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[sweetpeama]

Sorry for it being sideways it is upright on my computer when I downloaded it from google photos. Must be something with a photo taken in portrait mode on a phone.
Anyways this is our cat Robin Susan or more correctly DH is her human the rest of us are tolerated except when she decides she wants to go out like she did this morning after I had gotten up used the restroom and let her drink from the tub faucet on the garden tub in the master bath. Does she ask to go out while I am still up no she waits until I am settled in my chair and have my eye mask and just about asleep before coming and sticking a claw in my thigh. When I called DH to come let his cat out she went back into the master bedroom and proceeded to lay down on the bed and go to sleep.

Last night when I was shopping in the smaller town near me Walmart and was getting help from an employee that I know and recognize on seeing if I could find some oil pastels DH called while she was going and asking someone else because when she did a search on her handheld computer it was showing them in both the crafts and the paints (household) section. I was asking DH how work was going when she happened to come back to let me know that particular store did not stock them. She thought I was talking to her as I had my blue tooth in so she could not see that I was on my phone.

Lynxstch I am appalled by the lack of good treatment your DH is being given. And they say that those connected to a university hospitals are supposed to be so much better than our small town poedunk hospitals here in MT. My Mother in law was in the hospital earlier this year for a knee replacement surgery when they discovered fluid on her lungs. From what I have been told the longest that they ever waited for a call light to be answered was 5 minutes and if the nurse or cna who answered the call needed to get someone else like respiratory that person was there within 10-15 minutes or else the nurse was back in the room to check if it was going to be longer because the person was with another patient.

 

[lynxstch]

@sweetpeama--I am glad that your MIL got great treatment. We really though that a bigger hospital taking over would improve things,,but sadly, it's just the opposite!

I spent an hour on the phone with the lady from rehab earlier. She was in to assess him, but she didn't tell him who she was, she wanted to see how he was without his knowing. At this point, she says he will not meet the criteria for rehab. That he has to improve 25%. His confidence and wilingness to do more to help himself have to come up. Even if he does get to go, he won't be able to do 100% because of his breathing issues, but she said that could be worked around. She said she's been in the nursing care system for over 30 years..and that nursing has changed a lot since Covid. Not just nurses, but people in general just don't seem to care as much. She does not sugar coat things,,she's a straight shooter, and I immediately liked her from talking to her. She wants me to call her tomorrow morning when I get there,,and she will come up and give him the 'Toni Talk'. I think someone like that talking to him might just be the kick in the butt he needs at this point. He needs to start moving, to do more for himself.. She was also reading his records and charts..and she says it says he can be ambulatory as much as he can tolerate..starting last Monday? And it was repeated in the notes 2 days later. Then why did PT not come until Thurs and Friday? And then not show up once over the weekend. And they never showed up today even though they were supposed to. She also told me that if he wants to get up to go to the chair or the commode, and the nurses refuse to help him (they keep claiming they can't do it , that PT has to do it) for him to call the operator and ask for the supervisor..who will come up with someone to help them get him up. I said what is he supposed to do..call someone from PT everytime he needs to go to the bathroom? Someone is lying to me and this ends tomorrow,,even if I have to have her show me her notes so I can prove what it says.

Hubby happened to call right after I hung up with that lady, and he could tell I was crying. I didn't mince words, I told him if he wants to be able to go to rehab,,and to come home..that he HAS to start doing some of the work. Or else it's a nursing home,,and none of us want that.
We all know he can do more than he thinks he can..he's just not trying as much as he should. Sure, it's easier to let someone else do it,,but he has to do some of this on his own. So his daughter texts me just before his dinner and says 'Dad says, so they think I can't do it,,I will show them'. He had her put one railing down, and he ate dinner sitting on the side of the bed! I have asked them all week why he can't do that..they keep telling me no, that it has to be PT who gets him up. That no also ends tomorrow. I am calling the night nurse very early, and telling them they need to get him up and into the chair so he can eat breakfast. If they refuse,,this lady said call the operator and have her put you through to the supervisor. She said the nurses are supposed to be getting him up, not PT, that's part of their job. But nowadays if they ask a patient if they want to get up and the patient says no..they just write down that 'they tried'. But what about when he's asked to get up and is told he can't? They are the ones impeding his recovery a lot at this point! I really am livid at this point, beyond frustrated.

