Fortunately, since the disastrous family luncheon, Mom has been doing somewhat better...though sleeping a lot. Lower lows, and lower highs, seems to be the way it goes. She slept through most of my most recent visit.
First, the good: I've worn the brown clogs shown in my picture a couple posts ago, and have gotten several compliments about them from both staff and residents at the nursing home. Though I won't ask, I wonder if they've figured out I'm wearing girls' shoes? I suspect that they do....
More good: At the big box store recently,when I was checking out, I was addressed as "Ma'am" a number of times, and even heard "sweetie" from the middle-age male clerk who checked me out after a short wait in line at the cash register. It all sounded sincere. But whether it was or not, it's always nice to hear!
Then the bad: recently it was time to get my nails done again, because the one toe nail which I somehow bruised a while back, and which was turning black-and-blue, was finally beginning to darken significantly and show through the gel color. When my tech removed the gel, I got bad news...that my nail was indeed damaged, and was beginning the process of loosening and falling off.
Needless to say, that was not welcome news at all...so I asked if I should see a doctor. She didn't think so, and since I just had my annual physical exam with complete bloodwork - all was normal, I tend to agree with her. Why should anyone have to pay to have a doctor tell me that I bruised it and it's going to fall off??? I already know that. So I had her use regular polish on my toes this time around. The tech figures it will take a month or two to finally fall off. Just in time for warm weather. :-( Time will tell...
Now comes the ugly: a long-standing cracked nail on the big toe on the same foot (which she has been keeping glued together while it grows out - not pretty unless covered by gel or regular color), mean that when the above happens, I'm not likely to be wearing sandals for a while. Regular polish on my toes means that I can just remove it myself when the time comes....I don't need to pay for a gel removal.
So I can now begin to plan my summer footwear....however, depending on how fast things progress, it looks as though I won't likely be spending much of my time in sandals. Except perhaps that pair of fisherman sandals (which keeps the toes mostly covered...)
More later...
Mandy
I hope that your mother does well. If she seems more calm perhaps the home has adjusted her medication. In the last few months of her life we had my mother-in-law in a nursing home. Before we knew what was going on they had the doctor for the home prescribe several medications, some were prescription vitamins which we could have bought much cheaper in a CVS than by prescription but they also put her on Phenobarbital. I think that they had all of the residents on this drug since they all seemed to be sitting around just half dozing whenever we were there. My MIL was a sharp lady who had a stroke to compound her cancer and other issues. She did not need the phenobarbital. We got her out of that facility as quickly as we could and moved her to another place that she liked much better. Sadly she was only there for a short period of time before she went into system failure.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your toe nails. Regular color will have to be the order of the day until the nail grows out. Toenails grow very slowly so I hope you are in good shape by the summer. I still have my nails painted a bright coral. Golf and beach season will be here soon and the color will have to come off.
Pat
As for Mom, we got a call at about 10 last night...she apparently tried to get out of bed without assistance, and then fell. They found her there on the floor as they walked by on their rounds. X-rays show no broken bones, but she sprained something and is on some heavy duty pain killers...and now sleeping even more.
DeleteReminding her does no good. Before I'm out the door to her room, she's forgotten what not to do!
If the tech is right and it takes a month or two to fall out, I won't be wearing sandals anywhere but around the house this summer...and I'm not going to waste time or money on pedicures with only 9 nails to do. I suspect the wife will concur...
My toe nails are very slow growing, and will take till fall or longer to grow out, based on the progress of the cracked nail...it is what it is.
Glad you have been able to keep yours painted. It's fun...as is traveling by train in dresses...
Mandy
I wish your mom well. With my MIL she fell in her room at the home. It seems that her kidneys were starting to shut down and her brain was not getting clean blood. She humg on for another few weeks in the hospital but we had to put her on hospice care since one system after the next failed.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the toes. These nails grow slow. I did some cooking both days over the weekend. I have some 3.5" peep toe pumps that are pretty comfortable and I love the look of a polished nylon covered toe peeping out as I make my way around the house slicing and dicing the food for dinner.
Pat
Thanks for the wishes for mom...we hope for the best, but things basically will never improve, only deteriorate. We know it. But it's still a tough situation.
DeleteTime will tell about the nail. The tech may be right, or may not. But for now, I'll go with regular polish so the nail will get handled as gently as possible till things go one way or the other.
Glad you have some nice peep toe pumps...I've looked for them but never found any to fit...
Mandy
All the best, dear. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Thanks, hon...
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