Guess we're going to Las Vegas tomorrow-

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Guess we're going to Las Vegas tomorrow-
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Sun, 05-04-2003 - 12:25am
We've been trying to get hold of MIL or anyone at the care home that could give us some information since Thursday afternoon. Thursday I slept - but DH called! Because of the new privacy law that went into effect April 14th - they wouldn't even tell us if she's there, much less, anything else. I tried again from work yesterday at lunchtime & was basically told the same thing, call our congressman about the new law...

DH tried again this afternoon as soon as he got home before we were going to head up that way to find out WHAT? is going on - they said she wasn't there. He tried her house. His Mom checked herself out, called a taxi & went home yesterday - leaving some flabbergasted nurses I guess. Isn't feeling ANY better, just being stubborn! She said they were going to be sending a nurse around every day & I asked her to have them call me before they left today before I'd do anything. No call, it's 9pm. We're going up tomorrow to see what is being done & what can be done & what we will need to do next I guess...

Did my final presentation in one class this AM - went well I think. Have last final Monday nite then done w/school for this semester. Now I'm on a mission to get some HS parents together Thursday nite to address the school board next Monday to try to stop them from dropping weighted grades for Honors classes at our HS because of the "problem" created after 16S was named valedictorian last week.

I'm exhausted! Haven't been able to get caught up here, but did get my last two chapters read today for Monday nite & most of the laundry done. Now I think I'll hit the sack early. Already scheduled to work M-F this week at the HS.

Catch ya next time around...

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Sun, 05-04-2003 - 9:37am
Sure hope you can figure out what's going on with mil..That has to be a worry.

Hugs

RJ


 


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Sun, 05-04-2003 - 11:17am
Good luck with mil Jo. Hope you got some good rest last nite. Hugs

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Sun, 05-04-2003 - 11:42am
Jo you take good care and let us know what is going on in Vegas ok when you can.

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Mary

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Wed, 05-07-2003 - 11:09pm
Well we figured it out! We got ready to go up there Saturday when DH got off work, called, they again would give us no info - New Hippa Law. DH decided to try his Mom's house & lo & behold - she'd checked herself out & taken a taxi home Friday in a petulant fit - didn't like her "neighbor"- she was too loud, the food was inedible...I could go on - but I think you've got the picture. We were pretty upset to say the least but let it go for the moment after she promised to have the visiting nurse call as soon as she'd been there that afternoon. No call, but she did call 1st thing Sunday morning & rethinking her position, was ready to go back...Made a few calls & found out that the only way to get her readmitted on Sunday was to go back to ER. Spent another 14 hour day there. Had an informative conversation w/a Hospice nurse sent around by her oncologist, still got her into the care center for now under her HMO if she didn't blow it by checking herself out Friday - but looks like she'll probably be coming home to our house next week w/hospice and all that goes w/that. We'll see how she does w/some physical therapy & holding some food down this week & what kind of shape she's in - or how long they decide to keep her if it does help. Now we're sorting out the options that aren't there w/her HMO/Medicare/& Medicaid - which she doesn't qualify for without totally wiping her out (which she won't stand for).

But now that we went over behind her hospital transport around midnite & made sure our names are on all the proper paperwork, they don't have a problem w/giving us information. We got home at about 2am & w/shift change we got a phone call about 4am to tell us she'd been admitted...and so it goes...