about your circumstances. Sometimes those we love can be the most difficult to deal with. I am certain the hospital staff understands, and has dealt with difficult patients before. Plus, they can be detached and tell her to "shape up" if she gets too out-of-hand. Be glad you have other family members to share this burden. I hope things improve soon, for everyone's sake.

vibes to you and your family

She seemed to be doing pretty well and is expected to go home tomorrow. She doesn't remember why she's In the hospital, and of course this is despite being told over and over again. But what she does remember is that she's going home tomorrow.

She was not at all violent w/ the hospital staff while I was there, but when I first arrived she was on a 1:1 because she kept pulling her IV out (and while I was there she tried a few times to disconnect her heart monitor). They switched her to oral meds, and put a chair alarm on her chair to alert them when she gets up, so no more 1:1. They did insist that she keep her boot on, just in case she gets up, and I imagine that as soon as she was alone, she took it off. (She kept saying that she wanted my sister to bring her other shoe--which of course, she doesn't need.)

I'll be at their place tomorrow to make dinner. I hope she'll be as calm and pleasant as she was when I was with her today. I enjoyed our visit, which is something I can't say about the last two weeks.