by Blue Jay » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:46 pm
The nursing home didn't tell us about it and when we found out we were told it's Pancreatits which based on what caused it could mean surgery. We go to the hospital and they tell me it's a Urinary Track Infection which sometimes can mirror Pancreatitis. So all she needs is some medicine and she will be better that is the good news. However myself, my one aunt and a family friend all want to move my grandmother to a better facilty. My dad and my sister as well except that they believe it's in my grandmother's best interest to stay with my uncle who is in the nursing home she has been in now. I can understand somewhat where my sister is coming from in the front that my grandmother doesn't have any family left. Her husband died years ago, she lost her oldest son 20 something years ago and both her daughters. She only has two sons left and one of them wrote her off though she still thinks he is the best thing ever. So the one in the nursing home is the last kid she has alive and my sister and I are her only grandkids. So when she ended up in the hospital the nurse told my uncle with a stroke about it but not the family as Contacts. I'm listed as the closest contact and they should of notified me and my sister first!
So while I can appreaciate and respect my sisters feelings for wanting my grandmother to stay with my uncle. The place she is at is horrendous and has caused way way way too many problems to justify keeping either one of them there. My uncle refuses to move from there DESPITE hating the place and wanting out. He wants to just go to an apartment with just my grandmother like he was before his stroke. Neither one of them can care for themselves so it's out of the question and nobody has the money on hand for a full time nurse. Literally the worst scenerio and her being in the hospital is the best chance to get her out of the place. However my sister is a wish wash who doesn't want to offend my grandmother or more accuratly get yelled at by my grandmother. Yet I am allowed to be yelled at by her for suggesting moving my grandmother go figure.
Edit:
How we found out is that the nursing home called me to ask me if I wanted to hold my grandmother's bed! When I asked what they were talking about they told me because you know she is in the hospital. I was like this is the first time I'm hearing about this. They called me on Wednesday and my grandmother went in on MONDAY!