A lot has happened already in June with 3 residents not being at PG now.
Gilbert’s dementia has gotten a lot worse and was making it difficult for the staff. He had some infection issues, so was taken to the hospital. Once the infections were dealt with, he was moved to the Park Manor nursing home in Conroe. Unfortunately he was put into a isolation wing because of covid. Once they understood he was vaccinated, the said they would take him out of isolation, but they don’t have a room! So… hopefully this week he will be moved to the “clear” section of the nursing home. In the mean time only Wayne Overby and myself can visit him. Here’s a picture of him a few days ago in the isolation room.
Today he was telling me how wonderful his care was, and how fortunate he was at his age (97) to be taken care of so well! His mind seemed a little clearer… he wanted to be remembered to some at PG. Other times we’ve visited he had no idea where he was.
Marybelle has been getting worse gradually for a long time. It finally came to the point where she couldn’t transfer from the bed to the wheelchair as well, and was ending up on the floor sometimes. Her needs were beyond what we could continue to meet. Hospice searched for a nursing home, and found a personal care home in Conroe called the Tuscany House. We looked at it and realized it wasn’t the quality of Pecan Grove, but it sure was better than a nursing home! So we took Marybelle there. This morning we brought her to the Opel’s meeting in Conroe where we now go. Here are pictures of her leaving PG, with the residents and staff that were present gathered around her. Then a picture of her, dad and Salena at the Opel’s this morning after meeting.
I took her back to the Tuscany house and took this picture of her with the man that runs the house, and of her room, which is nearly as large as the room she had at PG.
Sadly, she’s not a happy camper. But this morning it was clear that our decision was correct… she is far beyond what we can care for.
If anyone wants to send mail to Marybelle or Gilbert, please send it to Pecan Grove, and we’ll get it to them.
Lastly, Clarence went to the hospital Friday because of blood in his urine. He was moved yesterday to a different, rehab hospital. They haven’t found the cause of the problem yet, but Clarence is doing well. Here’s a picture of him today:
He still has his humor, and his mind is fairly clear (his short term memory has been bad for a long time). He understands why he is in the hospital and isn’t complaining. Hopefully they resolve the problem and he’ll be able to return to PG.
We’ve had several visitors already… lots to report, but will leave that till the real blog update at the end of June.
Ken