I’ve learned over the years that it is just a number. But, gee willikers, love the cake. Belated birthday greetings from my home to yours. May you have many more with good health and enjoy the day with friends and family.

Hi Lorraine. Great to see you and hope you will not be a stranger to this thread. Welcome aboard.

Hi Sanibel. Hubby is doing better. I meet with administration on Tuesday. Hope he will be leaving the Rehab soon.

Hi xangto. We finally got some much needed rain. Great light show.

@sheba2011

So apropos. Hope you are OK and it’s a weather thing. Left a post in yesterday’s thread..

@sheba2011

Hi and a good Friday afternoon. I guess you are having a storm or something came up. Whatever the reason, I just hope you are OK along with hubby and poppy.

I stopped at Costco yesterday and managed to purchase the hotdogs and soda. You can now ask for onions at pickup. They come in a covered container which I will use for ketchup and mustard while my hubby is in rehab and also on the road when we are out and about.

Hubby is showing signs that he is on the mend. Oh gosh, how I laughed yesterday and almost ended on the floor. I had asked if he had eaten his dinner and he replied he had. One of the nurse’s happened to walk by and saw me unloading things from a tote and freezer bag. She mentioned that neither one had eaten their dinner. I gave hubby a look and he replied, “I did try the meal, it was awful, now can I have a hotdog????” His roommate was doing a jigsaw while hubby was watching the news. I was astonished when he mentioned the news items from 3 or 5 days ago and the ones he was watching at the time. The knee still bothers him, but he is now able to move the leg around. It’s a slow process, but the fact that he can move it, tis a good sign and I will take it. I have no idea what to bring as a care package today. I may stop at Culver’s but the amount of carbs scares me. Just may bring some frozen custard instead and hope that the guys have eaten something. Then again, if not. I have van will travel.

I guess you can say we are having a heat wave in May. Temps are now in the low 90x. Humidity is low at 66% but it still could climb. Thunderstorms this afternoon. Not sure if that will happen. I have no aches or pains. Well, it’s late in the day. Think I will take a shower and leave. Not sure on Trivia. This week I have been staying past 9pm because our conversations have taken a good turn. Just hope it stays and gets better and better. The last couple of days have been seeing my hubby as he was a few months ago. Ok a year ago. ‘Have a wonderful day and evening. If I am back before Trivia ends, will say hello.

@sheba2011

Hubby started some occupational therapy at the hospital. He was born with a very narrow esophagus and if he takes too big of a bite and swallows he ends up with a coughing fit. That part has continued in Rehab. He also had exercises and physical therapy in the beginning. I had an appointment with Administration soon after he was admitted. They were actually ready to send him home with a catheter and a home health aid. When I asked about the catheter I was told it could stay in for a month without a problem. The visiting nurse would come once a week. The home health aide would be there 4 hours per week. I let it be known at that time that I was not a happy camper. I questioned the many Ifs and one in particular about an infection. Within days, hubby had an infection. Why?? He was trying to ;pull that thing out so he could go to the bathroom on his own. He has had two more since. I also at that time asked for him to be seen by an Urologist. Our first appointment was in April and that was because no one could reach the office until the head nurse was able to see the physician who does only morning rounds. Just recently he again started physical therapy. They are working with him to get in and out of bed by himself and to sit in the wheelchair. Right now he needs to eat more to bring his energy up and to become stronger. He is now too weak to stand without falling over. He also needs to be able to turn over in bed. Today he had no strength to try to sit up in bed. I can tell when he hasn’t had enough food. He shakes all over. He wants to return home so badly that I had to say eat the food. Do not under any circumstances skip a meal. He was doing fine until the knee swelled and then the excruciating pain that came with it. Right now, they kick him out of the room in the afternoon. He either goes to the lanai or sits outside They are trying to get him to socialize more. He will be restarting physical therapy in another week. He will be doing steps this time. We have two 9″ steps and one 6″ leading to the front door and entry into the house. Walking will definitely help to get the kidney and bladder working as they should. At least I hope so.

Sorry you could not use the coupon. You can ask Customer Service about the coupon within Community. The Reps’ MODS as they are called, are very helpful. Just let them know what happened.

That type of coupon usually comes in an e-mail and may not show the disclaimer. All coupons can be checked when you are on line. Just go to PROFILE, then go down to KASH. The coupon is also displayed there. Click on the coupon number and the disclaimer will be there.

@sheba2011

I did notice there was no goodnight to peeps last night. I thought you had a sinus attack. Thank goodness you are OK.

On the way home some of the lights were out. It was difficult in part following the white lines in the road. Since it was a route I always take to see and leave hubby, it was OK. Then, at the last traffic light, I saw men working and police cars with their lights on. I surmised that this would affect our home, but, did not. Just had to turn the A/C on for the evening.

Hubby would be doing better if he was experiencing no pain in the knee. I really hate seeing him in bed all day. The Head Nurse is wonderful and we had a chat about the house in Ct. and that helped me somewhat. We both felt that hubby would go downhill if for some reason I was not there for him. I think, we will make the decisions on a day by day basis. I will be happy when the surgery is over and done with and we get the results. Meanwhile, the knee needs to be addressed. The head nurse mentioned that he will be contacting the Orthopedist to see what else can be done to get the swelling down and the pain either to go away or be minimal. Surgery seems to be out of the question because of his dementia which seems to come and go with the level of pain.