@Pea-n-Me I am not referring to caring nurses like you.. please don't think I am down on ALL nurses, and some of the ones he has had have been terrific and do their job right. ( but seems like every other day he gets ones that don't care). They aren't doing rounds every hour..they aren't having both shift nurses in the patients room while doing notes for the day, some aren't coming in with the Dr to hear what is being said. I have been told that those are MUST DO's. They aren't getting the patients cleaned up every day, etc..no excuse for that in any hospital, never mind on high level care.

The rehab lady is going to keep an eye on him for the next couple of days to see if she sees any improvement,,and she said she will do all she can to help us, as long as he's willing to do the work
I made sure that his daughter had them make sure he was back in the bed where he belonged and the railings up, just in case. I don't want him trying to get up on his own and walk, that would be disastrous. They didn't even bat an eye when they saw that he was sitting up finishing his dinner!

Off to see if I can force a scrambled egg and some milk into me..not that I feel like eating,,but my stomach and head hurt so much that I have to get something in me..
Have a nice evening everyone!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

@sweetpeama--I am glad that your MIL got great treatment. We really though that a bigger hospital taking over would improve things,,but sadly, it's just the opposite!

I spent an hour on the phone with the lady from rehab earlier. She was in to assess him, but she didn't tell him who she was, she wanted to see how he was without his knowing. At this point, she says he will not meet the criteria for rehab. That he has to improve 25%. His confidence and wilingness to do more to help himself have to come up. Even if he does get to go, he won't be able to do 100% because of his breathing issues, but she said that could be worked around. She said she's been in the nursing care system for over 30 years..and that nursing has changed a lot since Covid. Not just nurses, but people in general just don't seem to care as much. She does not sugar coat things,,she's a straight shooter, and I immediately liked her from talking to her. She wants me to call her tomorrow morning when I get there,,and she will come up and give him the 'Toni Talk'. I think someone like that talking to him might just be the kick in the butt he needs at this point. He needs to start moving, to do more for himself.. She was also reading his records and charts..and she says it says he can be ambulatory as much as he can tolerate..starting last Monday? And it was repeated in the notes 2 days later. Then why did PT not come until Thurs and Friday? And then not show up once over the weekend. And they never showed up today even though they were supposed to. She also told me that if he wants to get up to go to the chair or the commode, and the nurses refuse to help him (they keep claiming they can't do it , that PT has to do it) for him to call the operator and ask for the supervisor..who will come up with someone to help them get him up. I said what is he supposed to do..call someone from PT everytime he needs to go to the bathroom? Someone is lying to me and this ends tomorrow,,even if I have to have her show me her notes so I can prove what it says.

Hubby happened to call right after I hung up with that lady, and he could tell I was crying. I didn't mince words, I told him if he wants to be able to go to rehab,,and to come home..that he HAS to start doing some of the work. Or else it's a nursing home,,and none of us want that.
We all know he can do more than he thinks he can..he's just not trying as much as he should. Sure, it's easier to let someone else do it,,but he has to do some of this on his own. So his daughter texts me just before his dinner and says 'Dad says, so they think I can't do it,,I will show them'. He had her put one railing down, and he ate dinner sitting on the side of the bed! I have asked them all week why he can't do that..they keep telling me no, that it has to be PT who gets him up. That no also ends tomorrow. I am calling the night nurse very early, and telling them they need to get him up and into the chair so he can eat breakfast. If they refuse,,this lady said call the operator and have her put you through to the supervisor. She said the nurses are supposed to be getting him up, not PT, that's part of their job. But nowadays if they ask a patient if they want to get up and the patient says no..they just write down that 'they tried'. But what about when he's asked to get up and is told he can't? They are the ones impeding his recovery a lot at this point! I really am livid at this point, beyond frustrated.

@Pea-n-Me I am not referring to caring nurses like you.. please don't think I am down on ALL nurses, and some of the ones he has had have been terrific and do their job right. ( but seems like every other day he gets ones that don't care). They aren't doing rounds every hour..they aren't having both shift nurses in the patients room while doing notes for the day, some aren't coming in with the Dr to hear what is being said. I have been told that those are MUST DO's. They aren't getting the patients cleaned up every day, etc..no excuse for that in any hospital, never mind on high level care.

The rehab lady is going to keep an eye on him for the next couple of days to see if she sees any improvement,,and she said she will do all she can to help us, as long as he's willing to do the work
I made sure that his daughter had them make sure he was back in the bed where he belonged and the railings up, just in case. I don't want him trying to get up on his own and walk, that would be disastrous. They didn't even bat an eye when they saw that he was sitting up finishing his dinner!

