I finally was able to talk to an actual doctor this morning about mom and the news is good. I talked to Dr. Escander — not sure about the spelling there — and he was very nice and extremely helpful and kind. Here are the notes that I took from our conversation: He said that […]
Another email from my sister: […] Still trying to find out more about the catheter issues. They took it off again this evening. […] Mom is still at Halifax. I have not talked to Dr. Buck yet. The Case Manager made a comment about Mom being discharged over the weekend, but I am not sure […]
I replied to my sister with this: Hey, [name redacted], What the hell? Is everyone involved with the elderly in Volusia County named Jann? Would mom be moving to Coastal Rehab (and leaving Grace Manor permanently)? I don’t understand. Does the $2k cover everything — room and board, the psychologist and psychiatrist etc. — or […]
An update from my little sister, sent from Halifax: Hey, David. […] Dr. Buck said that medically speaking, Mom’s physical condition is not critical enough that it warrants continuing to be in the hospital. Mom will need to go to a nursing home next. My thoughts are that I can get things in place for […]
My sister just sent me this very disturbing email: I told Dr Moore no Haldol. He is taking Mom off Cymbalta. Her behavior has been off the chain the last couple of days-constant crying, starting some hallucination type comments, and a slew of the other side effects the Cymbalta ads say “notify your Dr right […]
Here is the email I just sent to my sister: [name redacted], Under no circumstances should mom be administered ECT. She shouldn’t be taking Haldol, either. Is Halifax hospital stuck in the 1960s or something? This is ridiculous. Wikipedia says, “[haldol] is by far more active against ‘positive’ psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.) than against […]
My sister just sent me this email: I received a call Wednesday night around 11:30pm from Crystal, the nurse on duty. She called to tell me that Mom’s bed alarm went off and that when they got to her room , Mom was on her knees on the floor. She did not appear to have […]
My sister sent this email to me and copied Janis Stovall and Janice Day at Grace Manor Hi, All. Dr. Moore, psychiatrist at Halifax, came to visit Mom around 1pm yesterday. When I asked him what he thought, he said he thinks she has a combination of some dementia/confusion/paranoia with possible severe depression. She was […]
I replied to my sister’s email and copied Janis Stovall and Janice Day at Grace Manor: [name redacted], I can get you the details about Elder Source tomorrow when I get to my office. The assessment was definitely done; I will get you the date and the name of the person that did it as […]