cloud of poppy derivatives might be the way Audrey goes?
She has had a nasty fall getting out of bed to get a glass of water, the walking frame to help her, lies quietly in wait to catch her out. The wheels take off with her in tow and down she goes. This time grazing her knee, hitting her head and bruising vertebra in her back.
Audrey stayed overnight in hospital where they wanted her to stay for a few weeks for pain relief and physio. Well, one night was enough so she was sent home at her insistence, with morphine, 12 hourly and three hourly doses. Her GP will visit today and assess her and decide on the way forward. Audrey has two very good friends who are very much onside for her to stay in her own home. One is keeping us up to date with what is going on. He is writing this morning to update her doctor as to exactly what has transpired over the last couple of months.
What a worry it all is.
Morphine, the talk of palliative care, all this for a 96 year old, do they know something we don't?
All of this with the ever constant worry of the virus...
Falls seem to be inevitable as we get older, not sure why, just more clumsy with our movements maybe. I notice that Tom sometimes seems to totter, he's 80 so no rugs or anything laying around is the rule in this house. Your friend looks to be in good health other wise and staying in one's own surroundings has to be better for the mind.
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Audrey, is determined to stay in her own home, although her poor health and diarrhoea has other ideas! What toll this latest fall has on her only time will tell?
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My poor neighbour ended up in a care home after her third fall in a short space of time. She wasn't keen but I think her daughter was terrified she'd come in one day to find her dead and insisted. She's been in there for 2 years now, she's 92 and she hated it to begin with. I think she's just resigned to it now. I keep telling my own mum to keep moving or she'll be the same. Falls seem to be the premonision of time nearing an end. I hope Audrey manages to stay at home though I'm surprised they let her with Morphine. Fingers crossed she gets through this. xx
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else this has focused her surgery’s mind as to how they need to home visit rather than expect her to be taken in. I have been chuntering on about this for long enough. In fairness now they are sitting up and taking notice of her plight, all the agencies are now beating a path to her door. so just maybe a result?
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We hope it is 'floating off...' and not ghastly or frightening hallucinations. Derivative of poppy can have such black and panic-stricken effects for some people. Better a shorter period of feeling secure in her own home than a longer one of resignation in some place she hates. Let's hope she pulls through and stays at home to see 100 and in good heart.
ReplyDeleteAudrey has been experiencing hallucinations from another of her medications, the poppy juice is just making her mellow and up for flying!?!
DeleteShe is such a trooper, I love her!
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I am sorry times are tough for Audrey. It should not be this way.
ReplyDeleteNo, you are so right Joanne. Always she makes excuses for the shoddy treatment she has had until now, see above. For me I admire her attitude as so many old folk whinge and moan.. not our Audrey!
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