After a long day today, we are watching mom's favorite movie - Gone with the Wind. We couldn't find anything to watch on TV which led us to watch Gone with the Wind. We are on disc 2 and it is almost 10:30 pm. This must mean that mom is feeling better since she has had a long day.
Her long day started with visiting with Debbie and a short nap she said. I got home around noon and she was getting a sponge bath with the nurse from home health. Mom didn't get to wash her hair because the dreadful bag was leaking again...but more about that later.
After the nurse left we ate lunch and then mom just had to watch Days of our Lives. I am not sure what she sees in that soap opera. I vividly remember when I was a stay at home mom and watched that soap, how mom would always complain about my soap...now she can't miss a day.
She had her doctors appointment to get her staples removed today. We thought it was just a visit with the nurse, but Dr. Remis wanted to see her as well. He had good news. The cancer had not invaded past the muscle layer in the bladder. This means no chemo or radiation. YEA!!!
Mom is really happy with the outcome. She appears to be getting stronger each day. I figure that she will need the walker for a while, she has really lost a lot of her strength. PT starts coming on Monday and that will be a big help.
These bags are going to really drive me crazy. The bags that the home health provides don't appear to be holding more than one day. She is only suppose to change the plate (the part that attaches to her skin) twice a week. At the rate we are going we are lucky for them to hold for more than one day. Medicare will only pay for 10 bags and plates a month. I am not sure what we are going to do if we don't get this straightened out. I think I might call the stoma nurse who was teaching mom and I while she was in the hospital and meet with her. Maybe we can find out what we need to do.
It appears that mom is going to be a great-grandma again - but she doesn't know. Larry and family are coming on Sunday and I thought that Larry would get great joy in telling mom the news. Especially since the baby is due right around the birthdays of both Larry and mom. This will make 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren if I can count right this late at night!
Speaking of visits, Steve and Candice came to visit Larry and Gail in independence for a week or so. They are coming to Columbia to visit mom since mom can't travel right now and really wants to see them. They are visiting from San Diego. This will make mom's week complete with all of the visits from loved ones.
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