Once again it has been awhile since I have posted. Life doesn't seem to slow down much here.
I am finally off the crutches & back to (my) normal.
It is a struggle with granny to take her meds daily....she gets up at noon, complains her left arm hurts.. I observe she hasn't taken her heart meds yet.. I mention this to her, my final words are it's your decision if you take them or not. She takes her meds & back to sleep she goes. I figure I'd give the meds time to work before we spend the afternoon at the emergency room..
She wakes up feeling fabulous!
I took granny to get her Catract removed.. Her primary & heart doctors signed off on the procedure.. The anesthesiologist states he's not sure they can proceed.. Now keep on mind she is totally prepped, we've been at the hospital for almost 2hrs & he's not sure... I got a little irritated, told him all the doctors ok'd this and we are having it done..after looking at her chart he decided to move forward..
Surgery went well & she recovered fine. Now onto the next Catract. This woman is keing me hopping...
I have been giving granny chores to do just like she used to do for me...
She is doing her laundry, emptying & filling the dishwasher, cleaning her bathroom (make that light cleaning). She offered to water the fruit trees planted however she is still waiting to start that tomorrow..
I have found she does things to yank my chain.... She keeps repeating what I can't hear you, however she can her a small clock across the room chime... I stop repeating myself at that point & go do something else ..
I have found she can be irritable as can be with me but when my hubby comes home she turns on the charm.. He is wise enough to realize she does these things & they drive me crazy.
We have decided to treat her as if she is either 10 or 5 yrs old, depending on how she's acting.. Changes my whole outlook and my response with her for the better..
No matter how crazy she drives me I try to remember this is not the life she dreamed of when she was young. A lot of the things she forgets is not on purpose.. It is easier to find the hallmark channel for her than to make her feel bad because she can't remember how.
The beginning of August my hubby is taking her to her ( our) family reunion. I will be attending a wedding photography workshop on that weekend. Hubby understands how important this is to me & yet how important for granny to go to the reunion. I know it's not something on the top of his bucket list to do, he is willing to take her & also is going to take my commercial cotton candy machine, spend the afternoon making candy while she socializes. I appreciate him so much! His support of me & having granny live with us. He's a keeper.. Which reminds me of granny telling me I need to figure out how I'm going to hold onto him... I replied I've healed onto him for 33 yrs so it must be working... In my head I think I really should up my game...
Tomorrow my grandblessings arrive from Tennessee will arrive for 2wks. I'm excited for the kids (5 & almost 7) to get to know her, spend time with her & to take some pictures of them together.
We don't know how long any of us have & need to use the time we have wisely.
