September ... it's been the strangest of months for many reasons.
To bring things up to date ... I sorted through my wardrobe and did a basic sweep of things I hadn't worn all Summer and also the things that proved annoying to wear. I don't know about you but I like to be comfortable in my clothes and as I get older anything that annoys me gets short shrift.
I put away the lightest of clothes that I wanted to keep for next year and then sorted through my shoes. The pale blue trainers will come out again next Spring when the weather is drier and my clothes are once again lighter. The darker ones are all staying out. The weather has turned so much colder this week that I can see all the Winter jumpers coming out and a final seasonal sort through being done.
With lots of sorting done both of my clothes and of things around the lodge, I decided to do a small table top sale to support the local Scout and Guide groups. Alan showed his support by munching through lots of bacon butties while we were there and we both drank numerous coffees. Somehow we still managed to come away with almost £50 profit from the sale. Everything left over was donated to the local charity shop as it was pretty good stuff.
There was some more food shopping done after my £2 a Day Challenge week, but with everything going on I didn't record any amounts, so I am classing it as a full spend of £25 for the week even though I think it was probably a bit less.
Using that as a figure means that in September I spent a total of £76.96. Thank goodness I did do my challenge week, as it kept me under budget and accountable.
Alan has had his first hand operation and is currently out of action and having a few days off from the day job. Mum had three falls in three days resulting in two ambulance call outs. They classed the first discharge from hospital as a Failed Discharge and kept her in the second time. They then tried to send her home yet again until we put our feet very firmly down and made them realise that Mum going through the whole 'get found on the floor by your carer, call an ambulance out, visit A&E, get moved onto two different wards and then get sent home' idea was not a good one for either their time or resources. Far better to get to the root of the problem and then plan for a safe discharge to a nursing home.
We will just have to wait and see what the next few days brings, it can only get better ... hopefully!! 😄
Sue xx
So sorry about your Mum - the system is struggling isnt it? My volunteer Visitor work at the local hospital means I meet so many people who have had a fall, gone to main hosp by ambulance, then get sent out to our little 'rehab' ward until they are able to walk again. Then they go home....and then a while later....oh dear
ReplyDeleteSue, I'm so sorry you and your mum are going through this. It happened with my own mum and then my father in law. They were both in, out, in and out of hospital and so on, right up to the last 2 weeks of their lives when they should have been settled in care and relaxing for the last stint. You and Alan are both determined people so, hopefully, the right thing for your mum will be done.
ReplyDeleteSending good wishes to Alan too, that he'll heal quickly.
Well done on the table top sale result. A good tidy up and money in your pocket too! Can't be bad ;)
So frustrating. Mum and MIL went through the fall, hospital, home routine several times, both managing to break fragile, old bones. Mum went to a rehab unit where the staff wouldn’t let her out of bed in case she fell.
ReplyDeleteA worrying time for you, and hope that you are listened to until proper treatment is identified for your Mum, x
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry your mom is having such a hard time. Glad Alan took one for the team and ate his bacon butties
ReplyDeleteYou two inspire me , I need to get sorting xx
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that your Mum has had more falls. There is great reluctance to put people into nursing/care homes as the budgets are being squeezed in the NHS and Social Card. It would actually be cheaper and certainly safer to have your Mum into a care facility. Fingers crossed there is a resolution soon. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that your mother keeps falling. The same thing happened to my elderly neighbor and her daughter found an assisted living place and moved her there, selling the house to fund the cost (our insurance system here doesn't cover that cost).
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read about your mother's falls. I do hope the hospital keeps her in and finds out the root cause. It is cooling off here and I know I will be moving clothing around very soon. Sweaters and heavier pants will be coming out.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I'm so sorry to read about your Mum and I'm hoping your Mum will soon be settled in the not too distant future🙏 I also hope Alan's hand is healing nicely🤞
ReplyDeleteVery worrying for you, Sue. And having to be firm with the hospital doesn't make it any easier, it adds to the stress, although hopefully if a suitable care home can be found soonish then that should ease the worry a bit. Having to do it from a distance away can't be much fun either. Hope Alan's hand heals soon, I must have missed what the problem was. Well done on the sorting and shifting surplus stuff. Sooze xx
ReplyDeleteIt's very upsetting when a loved one keeps falling, I hope you get the care you want for your Mum soon. Also very best wishes for Alan's hand operation.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
We recently went through that same scenario with my MIL. She passed out, went by ambulance to the hospital, only to be sent home too soon, and we went through the entire thing again. She went back to the hospital and finally to the nursing home for rehab. These facilities just can't wait to get rid of people, even sending them home dehydrated, at times. Caring for aging parents is tough!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your mum, Sue. I hope you get listened to. xxx
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