I called the Halifax Psychiatric Unit in another attempt at talking to mom. Someone answered the phone almost immediately, then when I asked to speak to my mom I was put on hold for eleven full minutes. Finally Nurse Ramos answered and we spoke for quite some time. She told me that mom had been […]
I called Halifax Hospital to try to talk to mom this morning. I was feeling very guilty because I had not called for two or three days, primarily because I have just been mentally exhausted from dealing with this whole situation. I was told that she was moved on the 8th to room 1402A in […]
I received a voice mail from my mom’s friend from church. Here is a transcript of the message: “Hey David, it’s [name redacted]. I’m just touching base with you. I was in Orlando today all day for training so I didn’t get to visit your mom. But I visited with her on Monday and she […]
I just sent the following email: [name redacted], I’m copying [name redacted] on this since I haven’t had a chance to update her on my call with the hospital this morning yet, too. I’ll leave it up to [her] to update [name redacted] and / or [name redacted] if she wants. The nurse told me […]
My mom’s friend from her church visited her at Halifax Hospital today. She left me a voice mail, which I’ve transcribed here: “Hey David, it’s [name redacted]. I’m sorry I missed your call yesterday; I didn’t even hear the phone ring. I’ll probably send you a text. I just finished visiting your mom on my […]
I talked to my sister to let her know what was happening with mom at Halifax. She reminded me that mom was taken to the ER at Halifax on Easter Sunday because of a bladder infection, and that I should make sure to have them check for that today in case it’s the same thing.
I called Halifax Hospital this morning and talked about mom with Natalia, a nurse, for about twenty-two minutes. She said mom’s blood pressure was better, and her core temperature is “improving”. She also told me that mom was, “responding to stimuli,” and to her name. She said that mom was still critical, but much better […]
I received a voice mail from (386) 274-1070. I didn’t receive the message until my flight from Florida landed in Los Angeles at about 10PM PDT. Here is a transcript of the call: “Hi, David. This is Darlene calling from Coastal Health and Rehab about your mother. Can you please give us a call whenever […]
I received a voice mail from Jan, Director of Nursing at Grace Manor Port Orange. Here is what she said: “Hi, David. This is Jan [unintelligible] the director of nursing at Grace Manor in Port Orange. The office number here is (386) 310-4995. My cell phone number is [redacted]. Returning your call and right now […]
I was able to get through to Melanie. (She returned my call after I left a message for her in response to the call I missed from her.) She told me that mom, “needs to be stabilized.” We talked for over an hour and that’s the only note I wrote about the call, which is […]