Hello friends! I'm back to catch up...again...on the events in our lives. I'll start with mom's SUV. She thinks everything is okay with it now. She had to have the radiator replaced ($1300!) and she had a new radio/CD/Bluetooth system installed. Her $6000 vehicles has had almost that same amount in repairs.
The Hots have arrived in Louisville. The temperature has been in the upper 90s and the humidity has been awful. We've also had several rounds of thunder boomers over the weekend. We are glad the we kitties stay inside.
Miss Daisy has an appointment the v-e-t on July 18th (Saturday). She's due for her senior exam. Due to social distancing mom can't go in with Daisy. She hates that because Daisy gets stressed out at the v-e-t. Last year she went into respiratory distress and was put in an oxygen tent for an hour or two. That really scared mom, and it scared Daisy, too.
We may have mentioned in the past that our mom is a bit of a klutz. She seems to fall a lot (at least to us). Back in the spring of 2017, she missed a step and fell. She had carpet rash on both knees from that fall. She was in California with friends and they went to visit on of their friends who mom had not met yet. What a way to make a first impression.
Two or three months ago mom fell in the kitchen at home. She was getting on one of the stools at the breakfast bar when her foot slipped. She didn't hurt her knees that time. Instead she fell backwards and hit the small shoe rack that she keeps our canned food and laundry supplies. The corner went right down the center of her back and she landed on a case of Bubly.
Of course, she was in that accident on April 10th that totaled her SUV. That wasn't her clumsiness.
Almost two weeks ago mom stepped outside to get the Door Dash delivery of Chinese food for her and our uncle. The porch was wet from rain and mom's feet got wet (she didn't have her shoes on). As she stepped into the house, her wet foot slipped on the floor and caused her to fall. Her left foot (the one that slipped) wedged under the front door like a doorstop. Her right arm hit the door frame on the way down and she ended up sliding on her right knee. Uncle brought her a chair and a cushion to put her knees on when she tried to get up. Unfortunately, she couldn't put any weight on the knee she injured. Uncle had to call 911 and get the EMT's to come to the house to help her up. She was so embarrassed. (Mom had lost a lot of weight a few years ago. She put it all back on plus an extra 20 lbs. She has lost the upper body strength that she had gained). They were very nice and got her up from the floor. They also checked her blood pressure (it was fine) and her glucose level because she is a Type II diabetic. That was also fine. They asked if she wanted to go to the hospital but she declined. The abrasions on her knee scabbed over and it is healing nicely. She's still a little concerned about her foot. She can walk without pain, but the abrasion on top of her foot is still very sore. And she has major bruising along with that. Mom highly recommends to never use your foot as a door stop.
I'll end this on a good note: Mom has been working at the call center since the end of January. She passed her 90 day marks with no problems. She was told that after 6 months she could apply for a full time position that has benefits. She spoke with her supervisor today about that and he told her to drop a message to the team leader. She did that and got her foot in the door (not literally!) She workers for a medical debt collection group. Currently she makes the outbound call to the account owner. Most of the time she gets voicemail and leaves a message. If a person does answer, she says who she is calling from and the hospital she's calling about. Most people have been polite. Once in awhile she will get a jerk. She explains that an account specialist wants to discuss the account and may she transfer them. Some agree, some don't. Some get mad, some agree to the transfer and hang up with mom starts to connect them. Mom is empathic towards them. She's been on the receiving end of one of those calls in the past and it's not fun. So many people are out of work because of the Covid-19 pandemic. She understands that they may have to choose between putting food on the table or paying for their utilities. Anyway, the full time job would be the position of the account specialist. Mom always thought she would have her job at UofL until the end of time. Unfortunately that didn't happen. She has to do whatever she can (that's legal!) to take care of herself and our uncle and we cats!!!
Mom asked me to tell you that she loves you all. We love you, too!
Purrs and whisker kisses,
Angel Clarissa & Co.
Miss Daisy has an appointment the v-e-t on July 18th (Saturday). She's due for her senior exam. Due to social distancing mom can't go in with Daisy. She hates that because Daisy gets stressed out at the v-e-t. Last year she went into respiratory distress and was put in an oxygen tent for an hour or two. That really scared mom, and it scared Daisy, too.
