The Longest January

My Mother detests January, she always has, and I suspect she always will.  At the beginning of this year Harriet had an infection, through a series of infections and a couple of medication interactions, the days of January spiraled downward.  During last week, Mom had a couple bad falls and was very confused.   So we headed back to our general practitioner.  She in turn sent us to the ER, which began a series of tests and diagnostic actions. Mom was admitted from Friday to Monday, had MRI's, EEG's, CAT scans, and everything else.  At first we thought it was a heart issue, but now the determination was a little less scary.  My Mom has had bad knees for a long time, over the years she has just adjusted, started shuffling, and not bending when she sits down.  Add a couple medication interactions, a bad January, and the downward spiral began.  She is doing better now, my sisters Nancy and Donna, and our neighbor Kathleen Clark got the house ready for a walker, among other things.  We have had visits from a home health nurse and an occupational therapist.  But, the good news is that my Mom is feeling better and has started getting around a lot more.  Hopefully with the passing of the dreaded January, she will continue to get better.  The prognosis is that will get new knees ASAP, which is a challenge because the best docs are a couple months to get into.  The doctor is re-evaluating all the tests, made some medication changes, and gave her a cortisone shot to help in the interim.

Thank you to all the family and friends who have been concerned, we have appreciated that more than you will know.