proclaims, I don't feel well, I have to sit....
She sits... and goes into one of those episodes where she's totally unresponsive, her eyes are wide open, pupils big and stationary and her chest doesn't rise for about 6 seconds... I start to slap her cheeks to see if I can get her to respond,,, no luck, so I dial that favorite # again... 9-1-1!
Back we go to the local hospital... more of same testing that was done on Saturday and Sunday at the other place and then some!
Picked her up last night around 8pm and brought her home. Their diagnosis... dizzyness.... yeah, she's dizzy alright...
We did get a doctor to agree to write the state to take away her license for 6 months, until we track her progress and see if she improves, but she should NOT be driving. Oh this will go over well with her... NOT! Going to let my sister handle this conversation, perhaps best to do with entire family present...
Anyone ever have to deal with this??? #HowDidYouHandleThis? #MomCantDrive #TakeAwayHerDriversLicense
She slept well, and was awake when I left for work today...
I have sunshine hours today, so I will be home around noon... and will sift through all her NEW discharge papers and set up all the various doctor appointments...
#CaringForMom #ElderlyCare #AgingParent #SupportForAgingParents #TIA #Stroke
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