After falling and breaking 3 ribs, mom was sent to a rehab facility. She's been there 5 days and has had a wide range of craziness. From my understanding, when an elderly person is moved from their home to another place, it confuses the mind and takes a bit before they come to grips with things.
After some crazy up and down convos with her, yesterday I thought she was pretty lucid; having some belly pain from being constipated, but not unusual for her. Conversation was good, but she really misses her cable tv!
Once I get home from visiting with her, I struggle with finding ways to "shake off" the effects. So far I haven't found a routine that works for me, thinking I should switch it up and take a walk at a park to help my own state of mind. But back to the story.....
Yesterday, I was just settling into bed when I got a text from her. "Need help. I'm being held against my will by Sunnyvale police. Call me." *blink blink* talk about freaking me out! I called, she mumbled through some things. I reminded her to look out the window, its dark, time to get some sleep. Then she mumbled some more, started crying and hung up on me.
I know she's being cared for at the facility, but I sure didn't get much sleep after that!
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