The day started out with Nancy receiving dialysis at 6:30am. When I got there at 8:30 she still had over an hour to go. I knew this was not good because dialysis always exhausts her. To have dialysis and then be expected to go to physical therapy was not going to be good. That proved to be true. When the techs got her out of bed for therapy they didn't do a very good job and it took them a while. She said she was scared for the first time.
We got to physical therapy. She went through some of her exercises and got more tired by the minute. The therapist got her out of the chair and put her on a mat. It took 3 of them to get her back in the chair. I took her back to her room for lunch. Her lunch was there but she couldn't eat because she was so tired. I took the tray and she laid her head on the table. She didn't want to get back in bed because she only had about 20 minutes until she was scheduled for occupational therapy.
We got to occupational therapy and explained to the therapist what had happened in the morning. He was extremely understanding and immediately got her onto a mat so she could rest. She did a few light exercises and then he said she had, had enough and put her back in her chair and took her back to her room. During her time in OT the chief of OT had contacted the dialysis folks to find out why they had done her dialysis in the morning when on the PT/OT schedules she was scheduled of therapy in the morning and dialysis in the afternoon. We haven't heard the results of that inquiry.
Now for the good news. Her kidneys are starting to work again. That was such good news it almost wiped out the horror of the rest of the day. At one point she said to me "this was a terrible day and I'm glad it is over."
If this happens again I may be taking on the medical community. They do NOT want to mess with me where my sister is concerned. Trust me.
Please continue to pray for her to have the strength to go on, and for her kidneys to continue to work. Thanks for your concern and support.
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