{"id":1463,"date":"2008-11-29T20:30:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T03:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/thanksgiving_is\/"},"modified":"2008-11-29T20:30:53","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T03:30:53","slug":"thanksgiving_is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/thanksgiving_is\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving is Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

The refrigerator is still<\/strong> full of food, and the floor needs to be swept. I’ve washed almost all the linens, and we are in the process of swapping the oranges and golds and browns for the reds and greens of Christmas. The rented tables and chairs have been returned.
\nMy youngest sister and her youngest daughter came to visit yesterday. We had planned to start decorating Elegante Mother’s rooms for the holidays. They could only stay overnight one night before they had to return home. Unfortunately, around noon, EM started complaining of pain. She has an inguinal hernia that has been bothering her off and on for the past few months. The doc has advised waiting this out as long as possible, rather than doing surgery now.
\nWe helped EM to walk a bit. We had her try sitting on a firmer chair. I gave her some over the counter pain meds. We helped her to bed, thinking that she would be more comfortable stretched out. She slept, soundly for three hours, and when she woke, was still in pain. When we decided that we would drive her to the ER, we couldn’t get her on her feet.
\nWe’re getting to know the paramedics here. I know some of those faces, even if I haven’t learned their names yet. They did a nice job of getting EM to the hospital, where they did a CT scan. There’s nothing serious going on that requires being admitted to a hospital. We are supposed to maintain her on prescription pain killers for the time being, in the hope that the pain will ease without surgery.
\nI don’t know about you, but waiting at the hospital for test results wears me out. We were only away from home about five hours across the dinner hour. We were lucky she got to the test fairly quickly, and the results were available within 30 minutes, but by the time we all got home, and had something to eat. I was dead on my feet. To make matters worse, all the standing the past five days has been very hard on my feet and ankles. I needed to spend this afternoon with my legs elevated.
\nWe have added a second caregiver to our entourage. I need more time in the office, so EM needs to have someone care for her. We have one care giver who is with us four days a week. We had arranged for a young woman to be here two more days a week, and EM seems to like her. We’ve asked her to come tomorrow, so that I can finish getting the house cleared and back to normal.
\nI hope the medication does the trick. It’s really tough to see your parent in pain. She’s gone off to bed for the night, and I’ll check in on her before we close down the house for the night.
\nI hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. My thanks for your cards and notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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