Tuesday, September 16, 2025

The Good, the Bad and The ugly (Bob Update)

 


GOOD: the old sofa has gone to he dump, 


 the shoe, and bones that were revealed went off to the dump too
 
GOODER ... Sunday, Sept 14, My Daddy  got off the hospital bed, into the wheelchair, rolled himself out the sliding glass door onto the deck, transferred into the shower chair and got his first shower since he came home from rehab to hospital bed. Sponge baths and leave in shampoo for 7 weeks.


I followed them outside to watch Mama play Stature of Liberty holding the hose up like a shower and Daddy, gleefully shampooing and bathing. I pointed my nose to the door and Mama let me in. When Mama pushed daddy back into the house, Just To See if she Could, as they rolled into the living room they both started to laugh.

The BAD: Can you guess Why?

Mama calls me The good dog Gone Bad.
Ha hahahaha I had the front row seat to the view out the front window while they were outside.

Our life is a roller coaster, ups and downs and all around. On Monday, Sept 15
came The Ugly.


Daddy's Dementia is getting worse. Mama leaves the walker and the wheel chair parked against the wall, so daddy can't decide to walk. You see in his mind he Can Walk. To get from bed to sofa, he stands with a walker, carefully turns and down on the sofa. 2 steps, weak steps. Mama left the walker where it was and  was sitting on my love-seat 5 feet away, Daddy was on the sofa and suddenly he stood up, grabbed the walker and started to walk fast to end of bed, made the turn and Mama was shouting Bob STOP STAND STILL. Wait on me! while she struggled to get out from under her laptop and out of my love-seat.

She was too late and he crashed over backwards like a tree, down on his lower spine, and on his right arm. The right arm hit the wheel chair and now he has a five inch place under his arm near the arm pit that has no skin.

Due to blood thinners, he bled and bled and there was a lot to clean up.
Mama had to bandage the wound, and was so afraid he broke a bone.
Angel the PT was scheduled for a visit and when he came, and heard this story, he did all kinds of test. 
Stand up tall, hold on to the walker for 1 minute
get up and down 4 times off bed, put him through all kinds of test, because Mama said she was afraid he was lying about no pain because he is afraid of going to the hospital now. 
Angel said I think if he had pain and anything was broken, he would 
not be able to hide it. His vitals were good.
Mama is typing this at 4 in the morning, today and he has had a cup of coffee and went back to sleep. The nurse is coming this morning to check the wound and his vitals and give him a check up...
This could have been much uglier. Thank You Lord, it was not

11 comments:

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
OMG... these are the heart-stopping moments that become almost daily occurence. Constant awareness required, which saps the energy like crazy. I'm so glad there was no worse damage... YAM xx

Ann said...

I'm glad that the incident didn't turn out worse than it did. So lucky he didn't break any bones. Hope all is well when the nurse comes to check the wound.

easyweimaraner said...

why we have after some good things always something bad what is super bigbadugly? blood thinners turn every thing into a crime scene... hugs to you 3... for more good days where the bad things are tired...

NanaDiana said...

I have been right there in your shoes and I know the pain and uncertainty. I called the rescue squad at least 3 times when hubby went 'out' and he was transported twice. Last May I ended up putting him in assisted living and it has been sooo good for him...and for me. Prayers for you. I was a full time caretaker for three years and my health is still recovering. xo Diana

jabblog said...

I'm so sorry to read the bad news after the earlier good news. Poor Bob! Poor you! Your nerves must be in shreds. I hope you can find an answer that suits you all.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Yes, so much good then the crash into the bad. I hope all stays on the good side now. Hugs from all of us.

DawnTreader said...

Such a difficult situation for both of you (correction: all three of you!) ... Bob trying to get back to "independent" (although not possible) - while you never really get a chance to relax...♥

My Mind's Eye said...

Beau hello dear one...
Sandra I know what you mean. My mama was a life long out door walker sometimes 2 times a day totalling 5 miles.
When dementia took over in her mind she could walk...in reality she could not.
Sending prayers and hugs to all
Cecilia

The Adventures of the LLB Gang said...

I can't imagine how scary this is for you, Sandra. Sending big hugs and daily prayers!

Mari said...

I'm glad to hear the good news, but so sorry about the fall. It happens so fast. I'm thankful for Angel!

🌻 Debby 🌻 said...

Oh no on the fall. I’m sure Bob must be awfully sore after that and thank God nothing is broken as far as you can tell. That is so scary with his dementia. What a fright!

On a lighter note, Beau on the bed makes me smile!