WisCon Plans
May. 24th, 2011 02:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseNormally, I'd post my WisCON schedule this week, but I've decided to cancel my trip. My dad made his move into the recovery wing of the nursing home today, and it sounds like the transition had a few bumps. My mom says they seemed to have no information from the hospital about his specific needs, particularly his diet. I've mentioned before with the month-long diarreha, my dad's stomach is really sensitive. He's been living on protein shakes and bites of very bland foods found mostly in the BRAT diet (or BRATTY, more like, which includes not only the banana, rice, applesauce, toast, but also tea and yogurt.)
At any rate, the call from home stressed me out a bit, because, if LaCrosse hadn't had a tornado on Sunday night, I would have been there to make the transition to the new place with him. I know my mom is very capable, but I also know how nice it is to have someone else to strategize, etc. with when things aren't 100% smooth-going. (Especially in hosptial situations, you know? It's all so kind of scary and unfamiliar, it's nice to have someone else to help you ask and demand and all those things you need to do to advocate for the right kind of care.)
I did call the nursing home myself and talked directly to the nurse. I told her what my concerns were, and I hope that she took them seriously. I'm going to call my dad in a little bit and see how he feels about the whole thing. The good news is that, since I have canceled WisCON, I'll be able to see the place myself in a matter of days. Considering that his c-def is mostly under control, the nursing home shouldn't be able to do too much damage in the intervening time.
In the meantime, life goes on. I, as Tate, got some new cover art for the third (and perhaps final?????) Ana book:
This one is pretty small, but you can see a larger version over at Wyrdsmiths or the Tate blog.
At any rate, the call from home stressed me out a bit, because, if LaCrosse hadn't had a tornado on Sunday night, I would have been there to make the transition to the new place with him. I know my mom is very capable, but I also know how nice it is to have someone else to strategize, etc. with when things aren't 100% smooth-going. (Especially in hosptial situations, you know? It's all so kind of scary and unfamiliar, it's nice to have someone else to help you ask and demand and all those things you need to do to advocate for the right kind of care.)
I did call the nursing home myself and talked directly to the nurse. I told her what my concerns were, and I hope that she took them seriously. I'm going to call my dad in a little bit and see how he feels about the whole thing. The good news is that, since I have canceled WisCON, I'll be able to see the place myself in a matter of days. Considering that his c-def is mostly under control, the nursing home shouldn't be able to do too much damage in the intervening time.
In the meantime, life goes on. I, as Tate, got some new cover art for the third (and perhaps final?????) Ana book:
This one is pretty small, but you can see a larger version over at Wyrdsmiths or the Tate blog.