Mom has still not heard from the surgeon, and I am wondering what is going on. My sister and I are on a teeter totter waiting to find out what happens. We both have things that we could be doing. Sister would like to go to a conference for her job in another state. I put a hold on cataract surgery til we see what is going on with Mom. She has decided since her shoulder was better, that she doesn't need anything done. Two days after the decision, she is in great pain and up again all night because she was outdoors doing things she should not be doing. I keep telling her the cortisone shot deadened the pain, did not heal anything. If she gets in severe pain again and loses any more weight, she is going to have big problems. I have decided more that one week ago, not to ask her about her shoulder again, til she makes up her own mind what she is going to do. I am just listening and waiting. I understand that no one wants to go through surgery, but I don't want to see her keep losing weight. She looks like a sparrow now, and it makes me sick to my stomach. It is hard to watch her go through this. I took her two quarts of homemade spaghetti sauce that I made on Friday, and 10 packages of corn that my husband and I froze out of our garden. Right now, I can't do much more. I will wait out this week to see what she does, then I am going to contact my eye doctor and go ahead with my surgery. I love her, but can't let things go like this while we wait to see what is going on. Both of my parents are so stubborn, and they both have stoppped taking meds on their own that their doctor wants them to take. Blood pressure meds, high cholesterol meds, and blood thinner for my Dad who has had two strokes. What a worry!!!
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