Well, I knew it was too quiet. I just found out that mom had a mini-stroke on Wednesday, a TIA actually. She went to her regular doctor on Tuesday and everything went well, it was a routine visit. The next day she couldn't lift her leg off the couch. She went to one of these walk-in clinics because she didn't think she could get a appt at her regular doctor. The walk-in dr said she had arthritis in her knee, gave her scripts for Celebrex and Darvoset and set her home. Her primary dr did not know about this. My sister and I did not like the sound of this and got her into her regular doctor today. He diagnosed a TIA and admiitted her on the spot. He said she is a walking stroke! Of course, my soon-to-be DIL was there and I instructed her to remove the meds and keep them with all her other pills. Mom has a habit of forgetting she took her pills and takes them again. She overdosed 3 times this year doing that, I didn't want her doing that with Darvoset. She called me and ripped me up one side and down the other. How dare I, she said. What if I am in pain. Are you, I asked. And she said no. So I said, So what are we arguing about. We aren't arguing, she said and hung up on me! She is now in the hospital and should stay there for a few days. The dr wants her to go to rehab but I don't know if she'll agree. She can't live on her own anymore but refuses to move in with my sister or me or have a live in nurse. She wants to take her own pills. That will only be a matter of time before she overdoses again. Or falls, or has a stroke in her sleep and not be able to get to a phone......... I shutter at the possibilities. I just don't know what to do anymore. She is competent so she can refuse anything. It just shouldn't be this hard.
Anyway, if you have a prayer tucked away for a rainy day, I would appreciate it if you would send it moms way. She could use them right now. I just want her to be ok..........