The Wheels Seem To Be Moving Slowly...
I'm happy how the cleaning went yesterday...
The person from the hospital assessing the house arrived late and brought another person with her(she said because that person had to see another person on the town)I suspect the real reason is that they are not allowed(being femail)to visit on their own, they have to have protection when seeing a male in particular alone in the home...I'm not stupid!
Yet other officials(male and female)call on official business. This other person stood chewing gum in an exaggerated way and kept popping it, not a good way to make an impression.
Not much to do to the house to get Mum home initially...an extra bannister on the stairs...some blocks or something similar to raise her bed and the sofa, something to make the toilet slightly higher to sit on and a board across the bath but you cannot still really have a proper bath as really only your feet and legs are dangling in the water so you'll be cold...Mum's sister has one of those and verifies that you are never really wet or warm using it.
I may still ask for or buy some kind of bath that is easier to use like those you walk into or an easy access bath with a shower over it...and Mum could sit on a seat and shower or if she is steady on her feet...stand.
In time it was explained that there is every chance after physio at home for 6 weeks Mum may(or they hope to get Mum down to using one stick rather than two)That in time 3-6 weeks these items to raise furniture may be(if Mum feels ok and comfortable returned to where they came from.
Just that for the first 3-4 weeks whilst the hip settles in Mum has to be careful of certain movements that might dislocate it again...but it's temporary.
They are happy how she's managing stairs at the hospital. So things are still looking more positive if still not moving quick enough for Mum or myself.
In some ways things seem to moving quickly but then something happens to slow everything down.
The person from the hospital assessing the house arrived late and brought another person with her(she said because that person had to see another person on the town)I suspect the real reason is that they are not allowed(being femail)to visit on their own, they have to have protection when seeing a male in particular alone in the home...I'm not stupid!
Yet other officials(male and female)call on official business. This other person stood chewing gum in an exaggerated way and kept popping it, not a good way to make an impression.
Not much to do to the house to get Mum home initially...an extra bannister on the stairs...some blocks or something similar to raise her bed and the sofa, something to make the toilet slightly higher to sit on and a board across the bath but you cannot still really have a proper bath as really only your feet and legs are dangling in the water so you'll be cold...Mum's sister has one of those and verifies that you are never really wet or warm using it.
I may still ask for or buy some kind of bath that is easier to use like those you walk into or an easy access bath with a shower over it...and Mum could sit on a seat and shower or if she is steady on her feet...stand.
In time it was explained that there is every chance after physio at home for 6 weeks Mum may(or they hope to get Mum down to using one stick rather than two)That in time 3-6 weeks these items to raise furniture may be(if Mum feels ok and comfortable returned to where they came from.
Just that for the first 3-4 weeks whilst the hip settles in Mum has to be careful of certain movements that might dislocate it again...but it's temporary.
They are happy how she's managing stairs at the hospital. So things are still looking more positive if still not moving quick enough for Mum or myself.
In some ways things seem to moving quickly but then something happens to slow everything down.
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