I was wearing the blue socks!

One of our biggest fears came to pass last night. Despite the bed alarm, Mom got herself up and out of bed in the middle of the night and ended up on the floor. She was not upset, and fortunately did not seem to be hurt. Her comment to the doctor about it this morning was, "I was wearing the blue socks." We had to smile, because yesterday we had a discussion with her about being sure to wear the blue socks with the grippy white stripes on them when she stands up so her feet won't slide out from under her. Her short term memory is definitely improving!

Early this morning Alan stopped by the hospital on his way to work to refuse the vitamins before they had a chance to give them to Mom. When Jim Jr. arrived he was able to speak with Mom's doctor about our desire to discontinue some of Mom's meds - namely the vitamins and stomach-acid reducers. Although the doctor did not agree with our theory, Mom did not receive any of those medications today. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to make much of an immediate difference, as she still did not eat much today. Dinner consisted of half a roll. Consequently, they are giving Mom supplemental nourishment through her PEG line tonight. However, we want to give our theory a few days to see if it has any positive effect. We don't have much to lose!

This morning Mom participated in therapy, but was pretty sleepy this afternoon. When I arrived at dinnertime, she finished her dinner (all half of a roll!) and wanted a shower. I'm happy to announce that I redeemed myself this time around and it was not too traumatic of an experience! (It's amazing what you can do when you practice with the funky shower equipment BEFORE wheeling Mom into the shower!) Dad found the blow dryer and we got some warm blankets, so Mom ended the day snuggled into bed, all clean and cozy.

Still no word on the appeal of the appeal of the denial of continuing insurance. (How's that for a mouthful?) Jim Jr. put together a packet of information along with video footage of Mom's progress, and overnighted it to New York where the appeals committee will be meeting tomorrow. It's hard to believe that anyone who sees the videos could say Mom is not progressing. We trust that Heavenly Father will intervene if necessary. Please join us in praying for their hearts to be softened.

And for Mom to STAY IN BED!!!