It is now 0448. I have been awake for at least 30 minutes. I went ahead and took my medications and supplements. I haven't been able to blog everyday like I wanted, but here's what happened yesterday.
I woke up before my 0700 alarm and was ok. I went ahead and took my medications and supplements. I had my hape' and was good to go it seemed. I tried to pay a bill online, and was having trouble, so I tried to call the company. They would not be open until 0800. Sooo... I tried to plan out the rest of my day. I was still looking at my bills due, and trying to make sure we would be ok.
Let's take a step back. When I say I woke and was ok, it means that I generally felt little pain that I remember. My memory does not function like it use to. Now I remember telling Nana that before I got out of bed, I stretched and I heard my back and neck pop and crack. So, maybe I was in pain, but not as much as normal.
When I first get up, I normally have to use the bathroom. When I am done, I weigh myself. It is a part of being on the Virta plan to weigh myself daily. I weighed in at 303.6lbs. That's one of my better readings! The night before I could not eat dinner, but I ate a whole bag of red seedless grapes. I told Nana that maybe I should just switch to grapes for dinner every night! LOL
Grapes are not on the Virta/keto diet, and diabetics should eat them sparingly because of the sugar content by the way.
Ok so going back to the bills. I was scammed maybe 2 weeks ago or so, and my primary checking account is now restricted. I had to open another checking account to make up for it. Because the account is new, my mobile deposits are being put on hold for 7 business days. Nana wrote me a check 7 days ago, and it finally got taken off hold yesterday. I was happy about that because I had no where else to draw funds from to pay the bills or buy groceries. I had my direct deposit earlier in the week, and there was no hold on that, Thank God! So my bills are getting paid on time, mostly. I had a couple that were on autopay that I had to call about because the apps would not let me change the autopay information to pay the current bill due. I was able to handle both the bills I am talking about yesterday morning, and the stress of them was relieved.
I needed to take a shower before going out into the world. I knew I had to pick up Nana's prescription pain medicine after 0900. I was trying to get my shower in before leaving, and I did successfully. However, I was exhausted after my shower. It really took everything I had to wash my own body and get fully dressed. I already felt like I needed to go back to bed, but knew Nana was suffering because she ran out of her pain medication Tuesday night. I woke Caleb up before I got in the shower. I needed him to let the dogs out, but he said he couldn't watch the dogs because he had morning wood. Ok then. So, I let the dogs out and stood outside with them. They both did their business, and even played together, which I haven't seen in a long time. I love watching Bubba and Bella play together. It's so sweet how gentle they are with eachother. It makes me laugh how they play fight or whose hole is whose. Anyhow, they had plenty of time outside, and I asked them, "Are you ready?" and they both take off inside. They know what that means! It means go inside for a cookie! Yep, they went inside, and both are trying this new gut health supplement for dogs with pre-, pro-, and post-biotics, along with an allergy supplement, and then they get their milkbone cookie and fresh water. You can't say that I don't love those dogs! Anyway, I finally took my shower and got dressed. I got Caleb up and moving. I put his medications out for him. I checked back in with Nana to let her know I was on my way to get her meds.
It was already too warm outside for me when I left the house. I don't have air conditioning in my minivan anymore. The a/c needs to be charged. I thought that after the a/c motor blower was replaced, that it would be ready to blow cold air, but I was wrong. I don't have the money to get it fixed. Sooo... I was on my way to CVS and it was beautiful outside despite it being too warm for me. I made it to CVS and I was stuck behind a long line waiting to go through the checkout window. Thank God I didn't have to wait too long in the heat.
I forgot to mention that before I went to CVS, I stopped at the Town Hall to pay the water bill. It has to be paid in person. I refuse to pay the transaction fee on top of paying a bill in order to use my credit card, so I pay by check in person.
I get to the checkout window at CVS, and one of my favorite pharmacy techs is working there. He is always so kind and helpful. We left eachother with smiles. I got home as quickly as I could. I failed to mention that if Nana did not get her medication in time, she would not be able to go to meet her son at the restaurant like we had planned for dinner. He was driving all the way from Ft. Gordon, GA. We don't get visitors often from the family at all. I didn't want her to miss seeing him in person, along with his wife. I even made reservations to make sure we would have a table available for us at a specified time. Nana has a lot of pain in both her knees, and it makes it impossible to walk far. I use the wheelchair to bring her to the minivan, and when we go out together.
So, my whole goal for the day was to make sure I got Nana's medication to her before it was too late. It takes several hours to work. I was running out of time. I made it though! I brought her the medication right away. Then, I had to take care of myself again. While I had blueberries and coconut milk for my breakfast, I was sooo hungry when I got home! I made myself a ham sandwich and an everything bagel. I made a ham and cheese sandwich for Nana.
You see Nana text messaged me a couple days ago that she needed a medication refill. I did not call her doctor until Monday, I think. The order was still not put in when I called on Tuesday, so they made it top priority. I got a message from CVS later that the medication would be available after 0900 on Wednesday. By Tuesday, Nana only had one pill left of a medication she is supposed to take 2 pills each dose, every 6 hours. By Wednesday morning, Nana was in so much pain just trying to walk to the bathroom. I felt so bad for her.