Off to see if I can force a scrambled egg and some milk into me..not that I feel like eating,,but my stomach and head hurt so much that I have to get something in me..
Have a nice evening everyone!

I would give my left arm to be involved with his care.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I'm also glad your MIL got great care, Sweetpeama!

Lynn, so proud of you, always. Hooray and praise God for Toni! Exactly who you and your DH need! Please do try to eat something! I've heard toast (bread) can help soothe a stomach.

Very grateful for Dad doing well right now. Thank you all for your continuing love and prayers.

 

[tazdev3225]

@lynxstch so sorry you are going through all this. Sounds like the issues I had at the hospital my husband was in when he had the strokes. I was lucky to also have a daughter help fight for him and she knew what to fight much better than I did. My husband was on a CCU step down unit and I timed the IV alarm one day. It rang for over 45 minutes before someone came to check it. Nurses and techs walked by and looked in and kept on going. I finally grabbed one and said FIX IT NOW!!! He couldn't get out of bed or move much and they had him on a standard mattress instead of a pressure mattress. He kept complaining that his back hurt. My husband does not complain except for a headache. My daughter fixed that. She asked when he got pain meds last and the nurse said I am not giving them to him. There was a standing order for the meds. My daughter flipped out and got the nursing manager. We have to be the advocate and sometimes push out loved ones even harder.

I thought my daughter was going to be a great nurse and she is but she is already looking to change careers. Between the stress of Covid and coworkers attitudes she can't take much more. She has to stay one more year because of the advanced training she just had for the position she always wanted but now she wants to be a fireman. I really hope she stays she is a good nurse. She should go back to psych, she loved that unit.

It's sort of funny that our waitress last night is in school for nursing. I gave her some advice from both the perspective of a caregiver adn the parent of a nurse. One of the things I told her is that sometimes the only face a family sees is the nurse and she needs to understand that the complaints are from multiple directions. But she needs to remember that as the face people see she needs to be on the ball. She was already prepared for that. When I told my daughter about the conversation she said to go back and tell her to run for the hills and don't look back. I'm sure pea-n-me has a better perspective.

We had some fierce storms roll through my area today. I heard that the town just a mile or 2 away got 10 inches of rain in about 2 hours. Roads were closed all over for flooding, the kind that swallow cars whole. I'm very thankful we didn't get the flooding right where I am. I had a problem in the bathroom where the skylight is. It was open so it rained in the bathroom. Thankfully not much and I closed the window. I have to remember that is open in the summer when it rains. It helps vent some of the heat.

Hope you all have a good night.

 

[lynxstch]

I would give my left arm to be involved with his care.

I would give both of mine to have you involved!!!!!

 

[lynxstch]

@lynxstch so sorry you are going through all this. Sounds like the issues I had at the hospital my husband was in when he had the strokes. I was lucky to also have a daughter help fight for him and she knew what to fight much better than I did. My husband was on a CCU step down unit and I timed the IV alarm one day. It rang for over 45 minutes before someone came to check it. Nurses and techs walked by and looked in and kept on going. I finally grabbed one and said FIX IT NOW!!! He couldn't get out of bed or move much and they had him on a standard mattress instead of a pressure mattress. He kept complaining that his back hurt. My husband does not complain except for a headache. My daughter fixed that. She asked when he got pain meds last and the nurse said I am not giving them to him. There was a standing order for the meds. My daughter flipped out and got the nursing manager. We have to be the advocate and sometimes push out loved ones even harder.

I feel awful complaining endlessly, but in order for him to get the care he needs, I just have to! You are right about the alarms. I had to call someone 3x the other day, the heart rate one was going crazy. First one of the sensors was unplugged, then one of the sticky pads had come undone, then she put his arm on a pillow, but put the pillow on top of the wires for the monitor and he was crushing them. Its just all too much for one person to handle,,so I am glad for the support of his daughter, and for all of you on this thread. 5 years ago when hubby had all the cardiac issues, they had him on what they call a 'dolphin mattress', that was a waterbed compared to these things they have now.

I thought my daughter was going to be a great nurse and she is but she is already looking to change careers. Between the stress of Covid and coworkers attitudes she can't take much more. She has to stay one more year because of the advanced training she just had for the position she always wanted but now she wants to be a fireman. I really hope she stays she is a good nurse. She should go back to psych, she loved that unit.


I don't blame her for changing careers, I have a feeling Covid has made a lot of them think twice. What 'Toni' said to me today was..If you want a job that is easy, don't pick nursing. If you want a career that you intend to do the right way, and want to help people, choose to be a nurse" . She might be old school..but old school is what I need right now. Good luck to your daughter in whatever career she chooses!

