THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

Nargleblast

Thriftwizard, I think you need to ask your mum’s doctors to spell it out to you and other family members exactly what the situation is. In plain words, do they think she is likely to die soon, i.e within a matter of days? If so, they should have a fast track discharge system involving the palliative care team and the hospital discharge co-ordinator. They can sort out continuing health care funding, supply and delivery of hospital-type bed, all necessary medications and community nurse visits - all sorted and mum taken home within 24 hours. That is what happens in my part of the country and, as far as I am aware, everywhere else. It takes a lot of organising but it can be done. Ask them if the palliative care team have been involved. Hope you get sorted soon.

ivyleaf

Sorry i can't offer any practical advice thriftwizard but am thinking of you and your mum and family xx

thriftwizard

Thank you all. Nargleblast, the latest is that we haven't reached the "End of Life" scenario yet, but things can change very fast. Basically, getting better isn't on the cards, but not getting worse is still a possibility. Much talking with the family & sorting out to do...

GreyQueen

((((((((((thriftwizard))))))))) thinking of you and yours at this time.

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I think the timing for Brian's arrival was misjudged, some wind overnight but not the predicted very high winds nor the heavy rain. Wind is up outside now and I've just read online that the peak will be from 3 this afternoon through to midnight here in the south. We're as prepared as we can be (as far as I know) I'll see what happens later on today. DD1 has taken a group of pupils to Berlin for the next 5 days and they got off OK in the plane having successfully got to the airport very early this morning, hope they have a great time, it's a wonderful place. Take care all of you, don't take chances!!!

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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

some wind overnight but not the predicted very high winds nor the heavy rain.

We had quite a bit of rain here last night.

hope they have a great time, it's a wonderful place.

It is a wonderful place.

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Thriftwizard, thinking of you and wishing you and your family well

The wind is ramping up now, the orchard branches are really swaying. I am glad it was not overnight, I hate the wind at night when I cannot see what is happening. Must fill a flask now

Jazee

Just listening to the weather man on the radio and he says Brian is not going to be as bolshy as first predicted. My prep has been tying my long hair up so I can see where I’m going.

ivyleaf

it's one of the few days I don't wish we lived on the South coast! Thankfully the winds aren't predicted to reach much above 40 mph in this area.
There's a wedding at our church this lunchtime, I feel sorry for the bride and groom that the weather's like this but of course they'll still be getting married and that's the important thing

thriftwizard

Thank you all; she's not too bad this morning, feeling a little better and possibly even able to get up & walk a little, with assistance. "Brian" has had one unexpected effect here, and it's a good one; my brother will be coming to stay tonight - his birthday, as it happens - as he's up to visit Mum and doesn't want to travel back west this evening; his run home is partly coastal and crosses several of the rivers that are expected to flood, so best done tomorrow, in daylight. We have some discussing to do about where we go from here, if Mum does come out of hospital. I shall have to evict the cat & the washing from DS3's bedroom, but it will be lovely to see him!

In the meantime, the hospital have arranged some care for Mum on her possible return home; her mobility will now be drastically reduced in that she shouldn't attempt to get herself up, dressed & breakfasted on her own any longer, as her blood-pressure drops dramatically on standing up or moving suddenly. So - the CRT can come to get her up & breakfasted at 11am (she generally wakes at 6am) and the carers at her home can give her supper & put her back to bed at 6.30pm... bless them, but this isn't going to work! She's still as sharp as a needle and although very physically tired, certainly doesn't want to sleep for 16 hours a day, not to even mention personal care needs. I just wish we had got our skates on & moved to somewhere we could have her to stay when we first discussed it, four years ago, but there's no use crying over spilt milk.

In other news - a number of tool storage benches have gone over at the allotments. But our little shed is still standing firm!