Hospice

[Janet]

Let's see if I can give a decent timeline...lol.

Arrive at 10:05 AM
appt. at 10:15 AM
waited in waiting room until 10:50 then taken to exam room
waited in exam room until 11:40, then nurse comes in
nurse leaves at approx. 12:05 (she was new and helping out)
Dr. comes in around 12:45, Dr. leaves at 1:05
nurse comes in to do EKG and blood pressure with Mom in lying, sitting and standing position
1:20 Mom needs to potty. While there also does BM
with walker in front of her...she passes out. I get her aware then call for help..she passes out again. Nurse comes in, I go for Dr...he comes in and she passes out again. He lifts her off the toilet and carries her across the hall to a gurney. She comes to...blood pressure was very low, legs and ankles swollen badly from sitting so long. She starts crying and apologizing for being so much trouble.
Nurse gets her oxygen and then gets her some peanut butter crackers and water.
At 2:30 we leave and go to drive-up window at Taco Bell.
after eating we go to Wellbound for some IV iron....BP too low...they don't want to give it to her.
Drive to her house in Frankfort, pick up her mail, go to bank, then to Wal Mart to pick up prescription heart Dr. called in to up her blood pressure. They had to order it, will be in tomorrow. Went to CVS drug store for pressure socks. Stop at Milky Way for an ice cream cone and then arrived home at 5:25 PM.

Tomorrow...another running day only Mom doesn't get to go. After bus route I have to get groceries, pick up my prescription and hopefully hers and then home to run the afternoon route. Thank God it will be Friday and the weekend will be right after... I'm so tired.