LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
United States
Joined myLot 8 years ago
I've been married for 48 years and I live in NE Ohio with my husband. I love to write, read, cook, play video games and make new friends online.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
8h
I was able to reach my husband yesterday. The social worker said that my husband's phone was found by the laundry company; and it was not salvageable. My husband fortunately did not ask about coming home. I told him that he was...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
17 Dec
I spoke with the social worker. My husband has an appointment with a urologist this week; so I will be able to get answers about his condition/diagnosis. I hope they will be taking the Foley out.
Tried to get in touch with my...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
17 Dec
94 days until spring. It's going to be in the teens later this week. Brrrrr.
Spent about 3 hours making phone calls...I have about a dozen to make. Mainly just got aggravated because Spectrum refuses to reverse the $29.99...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
16 Dec
We visited my husband yesterday. He was sitting in his wheelchair when we got there. He said that his roommate is dangerous and he knows people. Most of the time while I was there, he sat with his head down. We hardly spoke to...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
15 Dec
As expected, my husband didn't call. He lost his phone; but he still could use the room phone.
We are going to visit him today. I hope no one said anything to him about going home. I will call the social worker tomorrow and...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
14 Dec
Well, yesterday I put on my big girl panties, cried a little and made the gut wrenching decision to have my husband transferred to long-term care. He will have no physical therapy and will just lie there until the day he dies. I...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
13 Dec
Before any home health aides can be scheduled, my husband must go to his primary care provider and be examined. That would mean somehow managing to get him down 3 steps, into the car, out of the car, into a wheelchair, etc. I...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
12 Dec
I had quite an involved conference call yesterday with the staff of the rehab facility. The physical therapy staff said that my husband has plateaued with his therapy. He now has a choice of coming home or going into long-term...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
12 Dec
99 days until spring.
The flu-like outbreak in the Congo that is killing dozens of people appears, at this point, to be malaria. More investigation is needed.
Breakfast - Protein bar
Lunch - Meals on Wheels - Meatloaf, mashed...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
11 Dec
Spoke with my husband twice yesterday. Said the doctor did not take his Foley out and did not even discuss it. I will need to discuss that during our phone meeting today. Said he didn't have a pair of shoes (they must have been...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
11 Dec
100 days until spring.
First of all, I had something happen ala @NJChicaa. As you know, she has been receiving gifts from an anonymous person. I received two chocolate oranges -- one in milk chocolate and one in dark chocolate....
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
10 Dec
I tried calling him twice yesterday. Fortunately he had his phone on. The first time he said he was in physical therapy; the second time it was so hard to understand him that I cut the call short.
Thank you for your continued...
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28 people
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
10 Dec
101 days until spring.
The mailbox man said for me to take a picture of the box and he will be able to tell what he needs to do and how much it will cost. My husband's cousin can do that with her phone and text it to him.
My...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
9 Dec
We visited my husband yesterday. He is hallucinating again. He is almost impossible to understand; and he is constantly reaching for things that aren't there. At 10 pm I got a call from him asking how long I had been home. He...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181277)
• United States
9 Dec
102 days until spring.
We had a lot of melting yesterday. In fact, after 8 days, I finally have TV reception again. There is heavy rain coming this morning. The driveway is already a sea of mud. By Thursday the evening temps...
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