The house in Ct. is not really on the back burner. I have an excellent contractor and someone to mow the lawn and trim bushes. If things get worse with ongoing traffic on the street, then I may fly home for a few days. My neighbors are excellent and I have found ways to say thank you. At least my backyard does go into other yards and you can see if anything is amiss. There yard goes downward into more of a forest. Having someone camping out back there is real scary. However, what I feel is more threatening is the new area that the City built without anyone’s knowledge until it was done. Now you have young people going there in the middle of the night to play. The question is, are they playing, or having a good time getting high on whatever. I just hope and pray that the police are doing their job. And the other side of this is if I were alone, I would be running scared not only during the day, but at night as well. Darn if you do and darn if you don’t. My only salvation is to get hubby out of rehab and well on the road to where he used to be or close to it.

@sheba2011

Hi and a good morning to you. I received an email from my neighbor in Ct. Her husband and sion periodically take a walk around my home and noticed a few things out of whack. Very scary and I immediately notified our contractor and he was able to get into the house and check. His comment was that I really should be there and to stay until the house is emptied and goes on the market. He and my neighbor really laced into me. I have not mentioned anything to hubby. I just updated him on the things he is familiar with. I did think of flying out and spending a few days and then return to Fl.. I dare not spend more than that because hubby really needs me there for food and to keep his morale up. It’s a catch 22. The reason why everyone on our St. is scared is because the City put up an area for the kids to play in which includes a mini golf course. This is behind my neighbor’s house in the woods. In the middle of the night she sees bright lights coming from that area. It’s u sually around 2 or 3 in the morning. The other thing that causes an alarm are cars going up and down the street at all hours day and night as if looking to break in. Then one day, her son was doing some work in the yard and smelled something. He ventured towards the smell and into the woods. Not far from their home he found food left over and an area where someone may have been cooking and maybe living there. He has since notified the police who will check the area. This area not only abuts us, but others on a main road. I had asked if this was a question on a ballot or taken up at a town hall meeting. The answer was NO. Seeing lights and hearing voices was the first inkling. So yesterday, I had a nice talk with the Head Nurse and he said one day away is sometimes a problem. His theory is since hubby is starting to come around more, why not wait until he begins walking and really talking up a storm. Right now he feels my place is with him and I agreed. I did not see hubby on Sunday. I had a beaut of a case of hives. So itchy in fact that I almost dialed 911. Eventually, the meds finally took over and I was able to get some rest. I did see him today. He was in pain with the knee. I heard he ate his lunch yesterday (Monday), but didn’t eat his dinner or the grinder. I took everything home. Today, was more or less the same. No talking. When his dinner arrived, the nurse brought the bed to a sitting position and he yelled in pain. She was new and was not aware of his problem. The Head Nurse
showed and he was able to move hubby to a better position and put a pillow under the knee. He also gave hubby a pill for pain. Within ten minutes he ate a quarter of a half of the grinder and a fruit salad, all the grapes I brought along with a few strawberries. I left the rest of the fruit and the other quarter of the grinder in case he wakes during the night hungry. He was more or less out of it because of the pain. He just could not get comfortable. The Head Nurse also massaged the knee with a salve and I surmise the coolness really helped. I had two freezer paks and I am thinking of bringing an extra one tomorrow to wrap in a towel and just leave it next to the knee. If I can get the swelling down, it may alleviate the pain.

Yesterday, I received a phone call from the Urologist’s office with a new date for the surgery. He is now scheduled on the 31st and on June 8th he will meet with the physician to see what is causing everything and to go over a plan. I’m hoping that no surgery will be necessary. And me, I’m getting some rest. Fell asleep in the chair yesterday. The nurses noticed and didn’t wake me. Guess they would have let me sleep all night in that chair which was just a vinyl straight back. Not at all comfy. Same thing happened today. The roommate woke me up . He had to do it three times before I moved. He was sorry afterwards because he wasn’t sure if I would be able to drive home. Filled the tank today at Sam’s Club. It was $3.23/gal. Gas stations are between $3..55 – $3.61/gal.

@sheba2011

Hi to you. The moon was gorgeous last night. A huge, full moon dressed in a reddish orange hue. I missed seeing it when I finally made it home.

Hubby was watching TV in what he called the living room. He watched the news and then someone turned the channel to the Kentucky Derby. I had picked the horse right away. Glad I didn’t bet even though I would have won something.

Tomorrow I have the A/C people’ and after that I am off running. Definitely will stop at the Farmer’s Market. Hubby could use some fruit and other things. May pick up an Italian grinder for him. I will get some of their chicken salad for me, though I do share. Today I stayed home. I really needed to get some things done. Also just learned that the house in Ct. has some problems. Trying to decide if I should fly there and spend a week or so. Then I think about Hubby and wonder how he will be without me for some time. The Rehab is a very scary situation for me. i am not sure how he will be treated while I am away and there will be no way for me to contact him since he never answers his phone. And as of last night the phone was atop the light fixture. And if he takes sick while I’m away, I would not be able to forgive myself.
Being away is giving me some real bad vibes. It ‘s a terrible situation to be in.

Thank you Sanibel for your kind words and sentiment. From your keyboard to G-ds ears my hope and prayers are a ditto. I left the Rehab earlier than I anticipated because of the A/C being on too high. Even with a sweater I was shivering. It felt so good to be playing Trivia. I relaxed for the first time in weeks. One prescript sent hubby to bed. Too tired and too painful to eat. Not eating sent him to the hospital and learning he was anemic. It feels so good to be able to carry on a conversation and lately his short term memory is coming back and hopefully it will get better with time.