Of the first 14 calls yesterday, 12 were concerning mom. It’s a wonder I even make it out the door. One of them concerned a new appointment with Dr Lemole at UMC. I was told I needed to bring along all MRI and CT scans. Wtf? There goes the whole day. I started out with the very unhelpful woman in medical records at CNS, then got ready to go to TMC for the rest. It turns out that’s where the lions share of her records are. After an Internet search and calling to find out where and how I go about gathering all of that, I was told Dr Lemole at UMC had already requested it and it was on its way. That worked out well. But this changing horses in the middle of a stream thing is not as easy as it sounds. I know it will be worth it though.

I spoke to a few of mom’s friends in the morning. One of her good friends, Rosa, was very happy about how well mom looked on Tuesday and what nice conversations they have. I’m so relieved to hear that she does look better and talk more at least some of the time. We usually get to see her when she’s sleepy or impatient or cranky and not looking that great. Rick thinks she’s sick of us. Tyler thinks she’s mad at us because she’s there. All of those things have gone through my mind, but I will say it’s not easy trying to figure out the source of her dissatisfaction (other than the obvious-cancer!) Since I knew Rosa was going there in the afternoon, I decided to wait and go with Tyler and Rick.

Another call I got was from Handmaker telling me that mom fell trying to get from the chair to her bed on her own. That sure sounds like her. She wasn’t hurt, thank god! Of course when I brought it up, she said she had to wait too long, which could mean 2 minutes or 10, both of which are unacceptable for her.

The good news is that we are no longer doing the Driving Miss Daisy thing. I started driving again and am trying to not use the splint/sling as much. Still sore but definitely feeling better!