The Hannah Family

Pat moved

She said her goodbyes and headed out! The staff seemed sad, but Pat was happy and confused.

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You never know with Pat

Mom's move is tomorrow so I went to pack and let her know -- couldn't tell her sooner because she doesn't understand time and would work herself into a state waiting. I was nervous, but Pat is excited. She sat in a chair while I packed everything, three suitcases, a large trash bag and other miscellaneous items. She knows Brittany is picking her up in the morning and I will be there to see her off. She never asked where she's going (another larger Brookdale Memory Care Center), but she did say "there'd better be a lot of men there." I honestly said there are, and my mother was all smiles.

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Mom and Clara watching The African Queen

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From bald eagles to sharks and sea turtles

The Virginia Living Museum delivers

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Free childcare in VA

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Williamsburg

On the way to the Governors Palace

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Time to relax a little

Just arrived in Colonial Williamsburg with my two fish.

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Postscript

Upon reading the X-ray, they found a pinky fracture (luckily in her nondominant hand). She immediately removed her splint once she was back home so they had the EMTs come back and tape it up, and then some! You can see the bruising is much worse.

I asked her how prom went Friday night but she couldn't remember going.

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Dementia and falls tend to coincide

Pat stood up in the common area tonight to go to bed and tripped over another resident's foot. Another ambulance ride, another ER visit, but she's fine -- cleared for discharge. She scraped her hand and the side of her face on the carpet, but the doctor says she is otherwise okay. (Definitely no serious head injury but they err on the side of caution which is the only way to go.) 

Unexpected

My annual physical was okay but it had been ten years since the last tetanus shot so I had to get that. Super sore arm for a few days was normal. The headache, itching, muscle and joint aches, shaking chills and 101.3 fever was miserable. Didn't miss work at either job since a low-grade fever followed, but I warned the doctor's office we aren't doing this again if I make it to 60. They agreed.