Well, my latest update is rather frustrating. My mom has been refusing to take her blood-pressure medicine the past several days. I cannot for the life of me get her to understand that a BP of 170/90 is NOT normal. I am so frustrated. She keeps saying 170/90 is what's "normal" for her. I've tried explaining that her "normal" BP is actually hypertension. And that it was the untreated hypertension that led to the atrial fibrillation that led to the embolic stroke in her brain. She isn't having any of it....
She tells me that her treatment plan now has the goal of returning her to independent living in her own apartment in two weeks. They're trying to transition her from a walker to a cane. I guess the admissions director from the nice SNF stopped by again and told her that if independent living doesn't work out to give them a call, and they'll try to find her a bed.
She tells me she cannot deal with anything at all right now, that she can't handle it. Well, I guess if she's going to stop taking her meds, she won't have to worry about dealing with
anything much longer.... Can you tell that I'm spinning my wheels here??
