Evening Visit

Mom is settled in to the new room. Room mate Joyce is a young girl, very pleasant. Her sister came to take out for a spin, so we had the room to ourselves. We finished dinner together, got ready for bed, watched a few innings of the cubs game, and read her latest mail. Her pain in the knee is still pretty strong(8 1/2 to be precise), but she was due for pain med and the nurse (Chad) was quick to get her both pain killers and ice bags. Her new motto is "Ice is Nice". Her sugars are coming down...were high earlier, but around 170 this evening. Sara, what is the safe range? Her pain was subsiding by the time I left at 8 PM. She was alert all evening and wasn't getting sleepy till after 7. We cleaned her dentures with no problems, and she was due for a CPM on the knee yet tonight. Please remember to refresh the flower water daily. The one vase is enough, it fits nicely on the dresser top next to dad's photo. I will replenish flowers regularly. Keep up the good work, all! Karla