One Day in the Life of a Wolf - Memorial 7-25-20

[Daughter (imported)]

oh stop, you're making me blush!

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

I keep two cases of Diet Coke on hand as I live on that stuff. Regular Coke seems to lost its flavor for me. Maybe they changed the formula again.

I also drink the DietCoke with aspartimine and won't go near DietCoke with Splenda as it has a lemon aftertaste. I like lemon and Coke but NOT together.

[Daughter (imported)]

I can't drink any of it. Carbonation expands and my little tiny tummy can't handle it. Soda hurts so bad it makes me feel like giant slugs are trying to eat their way out of my belly.

But Coke is good for feeding tubes because it's so acidic it eats through the blockage.

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men. I had the week all planned out. Tuesday I was to go to nursing home to learn tube feeding. Wednesday I was walking a mile to pay all my bills. Thursday my friend was coming over to drive me and my cat to the vet to get my kitty checked out.

Unplanned: Last night it was hot so I left the front door open to allow cool air in and had all the lights out except where my computer was to save on electricity. I departed the chatroom about 10:30pm, was heading to mom's bathroom in he front of the house and ran into a brick wall in the dark with my head. I walked into the side of the open front door, was knocked to the floor, my glasses went one way and my pipe went another.

Since my head is among my least vulernable areas at my age, I felt no pain till I found my new glasses were bent to the point they woundn't stay on my face. Since I can't see much without them, I decided to cancel my 11:00am class to learn tube feeding and instead catch two busses down to Inland Center Mall to Lenscrafters to hope they can straighten them out well enough without charge.

If they can, I'll come back home and go pay bills today and see if I can take the tube feeding class on Wednesday. I still plan to take my sick kitty to the vet on Thursday.

My life is never what you would could call exciting but, it's never boring either heh heh.

Wish me luck at LensCrafters.

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

Ran into a door-yeh, right. You were drunk and got into another fight. Admit it, we all know how belligerent you get. --FLO--

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

Ran into a door-yeh, right. You were drunk and got into another fight. Admit it, we all know how belligerent you get. --FLO--

Me, let alcohol pass between my virginal lips? Never. I'm as innocent as that red nun is.

I just returned from LensCrafters who fixed my glasses at no charge:) and now I'm off for a little 2.5 round trip stretch of the legs to

Green Shack Liquor Store where I

'll pay four utility bills:

City water department - 57.45

Verizon 98.63

Edison 63.36

Gas Company 202.52

Technically, I owe another $150 to the nursing home but I figure screw them this month as I have to pay for a visit to the vet for my sick cat, buy pet food food to last till May 1 and a blender since all of mom's food has to be puried before it is fed into the stomach tube. I did however already pay $110 for my cable TV and internet and $146 towards my property taxes.

I feel pleased with myself.

When I return from paying my utility bills I might even drink a few beers, have a fight with the stuffed sheep the guys sent me and get beligerent with it.

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

WEDNESDAY'S "can" be interesting.

I took the bus out to mom's nursing home and hugged mom for a while. Suddenly the nurses ran in telling me mom had pulled her feeding tube out again. They wheeled mom out of there and took her back to Saint Bernadine's hospital.

After mom left, a nurse gave the basics of using the feeding tube. I had thought I was going to be cooking mom's dinner at home then inserting it all into a blender and spin it till it turned all liquid. Nope.

It seems she'll get a brownish formula than I give her 6 ounces of per meal or 6 something. Theoritically, I'll get a pump that will assist me.

I came back home, went shopping for essentials at the grocery and now I'm home for the day.

Life is never boring - heh heh

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

Thursday was good this week

My friend, Fred from Yucaipa, came by picked me and my cat up and took us to the vet. The vet recommended $150 worth of bloodwork and x-rays at a different vet service as she was not available.

After I explained to my delicate monetary balancing act, she proscribed extra calicum for the cat as my kitty's lower jaw was almost non existant plus she was dehydrated and skinny. So I have to temporary meds to give my cat. The vet also said I might try switching from cat food to baby food.

Bill came to $57 and my friend paid it without hesitation. He even offered to buy me lunch but I declined. The cat treatment was more than enough and KIND of him.

Vet also recommended I shampoo the cat vigorously to kill her smell, undo some of the matted hair and especially wash her behind. UGG I hate washing backsides - lol I look forward to a better smelling cat.

The cat might not live much longer but she'll enjoy life to the end with food, milk, water as I am at her beckon call.

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

Unfortunately, I left the cat meds in my friends cat carrier. I just emailed him to say, "by the way Fred, are the meds still in your cat carrier?"

I arranged the only transportation possible for mom through a private carrier who will pick mom up and bring her home Saturday afternoon for a whopping $67.00. I have the money but it does seem a bit outrageous price wise to lil ole me.

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

On the Plus Side, my friend Fred brought me over the meds for the cat

ON the Minus Side, tomorrow is going to be fun, fun, fun.

I catch an 8:00am bus to go to mom's nursing home to give their business office copies of mom's Social Security card and Blue Cross insurance card.

Then I rush out the door, catch a bus home, and walk quickly up to my tobacconist to get my tobacco fix, Then I walk home: a five mile little jaunt.

Hopefully I get home before 12:30 - 1:00pm. Mom is being picked up by special $67 transportation I arranged and will be delivered to my house, hopefully with her feeding formula.

Then it's back to me, mom, a sickly kitty (Cabbot) and my loyal german shepherd, Rocky.

Winning a small lottery would help about now. Nothing huge, just about $35,000 to cover a traffic ticket, monies owed to two nursing homes, plumbers fees to fix 5 leaks, one electrical fixture replaced in my den, new carpeting for the house, painting the inside of the house, a few backups of office supplies, extra tobacco to lessen my two hour absenses from mom, money in a high interest account to cover me when mom passes away, money to bury mom and a car so I can better locate employment

WEIRD. A nurse from mom's nursing home just called saying they REFUSE to release mom tomorrow as it is against doctor's orders. They also said mom's doctor said she wasn't ready to be discharged yet because I needed more feeding training. The new release date is for May 1. I have to go there Monday to get more tube feeding training.

If May 1 comes, her doctor "might" still refuse to allow mom to go home which means I will began owing another large debt to a nursing home. FRACK.

Well, it looks as though tomorrow won't be a bad day afterall.

The financial office said if mom stays past the first of May, I'll owe $110 a day. If I take her out against medical advice after May 1 and before the doctor gives her ok, they will call both the police and Adult Protective Services on me. Not wanting that, I guess I might owe a new debt as I'll have to let her stay as long as they want to keep her.

ERGO...my choices seem to be (1) police and APS on one side or (2) another big debt owed on the other. Does that sound anything like Catch 22? Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Unless, of course, the doctor will release her on May 1.

I wonder if that $35,000 lottery will cover more attorney fees

See, life is NEVER boring at the MacWolf household.