The last few weeks have been very rough. After mom spent almost a week in the Hutchinson Hospital, we moved her into the Health Care area at Presbyterian Manor. She was not able to go back to independent living. The first couple of days were hard for her, but she seems to be adjusting. They have a lot of activities, and they are keeping her busy. We are hoping to get her a private room, but so far one isn't open, so she is sharing with another lady, whose name is Yvonne. I have yet to meet her, she is rarely in the room. Now we need to get mom's apartment cleaned out. We plan on doing that next weekend, though we may do some packing this weekend.
I went to the doctor on Tuesday. I had been having blurry vision in one eye, and a bad headache on the right side of my head. The doctor wanted me to see the eye doctor right away, but also did some blood tests to determine if I had some sort of templar infection over my right eye (I don't). However, the blood tests show that I have iron-deficiency anemia, so the doctor gave me a prescription for iron pills. I went to the eye dr. Tues. afternoon, and my eyes are fine (no macular degeneration or glaucoma), but I have a floater that will never go away. In fact, the doctor suggested I name it since it will always be there. I also have one small spot where there has apparently been a small retinal tear that healed itself. It's hell to get old! Then, Wednesday afternoon, I got a terrible sore throat and my nose started running within 15 minutes! I got Corby's cold! I usually have a sore throat for a day or two before I get a cold, and that's when I hit the "Cold-Eze" zinc lozenges. This time there was no warning. So I've been battling this cold for a couple of days. It's a bit better today, though now I am stopped up. I never can decide whether it's better to have your nose run, or to be stopped up. Personally, I prefer NEITHER!
The twins got their driver's licenses on Wednesday! Kaitlin has driven to work a few times, and I think we'll let Kaleb drive tomorrow. He has less experience driving than she does since he never got his learner's permit (it's a long story), but he is doing okay. I think we'll go do some driving tomorrow, so he can have more practice. It's scary putting these kids on the road!
My current book: Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins. Yes, it's a trashy novel, but I do like them. This is her current novel about Lucky Santangelo. I've read all of her "Lucky" books.
Quote of the day: "Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible." -- William Arthur Ward
I went to the doctor on Tuesday. I had been having blurry vision in one eye, and a bad headache on the right side of my head. The doctor wanted me to see the eye doctor right away, but also did some blood tests to determine if I had some sort of templar infection over my right eye (I don't). However, the blood tests show that I have iron-deficiency anemia, so the doctor gave me a prescription for iron pills. I went to the eye dr. Tues. afternoon, and my eyes are fine (no macular degeneration or glaucoma), but I have a floater that will never go away. In fact, the doctor suggested I name it since it will always be there. I also have one small spot where there has apparently been a small retinal tear that healed itself. It's hell to get old! Then, Wednesday afternoon, I got a terrible sore throat and my nose started running within 15 minutes! I got Corby's cold! I usually have a sore throat for a day or two before I get a cold, and that's when I hit the "Cold-Eze" zinc lozenges. This time there was no warning. So I've been battling this cold for a couple of days. It's a bit better today, though now I am stopped up. I never can decide whether it's better to have your nose run, or to be stopped up. Personally, I prefer NEITHER!
The twins got their driver's licenses on Wednesday! Kaitlin has driven to work a few times, and I think we'll let Kaleb drive tomorrow. He has less experience driving than she does since he never got his learner's permit (it's a long story), but he is doing okay. I think we'll go do some driving tomorrow, so he can have more practice. It's scary putting these kids on the road!
My current book: Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins. Yes, it's a trashy novel, but I do like them. This is her current novel about Lucky Santangelo. I've read all of her "Lucky" books.
Quote of the day: "Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible." -- William Arthur Ward
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