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Update
I haven't felt much like blogging lately, but wanted to give a small update. My mom is still in the hospital. Her pneumonia is nearly gone, but the doctors discovered some things in her lab work that concerned them. They ordered an angiogram and found that her 4 stents are not working properly and they have now decided that they need to do a quadruple bypass immediately. They are waiting until she is strong enough to survive the surgery. She is severely anemic and malnourished (due to the bastric bypass). Her BGLs have been really high and they want to get those under control as well.The nurses have been hinting that they are planning to do the surgery next week sometime. Mom has been doing much better these last few days and I think they may be right. I have mixed emotions about this surgery. I know she won't be able to survive without it and I'm grateful that we caught it in time (I guess pneumonia CAN be a blessing), but I have some serious concerns. One fear I have is taking care of her properly after she is home. I've received some kind guidence and words from people who have been in similar situations, but I still doubt myself.
My other fear is also the one of the biggest and that is the fact that she is so high risk. The hospital she is at is in the top 17 in the nation for cardiac centers and her surgeon is a high risk specialist, so that makes me feel a little more at ease, but I am still so worried. After almost losing her this past summer, her car accident, the recent cancer scare, and now this, we've been on a rollercoaster of emotions. It feels like we are pulled back and forth between panic and relief faster than we can catch our breath. I wonder if the worst happens, how will we be able to take care of it all and... also pay for it? How will I cope if that's what is to happen?
Plans for the week
My husband's sister is visiting us this week from Denver and so we've planned all kinds of fun stuff to do.Saturday - Pig Pickin
Sunday - church and a picnic
Monday - Museum of art?
Tuesday - Capital building, history museum, museum of science
Wednesday - Visit New Bern and the beach
Thursday - State Fair
Friday - Zoo
Saturday - haven't decided yet.
It will be a fun and full week. :)
Plans for the week
So, this last week flew by so fast and now it's already time to start planning the next.
Other than my usual housecleaning I plan to:
Monday - go through 2 boxes in storage and work at least 20 rows on my nephew's baby blanket. Clean off desks. Hang planters.
Monday is also family night and my husband and I are going to start on our charity work for Christmas. This year, we've decided to make hats for preemies and newborns and also angel pouches for hospitals. Trevor has a knitting loom he will make his hats on and I will crochet and knit mine. I plan on sewing the pouches. We will send our projects to Newborns in Need. Here is their website and you can find your local chapter there if you wish to help. http://www.newbornsinneed.org/
Tuesday - Go through 2 boxes in storage. Clean washer and dryer. Work at least 20 rows on baby blanket.
Wednesday - Go through 2 boxes in storage. Work at least 20 rows on baby blanket. Clean cat fur off of furniture.
Thursday - Go through 2 boxes in storage. Work at least 20 rows on baby blanket. Clean inside of dishwasher.
Friday - Go through 2 boxes in storage. Work at least 20 rows on baby blanket. Cut out pattern pieces for dress.
Saturday - Tidy hall closet.
Plans for the week
For one reason of another, I didn't get everything done in the areas I wanted to last week, so I'm going to attempt the goals I didn't finish this week. I did get the hallway and small bedroom cleared out, though.
Saturday - Clean first floor.
Monday - Remove banister and balusters. Remove trim in upstairs hallway. Hang drywall. Mud and tape landing, stairwell, and hallway.
Tuesday - Fix ceiling in small bedroom. Remove carpet in small bedroom. Mud ceiling and walls in small bedroom.
Wednesday - Re-mud areas that need touch ups. Sand walls and ceiling.
Thursday - Paint walls and ceiling.
Friday - Put silicone around edges of floor and prep floor edges for baseboards. Paint baseboards.
My goals for the week 3/29 - 4/4
Saturday - Paint, cut, and install baseboards in living room. Go through stuff in upstairs hallway and remove. Make cookies and bread. Make butter. Purchase mud for walls.
Monday - Go through stuff in small bedroom and set aside stuff for garage sale. Place remaining stuff in attic.
Tuesday - Remove banister and balusters. Remove trim in upstairs hallway. Hang drywall. Mud and tape landing, stairwell, and hallway.
Wednesday - Fix ceiling in small bedroom. Remove carpet in small bedroom. Mud ceiling and walls in small bedroom.
Thursday - Re-mud areas that need touch ups. Sand walls and ceiling.
Friday - Paint walls and ceiling.
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