Busy here this morning balancing checkbooks and seeing what bills need paying and filing, etc.
One day this week? When??? ...Anyway got a call from my stepmother that my Dad had another mini-stroke TIA last Thursday and had his arm go completely numb for about 15 minutes. He drove himself and went and had a brain scan this week and was going to drive himself about 4 hours away for a delivery. GAAA! My stepmother is disabled but she can drive! Why didn't she take him to the doctor? Why didn't she call an ambulance? Call us sooner? Call me in time to drive him for the brain-scan? At least she finally called! I do check in on them every week or two, but still she can afford a phone call!
I am beyond p.o.'d!
So, I dropped everything that day and ran down and drove him to and from the place he had to make deliveries. He's previously had 5 bypass surgery and a massive stroke before. What is wrong with this woman that she can't call???????
I chewed them both out - why not call us and let us know at the time something is happening. Yes, it might be scary, but I'd rather be informed in time to help than to be left in the dark until sometime in the future when it might be too late!
On my doxie - I took FrugalSon & went to see her yesterday at the vet's office, didn't get to talk to the vet, but there wasn't any visible improvement. Unless we do a very costly (to us in our financial situation) surgery then it is unlikely that she will recover the use of her hind legs and as she is apprx. 10-13 years old and already sleeps 23 1/2 hours a day we will likely have to put her down. If we did the surgery, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't have the same thing happen w/other vertebrae, etc. We just can't afford to do it.
Myself, Hubster and CashHappySon will go visit today, and if there is no signs of improvement we will let her go. So sad. We got her from the pound when she was about 6-8 years old, and she's had a good run here with us. We just can't see that if she doesn't improve she'd have much quality of life. Too sad to write about it any more today.
To keep you kiddies entertained while I do my bookkeeping...
Uncle Jay explains the Stimulus Package
http://www.unclejayexplains.com/media/UJwmv01-28-08.wmv
Funnier....
Uncle Jay explains the Congressional Recess
http://www.unclejayexplains.com/media/UJwmv09-03-07.wmv
$20 CHALLENGE
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+000.09 keyboard change
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$007.38 March MTD
2008 Challenge Total $61.82
Cumulative Challenge Total $590.43
March 27th, 2008 at 05:52 pm 1206640323
March 27th, 2008 at 05:56 pm 1206640577
Also sorry to hear about Doxie. Pets really become part of a family that will be missed. My thoughts are with you.
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March 27th, 2008 at 10:51 pm 1206658293
I know how you feel about your father. My MIL, who is going blind and is 84, habitually takes the bus and walks blocks to go grocery shopping rather than HELLO call us. Sigh. I hope stepmother and father both start listening to your pleas.
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