It's sort of funny that our waitress last night is in school for nursing. I gave her some advice from both the perspective of a caregiver adn the parent of a nurse. One of the things I told her is that sometimes the only face a family sees is the nurse and she needs to understand that the complaints are from multiple directions. But she needs to remember that as the face people see she needs to be on the ball. She was already prepared for that. When I told my daughter about the conversation she said to go back and tell her to run for the hills and don't look back. I'm sure pea-n-me has a better perspective.
Very well said, by both of you!

We had some fierce storms roll through my area today. I heard that the town just a mile or 2 away got 10 inches of rain in about 2 hours. Roads were closed all over for flooding, the kind that swallow cars whole. I'm very thankful we didn't get the flooding right where I am. I had a problem in the bathroom where the skylight is. It was open so it rained in the bathroom. Thankfully not much and I closed the window. I have to remember that is open in the summer when it rains. It helps vent some of the heat.
Wow..thats a lot of rain. Hope everyone made out okay!

Hope you all have a good night.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Hugs, Taz Dev, so sorry your DH had to go through that. You give wonderful advice, my friend!

Continued prayer to you Lynn!

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I read everything and then get to the end and forget all I wanted to say.

Currently watching American Ninja Warrior and the lightning show we've been getting for the last 2 hours. Got some rain with it too.

I would give my left arm to be involved with his care.

You go be his nurse and I'll be his PT. We'll get him moving.

Let me give my input on PT. As far as them not showing up, I can't explain that. If he has the order for rehab, they are required to get there in a certain amount of time. (Is he on Medicare? ) The procedure where I have worked is that PT works on bathroom training and gives the ok on what level of assist the patient needs. Total assist to allowed to go independently. I have NEVER been in a situation that the PT had to take the patient from their bed to the bathroom but may give the decision on how safe a person is to get out of bed. However, if a patient refuses treatment and don't have dementia, we can not force them to go to PT. Can try to talk them into it but can't kidnap them.

And the patient definitively has to have some motivation for improving to be successful in rehab. That was one of the most frustrating things to me, when I patient continually said "I can't". If they would only say "I'll try" I could work with that. There are a lot of older folk, men especially, who would rather be waited on. I did mostly home care my last 20 years of working, with some skilled nursing coverage. I gave more than one family member the canned lecture (I had a lot) that their constant waiting on the patient doing things the patient could do, was counter productive. Not saying you do that, but giving the other perspective.

@tazdev3225, re: what your DD would have said to the waitress. DH was an optometrist and I was a PT. We told both our kids not to go into health care. The system is a mess right now and run by insurance companies. My brother is a doctor and his wife a nurse, neither of their kids went into health care either.

Too much health care talk. I'm retired. LOL

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Wish both you and Pea were able to assist, Carol and lol be in LA at the same time Thank you with all my heart and respect for your caring and thorough years of service!

Heading off of here for the evening. Wishing all of you a good evening.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

You go be his nurse and I'll be his PT. We'll get him moving.

Let’s do it! Show these folks how it’s done!

 

[lynxstch]

I read everything and then get to the end and forget all I wanted to say.

Currently watching American Ninja Warrior and the lightning show we've been getting for the last 2 hours. Got some rain with it too.

We didn't get the storm till 1 am,,and it was a whopper! At least the power stayed on

You go be his nurse and I'll be his PT. We'll get him moving.


If only that could happen!

Let me give my input on PT. As far as them not showing up, I can't explain that. If he has the order for rehab, they are required to get there in a certain amount of time. (Is he on Medicare? ) The procedure where I have worked is that PT works on bathroom training and gives the ok on what level of assist the patient needs. Total assist to allowed to go independently. I have NEVER been in a situation that the PT had to take the patient from their bed to the bathroom but may give the decision on how safe a person is to get out of bed. However, if a patient refuses treatment and don't have dementia, we can not force them to go to PT. Can try to talk them into it but can't kidnap them.

Yes he is on Medicare. And for some reason the order for PT was put in Monday, and noone from PT showed up until Thursday. I was told by the rehab lady I talked to for almost an hour on the phone yesterday , that it says in his chart that OT and PT are to see him every day. Noone ever showed up yesterday so that makes 3 days in a row now. They aren't even showing up, so there is no way he is refusing to do it. He was so happy the 2 days they got him out of bed and into the chair. I am going to see that they make this happen today, I am done trying to deal with it. Supervisor or Charge Nurse will be called to step in if necessary. He doesn't have dementia, and his chart says he can be as ambulatory as he can tolerate, so they better be doing something.

