1989

I tried to give the kids a day off yesterday...mostly.  I tried to just take care of myself for the most part.  They have been really good about tending to me and the house.  Lauren has been keep an extra close eye on me as she will often sit with me and watch a movie or play games on the computer or I will sit with her while she is sewing.  So yesterday I tried to just take care of things myself.  I was able to until I ran a fever.  then I just stayed in bed after that.

I thought I could do the same today.  but I keep falling over and stumbling.  I am going to be in a lot of pain in the next couple days, because of having to catch myself from falling so much.  Just trying to walk across the kitchen I had to catch myself 3 times... then trying to walk back was just as challenging.  I won't even dare to attempt to cook for myself today.  It will be a low key quite day for me today.  I just have to avoid getting up and doing anything today.  As I am already starting to feel the pain from strained muscles.  I know they say, if you start to fall, you are better off falling than wrenching your body trying to catch yourself.  But i don't want to fall, if I do that too much, they will tie me in a chair or send me to a assisted living home or worse, a padded room somewhere.  Sadly, I'm not joking.  I know if I fall more than a few times a month, the state will put me someplace else.

Steph did manage to go to work for awhile yesterday.  I don't know how she pulled that off, but she did.  She didn't have a long day, it was just a half day to do inventory.  She had to open the coffee shop today.  So it will be a long day for her.  

My mom is having more problems.  For many years now she has a problem with her throat that often makes her choke.  I don't remember what the doc called it.  But sometimes food will get stuck in the "pocket" and she has the worst time getting it back out.  But now, she will wake up during the night not breathing, and she struggles to get air.  She is afraid she is going to die from this.  My grandma suggested to her to use her oxygen at night.  She emails her doctor when she has problems.  He too said to go ahead and use the O2 at night and more often during the day.  And then he is setting up another EGC?  (i think those are the letters for it) so they are going to see what is happening in her throat now.  

EO is home!!  before I could even post for the day, EO came in.  So I am doing a happy dance!!