My head is pounding and I’m trying to lie on the hotel bed with my feet raised on pillows. My ankles and feet are so swollen that the pressure when I walk or rotate them is so tight it feels like there has to be invisible bands wrapped around my ankles, pulling tighter each time I move. I’ve had it happen before, but this is the worst yet! I bought some epsome salts, foot cream and compression socks at the Walmart. So, I’m keeping this short again, so that I can go soak my feet before bed.
The next few days here are likely going to be difficult. I don’t think there’s an easy way to deal with terminal loved ones. There’s certainly no rule book, at least not that I have seen! So, after a 12 hour car ride we just didn’t feel like we were quite ready to get pulled (or sucked) into things yet. Tomorrow morning, after breakfast I guess, we’ll head over to the respite house to see my mother in law. Well, actually, I am calling ahead to see how she is doing etc. It’s been so difficult, up until now, finding out anything about how she is doing, what to expect, etc. Tomorrow we see how she really is. Hopefully we will be able to make sure that her doctor and charge nurse, or anyone else who may be working with her, opens up the communication from this point onwards. I understand that they can’t just pass on health information to anyone, but we are, supposedly, on the list of people who she has given her consent to have access to her medical information. Just hope tomorrow opens up some of the doors that we haven’t been able to get through until now.
My feet look like the feet that “the humans” have I’m Wallee…that’s bad…! TMI???
Anyway, I have to stumble towards the bathtub and soak my feet now. Fun fun!! LOL
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Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!
The Spirit Scribe 