PT answers

This is more detailed than I'd planned on posts being, but I wanted to get you all on the same page in case you talk to Mom and she seems confused about the situation. I know these are two issues that are very important to her.

I talked to Glenda, Mom's nurse, who had just spoken to Mom's doctor. They said that Mom is simply too weak for physical therapy right now. She can't even sit up in bed so they are afraid that any more serious PT would put her at risk for falling. Instead, they are going to have the nurses work with her on bed mobility with the hope of getting her strong enough to turn herself over. If her condition is stable and she is able to gain some strength this way, then they'll talk about PT.

Another issue is that Mom's bed is too short. The room can't accommodate her computer and a longer bed, so they are going to try to make the shorter bed work for now. They might remove the footboard or pad it with some egg-crate foam.

Some visitors have reported to me that Mom's not able to keep her computer in the room, but Glenda doesn't seem to have a problem with it right now. She just said that if Mom ends up needing the longer bed, the desktop might have to go to make room for it.

I just talked to Mom and she sounds good and alert. I gave her the outcome of the PT conversation and she seemed to understand... though perhaps not to agree.