Monthly Archives: January 2013

January 27, 2013–beating the odds again

Amazing.  She’s going home tomorrow.  Or back to WP.  The nurse yesterday was concerned about her balance and suggested to the doctor that she be kept until a physical therapist could see her today. I got there about 4 p.m. … Continue reading

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January 24, 2013–lock down

Whispering Pines is on lock-down.  No one allowed in or out except staff.  A third lady from Mother’s building was sent to the ER yesterday, and a fourth has started showing the same symptoms.  If oral antibiotics don’t help, she … Continue reading

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January 23, 2013–hospitalized

Mother was admitted to the hospital this morning with a fever of 103 and a blood oxygen level of 91.  WP called me a little after 8 a.m. saying that although she ate a good supper last night, she was … Continue reading

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January 4, 2013–eins, zwei, drei

…vier, funf.  We’ve always counted the steps down and back up at WP.  Today she counted in German!  How did she remember that?  In the car, we counted to dreizig.  She took German classes in the late 1980’s before I … Continue reading

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