It seems that with the time change, the days truly are getting longer. A feeling of ennui is starting to set in, and this isn't a particularly good thing. Laura's days are a flutter of activity between school for the boys, running Mom's Taxi Service, the routine household chores and now caring for Nana, coordinating doctor and in-home health care visits, doling out medications, and a new one: working with the insurance company. Laura really does deserve a gold star for doing all this, but I think she'd just settle for a good long nap.
One piece of good news is that the catheter incision on Nana's leg has stopped seeping, and has been dry for the last couple of days. We had just gotten enough supplies to deal with this and that's when it stopped. Even though that's a bit ironic, I'm happy that her leg healed up.
The down side is that Nana is having a harder time breathing, she's still swelling, and it's getting progressively more and more difficult for her to get around the house. We've had to put one of our sturdy kitchen chairs in the hall way leading to Nana's room so that she has a good place to grab or sit if she starts feeling weak while moving in our out of her room. Also, one of her medications has a side effect that causes her to feel itchy, and this is making it difficult for Nana to sleep at night.
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