Correction

Stan Here:

I want to take a moment to correct something from the last post.  Deb took a call yesterday and told me she was going to Holland Hospital.  Like I mentioned she has been somewhat confused and this morning I found out that she was going to Freedom Inn which is a local skilled nursing facility here in Holland.

She is there now for a 5 day respite stay during which time they will try adjust the meds and build a plan to better care for her at home. We have been doing a good job here but she has had 3 falls and we will need to make some adjustments if in fact she can come home after the 5 days.  That decision will also be made over the next days. Presently she does not have all of the pain and at least that is a good thing.

They are decreasing the methadone as it is felt that the dosage might be a little high right now.  It is also believed that the confusion and falling are partly due to the methadone.  The combination of that and the progression of the disease are perhaps   both culprits of some of the recent problem.  Deb has a black eye from one of the falls in our restroom.

It is very difficult to get her back on her feet after those falls so we had no choice but explore other options like the above. She cannot have visitors today and I will let you know if that changes.

My cell is 616-335-0195 if people have questions or suggestions.  Not that much to do here and I would be glad talk if anybody has any ideas.

Stan