UPDATE on my Mom #4
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She is out of Allegheny General Hospital (last evening) and in a rehab facility 15 minutes from my home. The one just over the hill from me I didn't like. I had a bad feeling about it and as I toured it I saw no patients in common areas and when I did peer into rooms patients asleep with mouths open. smell of urine lingered in the halls.
The place I had her place in I saw patients in the lobby, common areas and in the halls cleaning was taking place as I toured and I had a better feeling. I hope it is the correct thing to do. Some people kind of indicated I should have had her in the same town I was in but If I still worked in the office it is near that office town and I can be there quickly.
She has a long road to recovery and at times she is really clear headed wanting to make sure my sister is able to "take over her car" My sister got a loan for the remaining amount my mom owed on her car. She is getting a 2017 car with less than 40,000 miles for under $10,000.
My husband got his car fix so I have my car back. I start work tomorrow but once they closed out my constant FMLA I might need to apply for intermittent FMLA for meetings and moral support issues.
Today I filled out paperwork and step away so my mom would start speaking more for herself. I get her confusion has made it difficult to convey her needs especially when she has pain. I understand because I have been with her for everyday of her hospitalization, but I fear my sister was right and I shouldn't have been there everyday. But with everything she had been through -I still believe she needed me there.
Thank you all again for the support and safe place to vent.
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for awhile -- see how she settles into the new place, make sure things are going well, etc. just because she's in rehab doesn't mean she still doesn't need your help
