December 5: Headed Home Today

When I called Kristina just now, she was within hours of going home, but still feeling a little overwhelmed.

For example, she was looking at 19 pills she had to take! She was also waiting for a transition nurse to come, waiting for meds to be delivered, hassling around with her long-term care insurance company, trying to get paperwork from doctors, and so on -- all the complexity of going home, which is where she will be by the end of the day.

Even when she's at home, she's looking at a pretty restricted lifestyle. She can leave the house for brief periods, but she can't drive. She can go back to eating, but with severe restrictions, and she can't have alcohol. She can have visitors, but she'll probably wear out pretty quickly, and she can't have too much activity.

What is needed right now is volunteer help: to serve as caregivers on weekends and to put up flyers for the Dec. 19 fundraiser. Those are the biggest needs for now.

Anyway, she is headed home, and if you want to visit there, please call ahead to make sure she's there and can handle a visit.

Hooray!