Get all the at home health care assistance and rehab you can, especially at first. Thank goodness you can get some financial help from FMLA. Your are strong and wonderful, but remember to take care of yourself since that is vital for both of you. Sending love and strength and prayers for all of you. And sending smiles, because it is good to get out of the hospital!
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 11:50 PM Mimi Jasek <mjca...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Still in hospital, but supposed to be medically released tomorrow. Was to > go to rehab, but with new COVID rules for facilities, he would have to be > quarantined in a room by himself for 14 days upon arrival. With stroke > confusion still present, and tendency to get up and walk or wander - many > times looking for me - no one would take him. He would also be locked > down without me again!! So, supposed to come home. Doctor working to get us > all rehab help he can at home, plus home health care to come in for vitals > check. Please keep us in your prayers. I was really not prepared for this, > but seems like no choice if they will not take him. Our McLennan County > cases on rise again with area opening up, so could be he is supposed to > come home. > > BTW, Jim talks, walks as best he can - sort of like a shuffle - with help, > passes all the evaluation tests by nurses every four hours. Sits in his > chair, albeit with a restraining strap to keep him from getting up! (Nurse > said tonight he had figured out how to release the strap though! Lol Those > poor caregivers! He has it on in bed too!) Eats and drinks with help - > although I bet if he liked the food he would do better! If the confusion > from the event would get better, he would be so good compared to two weeks > ago. Of course, the guy has been retired for almost ten years now, so he > could care less what day it is even before this event. Sometimes messes his > birthdate up, thinks Bush is still Pres, but knows me, our child, > grandchild etc, and so many other normal things. Like who Einstein is, and > what his big deal was. My science guy 😊 Simply very emotional and down and > feels he will never get better, not fair to me, and honestly still thinks > he will die. I think once he returns to his natural home environment that > all that will get better. Hoping anyway. I believe they will restart one of > his blood thinners upon release - Plavix to keep platelets from clumping > around Watchman device. But that is for tomorrow. > > For me, my wonderful boss, even though just part time, had HR look to see > if I would qualify for FMLA. Because Jim has to self quarantine, but needs > me to care for him, I do! Doc will prepare paperwork for me, so huge > financial help there. Will use time as needed. > > Enough! Be well, stay safe, and cave or hike as you can. Will keep you > posted. > > Mimi Jasek > mjca...@gmail.com > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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