And the patient definitively has to have some motivation for improving to be successful in rehab. That was one of the most frustrating things to me, when I patient continually said "I can't". If they would only say "I'll try" I could work with that. There are a lot of older folk, men especially, who would rather be waited on. I did mostly home care my last 20 years of working, with some skilled nursing coverage. I gave more than one family member the canned lecture (I had a lot) that their constant waiting on the patient doing things the patient could do, was counter productive. Not saying you do that, but giving the other perspective.

I am probably guilty now and then of doing things he could be /should be doing, (maybe all of us do it or have done it at some point?) and you are right,,it is counter productive --and after I talked to the rehab lady, I realized that I have to let him try and do a lot more, before even offering to step in and help. I have a feeling that you and this Toni lady, probably have some of the same version of her 'Toni talks' , lol! Thank you Carol!

@tazdev3225, re: what your DD would have said to the waitress. DH was an optometrist and I was a PT. We told both our kids not to go into health care. The system is a mess right now and run by insurance companies. My brother is a doctor and his wife a nurse, neither of their kids went into health care either.

I whole heartedly agree that the whole system is a mess,,its more than a mess!

Too much health care talk. I'm retired. LOL

Thank you for your input, even though you are retired from the field, I appreciate your time and opinions!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning all. It is like a giant steambath outside. All that giant storm around 1 am did, was make it feel even worse out there. I stepped out the door to feed the cats, and the air just hits you like a brick wall of steam.

As expected, I had a really hard time falling asleep, and then couldn't stay asleep. Too much on my mind, too many 'what if's' going on, and too much dreading how many people I am going to have to deal with today to get all these problems straightened out. All I know is that I am going to hunt down PT if I have to..I am going to get the nurses straightened out on the fact that THEY are supposed to be getting him up when PT is not there, and I am going to make sure that he is out of bed and over to the chair for his meals. Wish me luck on that one!

Have a nice morning everyone!

 

[Snowysmom]

I hope today is better and your DH gets the care and the motivation needed to get moving. It is so important that the nurses and therapists are there for their patients. It becomes a burden for the family to continue to have to find the nurses or other staff or wait unreasonable amounts of time for their loved one to be cared for. The family should be concentrating on their family member. It makes me angry and scared for people who need medical care. I hope you are taking care of yourself.

Another day off from work. They are slowly getting people back online but it is taking forever as it is a one by one process. I am getting very stressed and anxious about all the work that is piling up for me to catch up on. I know in the grand scheme of things it is not as important as what others are going through but being prone to anxiety and stress I am definitely feeling it. I am going to let my manager know a little bit how I am feeling and that I want a plan in place for whenever we get our systems back. My daily work has piled up for a week now and it isn't pretty. I don't enjoy having the time off, even with being pad for it, as I prefer to get my work done. If I want time off I will take PTO.

Sending thoughts and prayers to anyone who needs them and hope today is a good one.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Good morning.

All this hospital talk reminds me of something that happened 20 years ago. A good friend John, who I went to my high school prom with, had a life threatening stroke. In fact, he just called yesterday to invite us to dinner to celebrate 20 years since it happened. He and his wife are well educated, smart people. I went to see John when he was first moved to rehab from the hospital. He still had a catheter and I asked why, they had no answer. So after I left, they asked the nurse and there was no good reason so it was removed. I went to visit again at maybe 2 in the afternoon and he was in bed. Again I asked why, and John and his wife said that is what the nurses do. I said if he was my patient he would still be out of bed in the chair. They talked to the nurse and the next day he started being out of bed more. They just had no idea and figured what the nurse said was how it was done. So, it is good you are questioning everything.

the air just hits you like a brick wall of steam.

I like to say that it feels like breathing through a sponge. I definitely know the feeling.

I had weird dreams last night. In one I was screaming out for help and DH had to wake me up. Then I had another about being stuck on Ocracoke Island because we missed the last ferry and had no hotel room for the night. Both grandkids were with us. So weird. Did go back to sleep until 7:15, unheard of for me.

I need to stop by the church today to get a key and then grocery shop later.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning.

