Well, Mom is going home tomorrow, on her 86th birthday. We saw her family practioner yesterday and learned that she has an irregular heartbeat, which could be making her dizzy. She has an appointment with her cardiologist next Weds. And, we have an appointment with her neurologist next week to check her head too, whatever that means.
What we really need to do is get her a hearing aid! As her personal interpreter, I think it's important, but mom & dad are worried about money and who is paying for everything. I have tried to explain that she is covered by insurance. She gets very inrritated when people talk about her to me. I have tried to imagine what it would be like to not hear what people where saying about me, deciding my healthcare without consulting me, and I would be irritated too.
She doesn't realize how rapidly her life is changing. Since her fall, she is has become so very fragile. Unfortunately, I think that once she is home again she will realize that she cannot cook, clean, or walk around their home as freely as she once did. She says that my dad will take care of her. That's a problem.
I need to rent a wheel chair until she gets one from Medicare. She has an old one that was given to her years ago but it needs repair. I have a script from her doctor for a 4-wheeler walker with a basket and seat but she is too unsteady on her feet.
She has begrudgingly agreed to home healthcare and physical therapy. She is going to try it for a few weeks and let us know if she likes it. The nurse will come out to their home and access her needs, which are so many I can't count.
All I can do is lift her up to Heaven and pray that our Lord shows mercy on her, helps her along the path of her new journey. 
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