Just call him Lucky Ben
When Ben woke up from his surgery this morning, he said he wanted to change his name to Lucky. So I told him we'd call him Lucky Ben from now on. The stent placement went great- they were able to do the 2 stents, which the doctor wasn't sure if he'd be able to do until he got in there. I left Ben lying peacefully in room 1016 where he will stay for tonight- he has to lay quiet and not move his leg since they did the procedure up his groin. Me, I'm bushed and so sleep deprived I'm punchy. As soon as I make a fer phone calls etc., I'm taking one of my Ambiens and going to bed. Oh yeah, the only downside is Ben will have to wear one of the helmets in bed- he's fallen getting up in the middle of the night and he has to be on heavy duty blood thinners for 6 months.
I wasn't feeling so lucky this morning- we had to be to the hospital by 6am. and when we got in the car it wouldn't start. I had to call AAA so we were late. I'll tell you what, I've been shedding a bunch of tears these last couple of days- I guess I hadn't cried in a while and I was so terribly worried Ben wouldn't make it throught this procedure.
We had a busy day yesterday- we had the in-home assessment- the social worker thinks we will qualify for the highest amount of in-home help of 90 hours a month. She said we could request that it be someone we know. All that's required is a day long class. The pay is something like $9.10 an hour but it should be pretty easy work of hanging out with Ben so I can get some things done. If you know anyone who might want the job, have them call our social worker Jennifer Miller at Home & Community services- 360-664-7575 and she can tell you where to go to get the classes etc. I was thinking someone who needs to supplement their income or someone like a college student or... The gig will start in a couple of weeks, the schedule to be determined, but most likely a couple of hours in the afternoons.
We also started rehab at St Pete's out-patient. One of the things we have to start is a memory book for Ben so he knows where to look up the million of questions he askes me each day of 'What happened? Why am I like this? Am I losing my mind?" etc. Now we have some exercises Ben can start and that will be helpful. He's extremely motivated to get well. Again- thanks for holding us in your hearts and prayers. I've got one more thing to do, then it's beddy-bye for this tired, and extremely grateful wife.
I wasn't feeling so lucky this morning- we had to be to the hospital by 6am. and when we got in the car it wouldn't start. I had to call AAA so we were late. I'll tell you what, I've been shedding a bunch of tears these last couple of days- I guess I hadn't cried in a while and I was so terribly worried Ben wouldn't make it throught this procedure.
We had a busy day yesterday- we had the in-home assessment- the social worker thinks we will qualify for the highest amount of in-home help of 90 hours a month. She said we could request that it be someone we know. All that's required is a day long class. The pay is something like $9.10 an hour but it should be pretty easy work of hanging out with Ben so I can get some things done. If you know anyone who might want the job, have them call our social worker Jennifer Miller at Home & Community services- 360-664-7575 and she can tell you where to go to get the classes etc. I was thinking someone who needs to supplement their income or someone like a college student or... The gig will start in a couple of weeks, the schedule to be determined, but most likely a couple of hours in the afternoons.
We also started rehab at St Pete's out-patient. One of the things we have to start is a memory book for Ben so he knows where to look up the million of questions he askes me each day of 'What happened? Why am I like this? Am I losing my mind?" etc. Now we have some exercises Ben can start and that will be helpful. He's extremely motivated to get well. Again- thanks for holding us in your hearts and prayers. I've got one more thing to do, then it's beddy-bye for this tired, and extremely grateful wife.
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