busy, busy

I had quite the busy day today 

    We had a home health assessment through our insurance carrier.

    All was fine, except........ The nice lady said there was a directive for her to put a heart monitor on me for the next 14 days.

    So I am wearing a monitor.  

    If I feel any strange sensations, like rapid hear beat, shortness of breath, dizziness, I am supposed to press a button on the monitor.  That will tell the readers when I felt a problem and they can compare that with the readings.

    After 2 weeks I put it in a box and mail it.  A cardiologist will review it and send results to my primary care physician.

    By the way, we used to call that person our family doctor.  Now they are a PCP.

    After that person left, the Home Instead people came for a visit and to assess our needs.

    We are going to have someone come in 2 mornings a week to get Jackie up and ready for the day.  This is long overdue.  

    Eventually we will go to more days per week, but right now we are starting at 2.  The person will be here from 8 a.m. to noon and one day a month will be here from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. so I can have a day for myself.

    This is not easy for us.  A stranger will be coming in and taking care of my wife.  That's what I am supposed to do, but I am finding it harder and harder.  And with Julia eventually moving, I won't have a readily available helper when I need it.

    The Home Instead people brought a sit and stand unit that lifts patients up into a standing position.  I volunteered to be the guinea pig so Jackie could see how it worked.  Then Jackie tried it, but it hurt her back to stand.

    Plus the unit is pretty big.  I am not sure how much of a help it would be.

    I let Emily's dogs out at 5:15, went to Walmart for a prescription, and at 6 I had a museum board meeting.

    I got home a little after 7 and people were posting pictures of the Northern Lights.  So Julia and I took a little drive out into the country, but did not see the lights.

    We got home and Emily posted a picture she took from her driveway, so we hopped back into the car and headed back out into the country.

    It is clear I have no idea how to take a picture of the Northern Lights.  

    We could see them, or at least hints of them, but they were not as spectacular as people's pictures.

    And that's that!

Peace and Love

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