11-06-2019, 05:34 PM
My mom has made astonishing improvement. She's weened herself off the bulk of the pain meds and feels clearer and in less pain. She's complete her PT (after a while, they say 'you're done' mostly because the insurance money is done). She's walking around fairly well and can now venture outside to get her newspaper and mail, negotiating those few awkward steps on her landing and garage. And she managed a shower on her own. She's still pretty hunched over and moving very slowly, and definitely fragile. I have this nagging fear she's going to fall. She really wants to drive again, which also gives me pause, but it would only be to the senior center so not far, mostly suburban roads, only one major street with a light in between. We'll see about that. We're cutting back on her caretakers. One flaked out and we're not going to replace her.
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