We may have mentioned in the past that our mom is a bit of a klutz. She seems to fall a lot (at least to us). Back in the spring of 2017, she missed a step and fell. She had carpet rash on both knees from that fall. She was in California with friends and they went to visit on of their friends who mom had not met yet. What a way to make a first impression.
Two or three months ago mom fell in the kitchen at home. She was getting on one of the stools at the breakfast bar when her foot slipped. She didn't hurt her knees that time. Instead she fell backwards and hit the small shoe rack that she keeps our canned food and laundry supplies. The corner went right down the center of her back and she landed on a case of Bubly.
Of course, she was in that accident on April 10th that totaled her SUV. That wasn't her clumsiness.
Almost two weeks ago mom stepped outside to get the Door Dash delivery of Chinese food for her and our uncle. The porch was wet from rain and mom's feet got wet (she didn't have her shoes on). As she stepped into the house, her wet foot slipped on the floor and caused her to fall. Her left foot (the one that slipped) wedged under the front door like a doorstop. Her right arm hit the door frame on the way down and she ended up sliding on her right knee. Uncle brought her a chair and a cushion to put her knees on when she tried to get up. Unfortunately, she couldn't put any weight on the knee she injured. Uncle had to call 911 and get the EMT's to come to the house to help her up. She was so embarrassed. (Mom had lost a lot of weight a few years ago. She put it all back on plus an extra 20 lbs. She has lost the upper body strength that she had gained). They were very nice and got her up from the floor. They also checked her blood pressure (it was fine) and her glucose level because she is a Type II diabetic. That was also fine. They asked if she wanted to go to the hospital but she declined. The abrasions on her knee scabbed over and it is healing nicely. She's still a little concerned about her foot. She can walk without pain, but the abrasion on top of her foot is still very sore. And she has major bruising along with that. Mom highly recommends to never use your foot as a door stop.
I'll end this on a good note: Mom has been working at the call center since the end of January. She passed her 90 day marks with no problems. She was told that after 6 months she could apply for a full time position that has benefits. She spoke with her supervisor today about that and he told her to drop a message to the team leader. She did that and got her foot in the door (not literally!) She workers for a medical debt collection group. Currently she makes the outbound call to the account owner. Most of the time she gets voicemail and leaves a message. If a person does answer, she says who she is calling from and the hospital she's calling about. Most people have been polite. Once in awhile she will get a jerk. She explains that an account specialist wants to discuss the account and may she transfer them. Some agree, some don't. Some get mad, some agree to the transfer and hang up with mom starts to connect them. Mom is empathic towards them. She's been on the receiving end of one of those calls in the past and it's not fun. So many people are out of work because of the Covid-19 pandemic. She understands that they may have to choose between putting food on the table or paying for their utilities. Anyway, the full time job would be the position of the account specialist. Mom always thought she would have her job at UofL until the end of time. Unfortunately that didn't happen. She has to do whatever she can (that's legal!) to take care of herself and our uncle and we cats!!!
Mom asked me to tell you that she loves you all. We love you, too!
Purrs and whisker kisses,
Angel Clarissa & Co.
Your poor human! I hope that foot heals soon.
ReplyDeleteOuch, we hope the Mom's foot is all better soon. It's way to hot so y'all keep your cool.
ReplyDeletebest fishes to your mom; here's hoping she gets full time; everyone stay safe, healthy :) ☺☺♥♥
ReplyDeleteYour poor mom! We hope her foot is better soon...and that she gets that full time job. And we hope all goes well for Daisy at the vet.
ReplyDeleteOh Angel Clarissa...see if you can find a way to whisper to your mom about dangers in the way as she goes about the house and work. I am so happy t learn about the upcoming permanent job and benefits! Mom did that at the very young age of 18 and it raised her teenaged blood pressure so much she just had to quit. Like you, she had empathy for the persons she called; and she always believed everything they said. Her boss who listened to the calls she made were not impressed at all by her.
ReplyDeleteWe hope your Mom continues to heal up and has better luck !Years ago - when our huMom had broken her kneecap - the hospital turned her over to a collection agency.he collection agency was glad to have her make monthly payments instead of insisting (as the hospital had) that everything be paid at once. So she learned that collection agencies aren't necessarily bad.Purrs
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