It seems that each day brings with it different challenges. One day you are full of hope and we will beat this thing attitude and the next pain or a scan or something brings you to the proverbial knees. I went with Mom to her cardiologist in Springfield on Tuesday. Since I cover three states it is relatively easy to schedule a meeting with the state the same day as an appt. for Mom in the afternoon. It just makes for a long day of driving. Mom's stress test showed some changes that may reflect a worsening of her heart and due to the fact that she has had a silent heart attack in the past...ie with no symptoms, they want to make sure that there is not something that might give her cause for ischemia. The end of this is they will do more tests on Nov 8th just to check out her arteries. Dad had another stroke last night and we are just counting down now....I've been very sad about the whole thing and will attempt to see him soon. Mary is hanging in there and trying to walk more to build up strength. I've checked into home PT as it would be hard for her to go back to the PT place at this point. I would be there with her as I want to make sure she is safe. We are looking forward to hanging out this weekend together.
I will share with you the highlight of my week. When I got to the clinic Mom was sitting there dressed in a yellow jogging outfit, black keens, black shirt and black/yellow stripped scarf. I did call her a bumble bee. As I am sitting there I kept smelling dog poo. I checked my shoes, my armpits(just to make sure it wasn't my stink), her walker wheels and shoes....(she was busy filling out a form). Finally she noticed my moving around alot and asked what I was doing. I said that I smelled dog poo and she replied "Oh, that's me". Turned out that she had used a tide stain stick on the front of her jacket and somehow the interaction with the microfiber material ended up smelling like dog poo. Seriously like Dog poo. They called us back to the cardiology suite.....and she said to the nurse that if she smelled something...that it was her. The nurse naturally enquired about this experience and ended up smelling the jacket.....to which she exclaimed...it does smell like dog poo. Mom had taken off her jacket and I noticed tissue hanging out the back of her shirt. I started pulling and eventually had to pull out her waist band on her pants to retrieve the very long piece of toilet paper that had gotten caught on her backside. We all started laughing so hard with the TeePee and the Dog Poo and all the silliness of poo that we were doubled over....Mom and I got the giggles. Eventually, other staff came in cause we were making so much noise laughing...and then they started laughing. Mom ended up with the name dog poo toilet paper lady. It was very funny. My Mom and I can sure laugh and Mary loves it when we get the giggles. I think I'll just leave you all with that one....xo lg
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That is such a funny story about "toilet paper dog poo woman." I was laughing out loud reading it.
I miss you guys. The girls talk about you all the time and bless you nightly in their prayers. It's really very sweet. You should see the little man move around this house. Gosh he's busy. Anyway, we love you both bunches and will talk to you soon.
May each today be better then yesterday. :)
Hi Steph....we are determined to be at your house/Cindy's in Nov. I'm not sure how we will do it...but we will. I can't wait to see you all....Busy is the word isn't it. xoxox lg
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