Monitoring Mom

Craig worked all night on Christmas Eve and so was just getting off at 8:00 before guests arrived at 9:00.  He was napping when Santa came to the door with a tap-tap-tap…Stefi was excited and happy to give Santa a hug and thank him for the presents that he had left earlier.  She was sorry [...]

We’ve been very happy with Mom’s care at Peak View Behavioral Health, the psychiatric Hospital for Seniors in Colorado Springs.  She is off all of the heavy drugs, no more Serequel, no Adivan/Lorazapam, no Zyprexa and no Tamazapam!  Hurray!  Dr. Scola, there, is very conservative and is giving her 200 mg of Trazadone and 600 [...]

Mom’s been at Peak View Behavioral Health Hospital, now for 7 nights.  She sounds more clear-minded on the phone and they tell me that she’s sleeping a little better on the new medication they are giving her.  She is more like herself, being grateful and kind, when I talk to her.  She has given me [...]

Just to catch you up.  All of Mom’s crazy thoughts are gone.  No more devils or unfounded fears!!  Hooray!!!  She has good happy days…But, her nights are a terror and this is an understatement, I’m afraid…  She sleeps about an hour, even with a heavy sleeping pill.  The rest of the time, she is anxious, [...]

Mom has been doing pretty well the past couple of weeks.  We’ve had some really good days with her.  I have Annette staying with her 4 days a week, and I’ve spent a lot of day time with her.  Then she has someone staying the nights.  I’ve been hoping and praying that she’ll start doing [...]