Got salt?
Good news!
Mom is out of the hospital!
Turns out the salt levels in her blood were critically low. Salt? Yes, salt. Lack of salt can lead to extreme fatigue and mental confusion, and the longer it goes the worse it gets. Not cool. Seems one of her blood pressure meds was to blame. Oy.
Having spent the first night in the hospital with her I can assure you that hospitals are no place to get any sleep or rest. It's a wonder anyone gets better in those places. I did overhear some amazing (and depressing) stories while there.
The highlight? Aside, of course, from Mom getting well, was using the ear thingy. You know that lighted scope doctors use to look into your ears? For years (truly) I've wanted to use one, but you can't use it on yourself, and I hesitated to ask my doctors if they'd let me look in their ears. For some reason I always suspeted the mere act of asking might lead to a psych consult. Anyway, while Mom reclined on a stretcher I asked if she'd like to indulge my dream. She agreed. Turns out ears look kind of pink and not very interesting. But still...I got to use the ear thingy.
And Mom is well. Huzzah to the nth power.