Slow Sunday. Mom didn't wake up until about 9:00 AM. We had another 4 egg breakfast. Mom hung out in the bed this morning and I ran to work, grocery store and the tanning bed. (This is the only 15 minutes during the day that I have that I am still and quiet). Stan and Zach were at home with Mom. Moved Mom to the living room about 1:00 and she ate a light lunch. Some cottage cheese/pineapple and a couple of graham crackers with peanut butter. She had a snack around 4:00 (the very end of the cherry blizzard). Lane brought us lasagna and all the fixing for supper. [Thanks Lane!] and we ate some of that. Mom was in some pain today so she took another med for breakthru pain. When we go back to George on Wednesday, will ask about increasing her normal pain medicine dosages. She is actually on the same drug for both pain control and breakthru pain. The dosage she takes each morning/night is an extended release version of this drug. The breakthru pain version is an immediate release formulation, which starts to help w/n 15-30 minutes with peak concentration at 1 hr and clears her system in 4-6 hours. [This is what I learned yesterday.] Fluids today. We keep having good intentions about a bath. Maybe Monday is the day. Mom needs to rest Tuesday for the ride Wednesday. I don't want to tire her out on Tuesday.
We are moving stuff around to move Mom into Zach's room. We live in an old house with old closets. I put together another couple of clothes racks today to help shuffle stuff around. On the good side, I cleaned out my closet. On the bad side, I would have been better off starting the week with a little more mess and a little more rest.
I am going to touch base with George on Monday to see if the blood work is back.
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