First thing Mom said when I walked into her room was, "i am living. Are you proud of me?" so I thought the day was off to a good start.
But from that point on, she has been in a semi-catatonic state. PT came by to see if they could help her up and walk, but it was a losing situation for them.
Finally, the wound-care nurse came by and cleaned up Mom's arm, showed me how the dead skin needs to be sloughed off. She decided to set her up with a daily whirlpool bath on the arm -- hmmm, something I asked for 4 days ago.
I have also asked them to get her a pysch evaluation and that should happen tomorrow.
She has not eaten today. Thankfully she is getting nutrition through the I V.
My fear is she is shutting down and creating a self-induced coma. If that happens it won't matter what we or the health care pro's do. It takes all of her reserve strength to survive the day.
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