My poor mom!--long
My mother is 80 yrs old and still tows her little camper by herself, with her big dog for company. She has had several bad experiences this year, mostly regarding her increasing knee pain. It fin...
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Oh brother. They had to take mother back to surgery this a.m. When they opened the knee up, they found the patella tendon ruptured (this one holds the kneecap in place.) It is an extremely painful injury usually caused by a fall. Mother didn't have any falls, it just cut loose for some reason. Needless to say, this has REALLY set her back. She'll have to keep her knee straight for 8 weeks. Not sure what this means for rehab, but I won't be surprised if she spends another 4-5 weeks in rehab. She can't go home until she can bear considerable weight on it. Her house is NOT handicapped-accessible--with her knee straight, we could not get a wheelchair into her bedroom or her bathroom.
Thankfully, there are 5 of us siblings. We're discussing Plan B now. I'll probably need to take a leave of absence from work if this continues for 2 months. Oh well. It's a privilege to take care of my Mother. Lord knows, she has taken care of me for 58 years.
Thankfully, there are 5 of us siblings. We're discussing Plan B now. I'll probably need to take a leave of absence from work if this continues for 2 months. Oh well. It's a privilege to take care of my Mother. Lord knows, she has taken care of me for 58 years.
