Mom was as well as she could be while I was on vacation. Between her confusion and her stubborn nature, she refused to wait for me to call her to make sure she took the right meds. I called every morning and night at the same time, but much of the time, she had taken her meds early. She did not eat any of the food I left for her that she asked me to make, but it appears that my brother came for a few days and gave her food. Her latest obsession is cherry slurpies. The doctor told her that the liver failure can cause a change in taste buds and food she use to like might not taste the same or be appealing to her anymore. She misunderstood this and thinks the doctor told her to cater to her cravings and eat everything that is bad for her. I am not sure when my brother was actually here. She has forbidden my brother from contacting me.
She is in one of her angry modes right now. She is hostile and very confused. I can't keep her from calling the insurance company about the tree incident or our car insurance and if she keeps this up, she will void the policies. I am doing the best I can to handle this correctly and get access to the front half of our house (it is still banned because our neighbor has not removed the remaining portion of uprooted tree that hangs over our front yard/portion of the house), but it is difficult when she is refusing help right now.
I'm hoping for a blood draw tomorrow and she is asking to be tapped, but she doesn't have enough fluid to do so anymore.
Hi Amber..
ReplyDeleteFrom your blog, it looks like Kathy is doing pretty well. So happy to hear that she enjoyed a lunch out. I will plan on calling her in the next week or two. I wish that we were closer to give her and you more support. Frustrating for us.
It is our hope that she will continue to be calm and as comfortable as possible.
As always, let us know if there is something that we can do for the two of you.
Glad that you can finally move forward with that tree damage situation.
With love and hugs,
Linda and Will
With love and hugs,