The year continues to be hectic. My sister tripped and broke her foot in early July and isn't allowed to put weight on it or drive, so I've been getting her groceries, doing errands and stuff around her house, going over there two or three times a week. She went to the dr. on Aug. 17th, but her foot wasn't healed, so she had to keep the cast on for another 4 weeks. Her next x-rays are Sept. 8th and she's hoping the cast comes off then. She's a person used to doing everything for herself and is out of the house almost everyday, so this lengthy time off has been really difficult for her.
My mother came home from the nursing home on June 3rd and promptly forgot everything she learned there, including all of her physical therapy to increase mobility. Though she had been doing steps at the home, which was part of the reason she went there, she didn't even complete the steps as she went up to out apartment, but sank down on the floor & crawled the rest of the way in. I tried to place the wheelchair under her bottom before she got down to the floor, but it almost seemed like she moved to get away from the chair. She had 2 dr. appointments soon after she came home, but had to cancel both due to the stairs. Through a newspaper story, I found out that there are services where a doctor will come to the house, so I'm planning to set something up when my sister gets rid of her cast and I'm at home more.I'd also like to arrange in-home PT to make her feel as if she can move around the apartment safely & become a bit more active. I know this isolation is worsening her depression and the lack of activity is making her stiffer and more achy, so I'm hoping that with professionals making house calls it could improve things.
Then, my little guinea pig, Dora got very sick last week and it turned out to be a severe urinary tract infection. I'm giving her pain meds and antibiotics daily as well as increasing the amount of the special food, Critical Care(a powder mixed with water to make a soupy, vitamin filled drink that she laps from a spoon). She'd been rather stable for a few months & the infection came on so suddenly and hard. She's improving, but still has a ways to go, but I'm hopeful.
With taking care of so many loved ones, I often feel quite overwhelmed. I also don't have a lot of free time and even my art production has slowed down. I would like everyone to get better again, since I don't have the stamina to keep up this level of activity, while worrying about them. It's been physically and emotionally draining. But I'm going to keep going as best I can and hope for a positive outcome for everyone.