1300 rolls around and it's time Caleb's virtual appointment with his therapist. I began the appointment lying in bed because my back and my feet were hurting so much, but had to get out of bed because Caleb was not responding to me yelling for him. He had fallen asleep again. I got him up and told him to get on the call. His phone crashed just as he was about to be let in the call. So, I had to let him use my phone. Just about every answer to every question the therapist asked was "I don't know." He was not even trying to participate. He was tired and wanted that to be the reason not to have the call, although those were not his words. When asked if we should cancel the call, he told the therapist, "No." So, progress made there. When asked how he was feeling since the last call, he responded with, "Better." The call was supposed to be between him and his therapist this time and focusing about his anger. That didn't really happen as he was not going anywhere with my phone. He stood right by me, while I sat in my chair. The appointment ended early, but we did seem to make some progress. I told his therapist, who we call Ms. Carol, how Caleb helped me clean off the kitchen island, and how it is now completely reorganized and disinfected. I meant the top of the kitchen island. I still have to clean the drawers and cabinets, but it was still alot of work. I had all kinds of stuff on top of the kitchen island that had to be moved, and I never would have started cleaning it off if Caleb hadn't started it for me. She was proud of Caleb's progress.
The session ended and it was close to 1400. Nana wanted to be awake at 1400, so I went to check up on her. She was looking for the clothes she wanted to wear out for dinner. I helped her find her clothes and get dressed. I then went and found myself a dress to wear. By the time we were both ready, it was time to start leaving for the restaurant. The reservation was for 1600.
We arrived on time. This time, it was not hard to get the wheelchair out of the house. Normally I can't get it across the bump at the door, and have to ask Nana to stand up until I can get the wheelchair on the porch. I did not have to do that this time. This time, I pulled the wheelchair backyards through the house and out of the front door, and turned it when I was on the porch! Yay for us!
Brian met us in the parking lot of Bella Cucina. He greeted me with a hug and a big smile. He is my step-brother, Nana's adopted son, and her oldest child. He greeted his mom and Caleb. It was already a joyous occasion just because we made it out of the house on time and together. We went inside and greeted Sarah, Brian's wife. It would only be a few minutes before we were seated. We were led to a table in the lounge area, and began what would be a wonderful family night. The food was good, the service was excellent, and we got to hear stories and updates about the family!
We left earlier than I had planned because it got too hard to stay seated. I was in pain from sitting for so long. We were only out for about 2 hours. It was a good time though.
We came back home safely, and everyone was tired and exhausted. I practically went right to bed. I was very much overstimulated and shaky. I took my medications and went to sleep. So did Nana. Caleb went straight to his room. LOL We completed the main goal of the day and that was to meet Brian on time at the restuarant and have a good time! Woop woop!
Overall it was a fantastic day. There was a lot building up to it though. I was in contact with Sarah about when they could visit. I had to let her know that it wasn't safe for them to visit us at my house with the bedbug infestation that we currently have. It was embarrassing, but important. I wanted to protect them from the same infestation that we have from going to the motel to visit my dad and Nana. I had an estimate given on how much it would cost for a professional service and it was more than $1,000. I don't even have that right now. So we are stuck with trying the stuff we can buy from the stores. I started using using some as I got tired of feeling bugs crawling on me all the time. I have several products to try. I haven't used all of them yet, because the cleaning of the house has to be done first. That's what makes it even harder. We have to declutter and clean everything first or they will hide and repopulate.
The other thing that happened since my last blog was that I was able to order Nana a scooter that she has been wanting/needing for some time now. I was able to get it on a purchase plan with affirm. I couldn't stand to watch her without having one. She won't go out without one. She only goes to doctor appointments. That's not a good way to live. The scooter arrived yesterday and just needs to be assembled and the battery fully charged. She is excited. She was excited when I told her the news that I made the purchase for her. I am happy for her.
I also tried to finance the walk-in tub. VA nor Medicare will pay for a walk-in tub because of the changes made under Trump his first term. So, I was left with trying to finance it. It costs over $20,000 so there was no way I was going to be able to save the money up in time for Nana to get use out of it. The whole point was for us each to be able to take a safe and relaxing soak as needed. Plus Nana can't currently take a shower because the shower chair is unstable. VA did send a different one for us to try, but I have not unpacked it yet. I have a feeling we will have the same problem with the new one, but we will see. I didn't qualify for the financing with the SafeStep walk-in tub. I was directed to maybe try doing a cash-out refinance of the house. I tried that too, but my credit score had plummeted from having my credit report checked so many times that I didn't even have the minimum credit score of 500 to refinance the house. I will work on it for a months and try again. My score should recover by then. I'm making on time payments to my credit card accounts, so that's good.
I am tired again. I went out early this morning to food Lion and did some grocery shopping. It is now 0824 and I'm ready to go back to bed. LOL
Thank you for reading! Have a blessed day! Keep us in your prayers! Don't be afraid to leave a comment for me!
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