Thursday Update

August 21
by Karen

We have had quite a flurry of phone calls over the last several days and lots of information has flowed between the professionals in Fort Wayne and the 3 Myers daughters! Last week (Aug. 13) we were told that the Progressive Hospital staff expected Mom to need about 3 more weeks of care in their facility before she would be ready to move to the next step in her journey. Yesterday (Aug. 20), when they called to update me about Mom's progress, they indicated that she had made remarkable progress over the last week and is ready to move to another facility now. Wow! We felt a bit of whiplash with that news. We are not ready yet! Where will she go?! How do we know what is best for her?!

We are currently investigating the options available for Mom's care. We have been advised that she needs to go to a skilled nursing facility for awhile in order to build her strength and stamina to the level needed for her to return to a rehabilitation hospital. (Of course, we are having to pay CLOSE attention to the Medicare rules and regulations now that Mom has been in care for 84 days!)

Linda and Judy will both head to North Manchester and Fort Wayne this weekend to visit the potential next homes for Mom. The choice needs to be made as soon as possible, because Mom needs to move by Monday or Tuesday next week at the latest.

Stay tuned for the next episode of Search for (Doreen's) Tomorrow...

P.S. I apologize for all of the exclamation points. I guess that communicates some of the intensity of the emotions we are feeling right now.