LIVING WITH MCL

Followed by the worst night of my life. Things did not go as planned yesterday. I didn't even get the chance to worry about getting Edie up the 4 steps into the house after having her blood coagulation levels checked yesterday. On the way to the car, Edie stumbled on the first step,  fell backwards, and hit her head on the ground.  She didn't hit hard, but................ I read in the Coumadin manual, you have to be concerned when you hit your head, due to possible bleeding. So after she managed to maneuver herself to the edge of the porch and stand, I got her into the car, and just took her straight to the ER for evaluation. Long story short, the CT scan was negative, and 6.5 hours later Edie was in a skilled nursing facility. She is just too weak for me to take care of. Words can’t explain how devastated I am. I barely got an hours sleep last night dreaming of nightmare scenarios, and she doesn’t have her phone, so I can’t call her, and visiting hours don’t start un...

It happened so quick yesterday, it was hard to comprehend. The doctor comes into visit, examines her, steps out for a minute, and on her return says Edie's ready to leave. I think it had more to do with the fact the copay requirement was only for 7 days, and after that there's no cost to the patient. Medicare must treat long stays differently. Anyways, the first plan was to send her to a Rehab center, AKA skilled nursing facility, nursing/convalescent home, but Edie didn't like that idea (nor did I). But since she was off the oxygen, and still in need of rehab, we managed to convince (we complained a lot) the powers to be that rehab through a home health care agency (a Medicare option) was acceptable. So now we wait. Edie needs to be evaluated by the physical therapist one more time today, and then she will be transferred home this afternoon. Finally, there's light at the end of the tunnel. It won't necessarily be easy, she's still weak, but I think I c...