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I am so ready for normalcy...
last week was a roller coaster and i expect this week will be as well. My MIL was on a feeding tube and it was removed. She was moved to a nursing home for a day and then the sisters decided to move her back to a hospital. They moved her to the hospital on Saturday because they did not like the care she got at the nursing home. The Dr put her back on an IV. Yesterday, he talked with them all and told them that she could stay in the hospital for 7 to 10 days and that it would gtive her a chance to get back to swallowing. He doubts that she can ever swallow and they are not going to give her a feeding tube because she likely would not make it through the surgery and really does not want to live that way. After 7 to 10 days, they will send her home and she will have to have 24 hour care. Then she will start to die and they will take her back to the hospital so she does not die in the house as they would have to disclose that to potential buyers.
Bottom line for me is that i am still in Texas, still can't do much work and we are planning to drive home tomorrow or Wednesday. Hubby will fly back when she goes home and take care of her for the duration. Nobody thinks it will be over a couple of weeks. Very sad. She still has a decent mind most of the time.
There have been a couple of family squabbles but so far so good. I am sure it will hit the fan again but hopefully not too soon.
I am doing OK with WOE. It is not easy though under the circumstances. Lucky I keep cheese sticks with me in case I get hungry. If i did not, I would be in real trouble.
I tried on some jeans a couple of days ago. Did not buy a pair but I am in size 10's. Yippee. They are not overly loose but they fit :) All I can say is 8's here I come!!! I want to purchase a pair of miss me jeans. They only come in waiste sizes. They are about $100 a pair and I don't have money to waist like that. But my goal is to get into a size 29. Then I am going to buyt them! I am was in the 31s last time I checked.... Hubby says I will never get to the 29s but I am not listening to him. gonna make him eat those words. i will get to the 29s and will stay in them or even get lower if i want.
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527 kcal
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Fat: 32.91g | Prot: 29.57g | Carbs: 29.42g.
Breakfast: Coffee (Brewed From Grounds) , Heavy Whipping Cream. Lunch: Sharp Cheddar Cheese Stick. Dinner: Blue bunny banana split ice cream, shrimp gumbo, Shrimp, Blue & Roquefort Cheese Salad Dressing (Without Salt) , Lettuce. more...
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I sure hope Hubby was teasing! RAT! Yes you will... just keep at it Elizabeth! I know schedules are awful, and being away from home so much, also awful...but you can DO THIS! I think I would make him eat the jeans! LOL! As for the MIL, I am just so sorry. Hubby and his family will need to take the ball and run with it regarding her care...and I am sure they will do their best to do for her what she would want in this situation. It is sad. Very Sad. And I am still praying for you, him, and the whole family, ...and of course MIL. Hope you have safe travels home! Much Love.
08 Aug 11 by member: jsfantome
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I would not only make your hubby eat those words, I would make him buy you the jeans! Drag his butt to the store and make him sit there while you try on pair after pair after pair of jeans. lol So sorry to heat about your MIL. It sounds like a very hard situation. BIG HUGS!
08 Aug 11 by member: liltatgirl
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Thanks. Today was really awful as I listened to my H and my SIL tell their mother that she is not going to get better and that it is OK if she wants to relax and stop fighting. That she can go on to a better place and they will miss her but they will be OK. I cried and cried. I can't imagine hearing that or having to say those words. I agree that they need to tell her it is OK but OMG - How they did it I will never know. She can't talk well but her mind is there and I thought she told them that she did not know how but they did not hear that. Who knows what I heard but she was saying something to them. My heart is just broken. I can only imagine how they all feel. This is a truely awful thing to have to experience. I thought Cancer was cruel but I am thinking Stroke may be even more cruel. I guess there is never an easy way to go but this just seems so hard. I think it would be easier if her mind was not pretty much there. it is hard to talk to her and know that you are allwowing her to slowly starve to death.
We are driving home tomorrow and may have to turn around and come right back. Who knows. I say we are going home but that is not an absolute. You see I am an idiot. I did not renew my driver license prior to coming here. It expired on july 27 and I left town on June 8. I never thought about it at that time and w3hen i did, I did not mind as I had my passport with me and was not driving. I had planned to go to the courthouse on the 29th as soon as I got home. Wel then this happened. Did you know that the driver of a rental car has to have a drivers license? not only that but they have to rent the car using their own Credit card. Well I don't have an active Driv3r's license and my huspband does not have a credit card in his name. So guess who can't seem to get a car to go home with??? Yep me. Stupid me. And guess whos family is so strange that nobody will rent a car for us - yep my in-laws. So I am just hoping that I can talk my way into a car tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed. i have a letter from the state of Alabama that says the license is valid for 60 days after it expires. I can only hope and pray that they let me have the car....
08 Aug 11 by member: esimnons
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