She’s home! Mom called this morning to tell me she would have to spend another night in the hospital, so I mentally planned my day. They felt the anticoagulant level in her blood was not quite high enough. I went to her house to pick up some fresh pajamas and the new transport wheelchair we ordered from Amazon. She called me again just before I left her house to tell me they changed her mind and she was going home right after her radiation appointment.

She was very happy to head home. She learned how to give herself injections in the stomach and she was ready. We had fallen in to a good routine that worked well before her return to the hospital and we needed to get our stride back. Rick had planned to have houseguests on both Tuesday and Wednesday since I would have been at mom’s and it’s just too quiet in the house. So, the two nights I was there we had company. Good to see the guys, but I have to admit, I needed a little more down time than I got. Oh well. I’d say next time, but that would mean she is back in the hospital, and I definitely don’t want that, so never mind…..

So now we hope the anticoagulants do their magic, and the bloodclots melt away, and we can get back to just worrying about the cancer instead of all the other crap we have had to worry about lately. She has to take a staggering amount of medication and now the shots too. Her discharging nurse impressed upon her the need to follow the rules and not take any nocturnal journeys to the bathroom on her own. The anticoagulants would mean a lot of blood for a little cut…….Hopefully she will listen this time.

I seriously need someone to help me out on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., if anyone knows of a trustworthy caregiver, please let me know! That little break will make all the difference in the world for my sanity, I am sure. If you know of someone, please message me here or email me.