All this hospital talk reminds me of something that happened 20 years ago. A good friend John, who I went to my high school prom with, had a life threatening stroke. In fact, he just called yesterday to invite us to dinner to celebrate 20 years since it happened. He and his wife are well educated, smart people. I went to see John when he was first moved to rehab from the hospital. He still had a catheter and I asked why, they had no answer. So after I left, they asked the nurse and there was no good reason so it was removed. I went to visit again at maybe 2 in the afternoon and he was in bed. Again I asked why, and John and his wife said that is what the nurses do. I said if he was my patient he would still be out of bed in the chair. They talked to the nurse and the next day he started being out of bed more. They just had no idea and figured what the nurse said was how it was done. So, it is good you are questioning everything.

After all that has gone on, I feel like I have to question everyone, about everything. Its sad that I can't just go up and visit with him, without having to deal with all the complaining and drama. I am glad that when your friend was in the hospital, that you asked those questions, and that when you left his family asked ..if not , he might have been lying in that bed a lot longer. 20 years is such an accomplishment,,I hope you have a wonderful dinner out with them!
I feel like most of the nurses on that floor, find it easier to just let the patients lay there rather than take the time and trouble to get them up and moving.

I like to say that it feels like breathing through a sponge. I definitely know the feeling.
That is exactly what it feels like out there!

I had weird dreams last night. In one I was screaming out for help and DH had to wake me up. Then I had another about being stuck on Ocracoke Island because we missed the last ferry and had no hotel room for the night. Both grandkids were with us. So weird. Did go back to sleep until 7:15, unheard of for me.
Sorry you had bad dreams, I have them sometimes too, and they usually make no sense..at least yours made sense to you!

I need to stop by the church today to get a key and then grocery shop later.

 

[easyas123]

Good morning everyone -
I've been trying to keep up over the past few days, but haven't had a moment to post much.
We got our new foster dog Saturday, it's been a bit more of a trial then the previous 8 but we are doing our best. Time will tell -

Lynn - It's so distressing to read what you & your husband are experiencing! It seems like maybe a nuclear option may be needed here - have you thought about having him moved/transferred to a rehab facility in Baltimore/Morgantown /D.C./ or Philly? Maybe his Dr. can make a recommendation and get him transferred? You seem like a gal that won't take No for a answer, so you might be able to bulldog your way to making it happen. Logistically it may not be convenient for you, but maybe it would be a better short term situation for him? You may even be able to secure a short term hotel type sitation to be near by (I think some of the hospitals have resources for this?) Good luck with all of it - it seems draining to constantly have to keep up w/ everyone doing the right thing in a precarious medical situation. To read what you are experiencing is maddening!

I've got my yearly dermatologist appointment this afternoon, might just treat myself to a stroll around Le Target for a few minutes! Gotta pick something up for dinner - what to make, what to make???

Tomatoes are starting to do their thing in the garden! We will be knee deep soon! One of the volunteer pumpkins has already turned orange...the other volunteer pumpkin plants have several green ones in various stages of growth. Meanwhile I can't plant them on purpose- and baby them - and get decent pumpkins! Maybe it will be a fresh salsa kinda weekend!

 

[tazdev3225]

Good Morning All

It's muggy but low 70's right now. They are calling for a 50% chance for more rain today. I don't think people around here can deal with any more. Some backyards are swimming pools. Roads are still closed in some spots due to flooding. My one daughter had some issues at her house with rain just cascading and a window leaking. Her husband has time to deal with it today as his worksite is under water. I think the estimates were 6-10 inches of rain in about 3 hours or so. Thankfully we were lucky and had no flooding. I haven't reached my other daughter or son today to see if they fared ok.

@lynsxtch - hope things are better with your husband today.

I did ask my daughter about the nursing situation and she said her issue is she is one person and they expect her to do the work of 5 people. Short staffed, too many patients to 1 nurse ratio, just so hard to do her job without everyone saying that isn't my job when help is needed. The paper work is also overwhelming at the end of the shift trying to get it all caught up. She works for a large "company" that has bought out a lot of the hospitals in the area and are part of a teaching hospital system. It isn't an easy job.

I bought tickets for a minor league team in our area for tonight but am debating going now. There is more rain in the forecast and I am worried that there will be flooding issues trying to get home. The game is only about 20 miles away but the route is over the Delaware River and a couple creeks that flooded yesterday. I am waiting til later in the day to decide what the weather brings.

@easyas123 - I can't wait to get my back redone this fall/winter so I can have a garden again. Nothing like fresh tomatoes right off the plant in the summer.

Hope everyone has a good day.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

❤ for a brighter day for all of you, my friends! Please do remember to breathe and take care of yourselves! And always you are cared for by all of us.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I bought tickets for a minor league team in our area for tonight but am debating going now.

Blue Rocks?