Monday, July 12, 2010

Susan Is Falling


Susan has fallen three times in the past week. She seems to be dizzy and weak in the legs. She has chosen to stay in bed more often then usual and has eaten less. Otherwise, things seem rather normal with her. We are wondering if she may have a little virus or if she may be having a reaction to her medicine. She is scheduled for a doctor visit this week and the nurse will stop by tomorrow.

The first fall happened at night when she was overtired but would not go on to bed. She wanted to get milk for the baby and refused to listen to Jeff when he told her she needed to lie down. The sudden loud THUMP scared our houseguests and sent them running for Jeff and I. We found her in the hall with her rollers on the floor circling her head. The thump had knocked them all straight out of her hair. Jeff and Ted managed to get Susan up and escort her to bed (where she should have been in the first place).

The second fall happened inside her bedroom one morning. From the kitchen, we could hear her low voice calling for help. That time she was lying on the floor blocking the door from opening. Only her hand was visible as it grasped the lower portion of the door. Jeff squeezed his way in and again, Ted and Jeff lifted her to the bed.

One day last week she expressed her feelings about this whole thing. She stood in the living room by her rocker, half-looking over at me in the kitchen. Seemingly out of nowhere she began, “To tell you the truth, what’s happening to myself right now, I can’t believe.”
“What do you mean, Susan?” I wanted to hear her thoughts.
“The things I used to do, I just don’t feel like doing them right now.”
She paused and appeared to be thinking…
“It’s very unusual.” She continued expressing what she was feeling.
“I’m just going to go to bed again. Karen, just save my food for later; I just don’t have the appetite to do it..”
Do what? Eat?
Poor Susan. Her body seems to want to catch up with her mind these days. It is a very sad thing to watch.
“Okay Susan. I hope you feel better.” There was nothing else to say, except, “I love you, Susan.”
She turned and looked me in the face as she shuffled her way across the house and toward her bed. "I love you too."

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Poor Grandma!! It's so hard to think that strong Susan's body is starting to become weak! I hope She gets a little better and doesn't have anymore falls!!

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