tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857683947934039440.post743380956744185045..comments2023-06-22T10:41:25.326-04:00Comments on Where To, Bud?: In A RushBill Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08363675343809481156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857683947934039440.post-58192000572054663812009-07-31T22:24:22.333-04:002009-07-31T22:24:22.333-04:00Danke, Becks
(I'm gonna teach you German and ...Danke, Becks<br /><br />(I'm gonna teach you German and Der Erste Bill's gonna teach you his Scottish! *S*)<br /><br />I know first-hand about the "coming back" - if even for a very short time. Believe me, we're watching her like hawks, for ANY sign of recognition, and today the physical therapist told us not to "molly-coddle her", but to STIMULATE her and even try to make her mad if we have to!<br /><br />If you've read the blog you know the latest, but what I didn't tell you is that PT had her sitting on the side of the bed and were doing range of motion exercises with her.<br /><br />A word about our nurses (NOT the one I wrote about earlier): They are being so accomodating with visiting hours, and aren't holding us to strict times. We can back to her room pretty much anytime we wish, and there are usually four of us at her bedside, so she'll hear some familiar voices, and we encourage her to cough, (because she isn't moving and has been diagnosed with COPD) to clear her secretions.<br /><br />This hospital, Atlanta Medical Center, has an award -winning "Stroke Team" that responds tot he ER as soon as they are paged overhead.<br /><br />What I have NOT mentioned, is that Betty has a HISTORY of strokes in her family and has lost several siblings to them.<br /><br />About the time she had her stroke a brother died of cancer, and of course, she could not attend his funeral.<br /><br />We feel that our Betty is in VERY good hands!<br /><br />Thanks Becks, for your note and everyone for your thoughts and prayers!<br /><br />Disclaimer: The family has given me permission to write about her in my blog, because she IS a part of my life.<br /><br />Der Andere Bill *S*Bill Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363675343809481156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857683947934039440.post-58947349001392556042009-07-30T14:37:06.995-04:002009-07-30T14:37:06.995-04:00Oh meine der andere Bill, I am so sorry to hear th...Oh meine der andere Bill, I am so sorry to hear that your Dear Betty has taken a bad turn. We all just want the best for our loved ones, whichever way it may go. If they can't recoup and be better, we don't want them to suffer long. Yet as I have experienced, just when we think it might be over, they come back to us. I suppose for maybe some unfinished business or message to leave behind. Pay very close attention, she may be trying to tell you something important. <br /><br />My thoughts and best wishes are with you and your family.<br /><br />I,like you, when things are really tuff, try to find something in the world or about life to lighten the sadness, to find something to smile or get a giggle at. Without this we would be pretty somber most of the time.<br /><br />I also can totally relate to the Taco Bueno incident in so many ways. Things like that are happening to me, it seems, on a daily basis now. I know that those with diagnosed AD have a problem, when people say, "that happens to me all the time." But AD or not, it does happen, and if we don't see the humor at these times, we have a tendency to just want to stay isolated, at home, curled up with our blankey, afraid to go anywhere, concerned, what silly thing we are going to do next and maybe even make a fool of ourselves.<br /><br />As Dr. Seuss says, "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind."<br /><br />Share those foolish times with those who matter and have a good laugh. I'll bet they will have a few to share of their own.<br /><br />Sending happier thoughts your way, BecksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com