Playing Catch Up

Well, here I am again making apologies for my blatant ignoring of my blog, the thing I wanted to make into a new positive habit. To catch up, Mom now has Dad at home where she is caring for him herself, I won't even go into the horror story of the Rehabilitation Hospital my Dad was sent to after surgery. I believe wholeheartedly that the doctors wrote my Dad off and were hoping to institutionalize him, milking what horrid insurance my parents have until he died. Well Mom and us kids had other thoughts! Mom confronted the staff at the hospital and demanded Dad be sent home with her so he could get the proper and loving treatment he needed. While in the hospital, Dad acquired a internal staph infection called C-Dff, it is a horribly anti-biotic resistant strain that is almost incurable. Dad had Surgery in January and mom has him on the 5th round of antibiotics since then, at this time!!! The first antibiotic cost $1400.00 for a 2 week supply and Mom had to pay $600 of that as her co-pay!!! They want to Kill us All!!! At least Dad is responding to Mom's tender care and my brothers have been a Godsend, helping remodel the bathroom and visiting all the time, I regret I can't be there to help at this time, but I keep in touch with Mom and make sure she has someone to talk to and to vent to, as being a caregiver can try your very soul.
My father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and befor the surgery he was still in pretty good shape, but the stress of the Surgery and subsequent problems have caused the disease to accelerate. There are days when he doesn't know Mom and I know that is terrible, and she is afraid to let him out of her sight for very long as he doesn't realize a lot of things anymore. Mom caught him trying to brush his teeth with cortizone cream and he argued with her before she could get it away from him. At least they still get to socialize a bit, They have started going back to chiurch and they take walks in the neighborhood and visit friends, Dad still has many good days but it is terrible to think of this man, a Consulting Engineer, who all his life depended on his brain for everything, going slowly blank, I know at one time he did know he was losing his mind and it really bothered him, I at least think he has passed the point where that thought even means anything. Well , I guess I need to get back to my dishes, and I am dealing with Barry having a kidney stone, so Send all your prayers we welcome them all, and have a blessed Day!