May 12, 14

 Slowly getting back to some kind of normal routine. The last month has shredded our normal life badly and, because of Mom's surgery, rehab, and recovery, we will have to devise a new normal. I have been on the phone trying to find out what services are available but the whole mess is confusing. Just contacting some of the organizations is complicated. So far the only success I have had was signing up for Instacart which might prove useful--especially for having the heavy items on our usual list like cat litter or food.

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We had a bit of a reprieve because Mom's surgeon had to cancel due to illness. That appointment has been rescheduled to next week. I had a whole lot of work to catch up on because of the medical fog of the last month. I feel like I can see a bit more light at the end of this tunnel. We had her evaluation appointment with the therapists yesterday but their reports have to go through the insurance company so we don't know if they will authorize more therapy. I am not sure if I hope they will or hope they won't. I don't know if it would accomplish a lot. She is 93 after all. Perhaps it would be better if she were left to enjoy the rest of her life--however long.

I said in my last entry above that I had successfully signed up for Instacart. Well I was wrong on that. I wan't sure why and didn't have the time or the energy to figure out what went wrong. This morning I went back to the page and added items I had run out of and needed to replace. This time I really did get things right and am totally pleased. Everything arrived within a little more than an hour of when I placed the order. There was only one mistake and that might have been my fault. Intended to order a carton of Fage 4% yogurt and got the Fage 0. We'll use it and I will be more careful of what I click on.

Accomplished several tasks this morning that have been ignored for the last month. Planted four petunias and watered everything. I may have rescued the transplants before I lost them. I am about two weeks behind my normal planting time. Did laundry and a bit more cleaning.