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Gonna be here before you know it! . Now, please take extra good notes cause I wil more than likely want to pick your brain before my Backstage Magic Tour!
Danielle
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Won't be long now! I am impressed with your packing! 37 pounds is probably like a 3-day trip for me!
I honed my packing skills long ago as a student backpacking through Europe. Just the backpack and a handbag.
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Gonna be here before you know it! . Now, please take extra good notes cause I wil more than likely want to pick your brain before my Backstage Magic Tour!
Danielle
Will do, Danielle!
Last night (2am) I got a phone call from the nursing home just letting me know that my mother fell-- no apparent injuries. I know they're required to notify me, but the phone call at that hour scared me! I'll visit my mother a couple of times more before the trip.
Sorry about your mom and the phone call and your tooth but YAY on the packing and just a few short days now.
Hopefully this won't happen with your mother but it did with my Grandmom. Ever time she went into the hospital she would become very irate. She would try to get out of bed and fall. They would have to have someone watch her all night so she didn't try to get out of bed. She was very much "I can do this myself" attitude. She would also get very confused and had no clue where she was at times. She would often think whatever was on the TV was happening to her. She would also become weaker and would need to go to a rehab place to gain her strength back - of course then she would become confused all over again. It got to the point my mother had to tell the nursing home to stop sending her to the hospital as they would send her for a UTI and it ended up being a 3 week ordeal.
Hopefully not the case with your mom but just a warning of things that may be coming down the road.
Sorry for the scary wake-up call! I feel the same way when the phone rings unexpectedly! One time it was just my mom calling from vacation in another country, but she had confused her calculation of what time it would be in California...which meant she called me at 5am here. Being shocked awake by a phone call is no fun! I'm glad your mom is ok.
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Sorry for the scary wake-up call! I feel the same way when the phone rings unexpectedly! One time it was just my mom calling from vacation in another country, but she had confused her calculation of what time it would be in California...which meant she called me at 5am here. Being shocked awake by a phone call is no fun! I'm glad your mom is ok.
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Sorry about that call - any calls at that time of the night always freak me out.
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Sorry about the call - glad to know there weren't any apparent injuries though.
Thanks everyone. It wasn't fun at all, but at least it was nothing serious.
Sorry about your mom and the phone call and your tooth but YAY on the packing and just a few short days now.
Hopefully this won't happen with your mother but it did with my Grandmom. Ever time she went into the hospital she would become very irate. She would try to get out of bed and fall. They would have to have someone watch her all night so she didn't try to get out of bed. She was very much "I can do this myself" attitude. She would also get very confused and had no clue where she was at times. She would often think whatever was on the TV was happening to her. She would also become weaker and would need to go to a rehab place to gain her strength back - of course then she would become confused all over again. It got to the point my mother had to tell the nursing home to stop sending her to the hospital as they would send her for a UTI and it ended up being a 3 week ordeal.
Hopefully not the case with your mom but just a warning of things that may be coming down the road.
Sounds very familiar, Holly! My mother was in and out of the hospital before being admitted into the NH and also exhibited very angry behavior. Very unpleasant for the nurses, and for me as well-- she swore at me one night when I tried to tell her that her bed was alarmed and she couldn't get up without help. She's been slightly better at the NH, but today I got another call that she hit a nurse and now will need more medication to try to control the aggressive behavior. I'm going to visit her on Thursday for the last time before my trip and hope to find her in a calmer mood!
Hope all is well with your mom while you're away - is there anyone more local they can call if there are any "reports" necessary while you're on vacation? Remember that she's in good hands, and enjoy your trip!!!
What an exciting trip! Sorry about the Africa thing - in fact, we were just saying (while dining at Boma) how much we'd like to do an African Safari with Adventures by Disney.
Anyway, we did the Inside Passage cruise - loved sailing in and out of Seattle - I'm sure you'll have a great time!
Can't wait to hear how Disneyland feels to you after being gone for 20 years!
Sounds very familiar, Holly! My mother was in and out of the hospital before being admitted into the NH and also exhibited very angry behavior. Very unpleasant for the nurses, and for me as well-- she swore at me one night when I tried to tell her that her bed was alarmed and she couldn't get up without help. She's been slightly better at the NH, but today I got another call that she hit a nurse and now will need more medication to try to control the aggressive behavior. I'm going to visit her on Thursday for the last time before my trip and hope to find her in a calmer mood!
so sorry. Grandmom did the same - hit a nurse. So out of character as she was the most non-combative person. Although I did laugh when she threw her glass of water on someone who was "bothering" her. They are like children. The guy had no idea what happened or why and 5 minutes later had forgotten everything.
Just Two days to go! I'm excited to get the opportunity to follow your adventure, and hope these last days are not too hectic. Wishing you safe travels.
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I am impressed with your packing! 37 pounds is probably like a 3-day trip for me! 
. Now, please take extra good notes cause I wil more than likely want to pick your brain before my Backstage Magic Tour!
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