Aug
21
Shane and I made arrangements with Pikes Peak Hospice this morning. We are going to keep mom at home as long as possible.
Our admitting nurse, Peggy, was very kind and knowledgable. She asked about mom’s mental as well as physical state. The goal of hospice is to keep the patient comfortable and help them keep their dignaty. They will provide us with a hospital bed, one of those swinging tables to go over the bed, a wheelchair, commode and shower seat. Personel will included nurses, Drs, social workers and so on. They are on call 24/7.
The next step is to find out when mom will be released from Penrose and what the Drs orders are regarding the medicine she’s on to battle the C Diff ($1000 for 5 days if given orally…not an option right now)
Yesterday I finished the Illini socks. Mom was getting a bath and she wouldn’t let the nurse put fresh socks on her lol…I know the one pic looks out of proportion…kinda like a magic midgit sticking his legs out at a different angle lol!
One Response to “Hospice and Mom’s New Socks”
August 21st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
My gosh. How can medicine cost so much?
LOL @ your magic midget feet picture. I notice your mom even has blue and orange flowers. I’m sure she appreciates that, too.