-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Robin Arnhold <=-
Hi, Sondra,
 >The home health up there is
 >really good at looking after Mom's health.  It takes a lot of worry off
 >my mind, especially as Mom is real good at saying 'it's nothing' when it
 >really is something a little more serious than nothing.  
 SB> I have developed a real respect for visiting nurses over the past
 SB> couple of years, as I've watched them with my mother and with my
 SB> friend. 
Yes, the ones that care for Mother are dedicated, caring people willing
to work long hours and go out in impossible weather when the roads are
almost impassible to visit their patients.
 SB> I am glad your mother's wound is healing.
Thank you.  The doctor is pleased with the progress it is making.  He
said it could have easily become badly infected.
 
 >Sure enough, the weather forecast is for snow and freezing gunk.
 SB> They're talking about that for us tonight, too.  But, of course,
 SB> since
 SB> it's obviously spring already, it isn't going to happen.  It will only
 SB> be a light, warm spring rain, that will bring the flowers out.
 
Sounds good to me.  I hope you got that spring rain.  Here we got maybe
an inch of snow on top of freezing rain.  We were right on the edge of
what was really a nasty storm that dropped as much as 28 inches of snow
in several places.  They had about 8 inches where Mother lives.  Spring
is definitely showing signs of arriving here in the southern part of the
state, but there is still a lot of snow in the northern part.  They are
hoping it doesn't all melt at once or there will be flooding on several
rivers that run into the Mississippi.
 >be a little break Friday, and I'm planning on heading back up to take
 >Mom
 >to the doctor Monday morning.  Four-five years ago the cat accidentally
 >clawed her hand when he jumped up suddenly from her lap.  I think he must
 >have nicked a tendon with his claw since that hand has become
 >increasingly deformed.  Mom is finding it difficult to hold a pen to
 >write and she's finally decided it's time to do something about it.  I'm
 >hoping that some physical therapy is what is needed, but we won't know
 >until she sees the doctor and possibly a specialist.
 
 SB> Let us know what happens.
 
The doctor said the tendon is slipping.  Apparently there is a groove in
each knuckle that serves the purpose of keeping the tendon in place.
Sometimes the grooves will wear down with age and a tendon will start to
slip out of the groove.  The doctor said that surgery is necessary to
remedy the problem.  He wants to see if they can get some of the fluid
out of Mother's legs before he turns her over to the orthopedic surgeon.
He is talking about sometime in May.
Take care,
Robin
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