Day Twenty Seven Part Three

5:50 PM

Still at CMC-Charlotte. We have had one more day! It is amazing how you evaluate your circumstances. A few weeks ago today would have been a breeze. We didn't get to make the 4:00 transport either. BC/BS wouldn't approve the transfer in time. After many conversations with the hospital social worker and finally the discharge nurse at BC/BS we are supposed to go tomorrow to Lincoln Nursing Center. We are just waiting on ambulance transport. Don has had a rough day considering - again relative to his circumstances now. With all the confusion of on again off again and limited benefits (not really but they tried that), Don has been in a lot of pain that the meds aren't taking care of. He has also had a headache and his blood pressure has been up. The BP is not high enough to get medication for but it may be contributing to the headache but I am sure the stress has contributed to it. He broke down and cried when I told him the transfer was a definite for tomorrow - tears of joy I think. He is talking with someone about everything that has happened. He is beginning to blame himself for choosing to ride the motorcycle that night. I have tried to assure him that he could have had a car accident just as easy. We have seen victims of car accidents come in here that are in much worse shape than he is in. So to me motorcycle or not that isn't even an issue. Please pray for us again tomorrow as we make this transition & for everything still ahead of us!

Day Twenty Seven Part Two

12:41PM

Still at CMC-Charlotte. We have now been bumped to 4:00 transport. The insurance has something about 30 days paying the same so this day 27 for us so they don't care if it is today or the end of the week. They are paying the same. I don't understand it, but that is what the social worker told us. Also they have 48 hours to approve or decline the move. Since Lincoln Nursing only made the offer yesterday, we have until tomorrow for an answer. Maybe the delay will open a bed a Brian Center but then if we have to wait another 48 hours to get approval to go, I don't know where that will leave us. I am afraid that we might lose the bed at Lincoln Nursing. They have you over a barrel - those insurance companies. I am very frustrated as I sent everything home with the kids last night except what we would need for today through lunch. Don went down from more x-rays on his arm about 11:00 they just want to make sure everything is right before we leave. We haven't heard the results yet. I will post again later if we get to move.

Day Twenty Seven

8:29 AM

Well we are still at CMC-Charlotte this morning. Still waiting on the insurance to approve the move. Don didn't sleep as well last night as he has the past two nights. He is very worried about moving. His pain has increased and his blood pressure is up. He ate a good breakfast and is sleeping again. They took out most of his stitches in his belly last night but one of the ortho doctors had to take the ones out of his face and his hip this morning before 6:00. Don had healed so well, the stitches were overgrown. They all came out without issues. Most all the docs have come by to say goodbye already this morning. We are just waiting on approval and then the time of transport. They say we will leave before 12:00 today and that I can ride in the ambulance with him - probably up front. Let's hope so. One thing I have learned for sure is, nothing at a hospital is ever for certain. Being the "plan master", that has been really hard. I have to have a plan and a time for everything even if the plan is nothing. But I have to decide that the plan is nothing-LOL! That's why working at school is great for me - schedule, schedule, schedule! Please pray that the transition goes well and Don feels safe at Lincoln Nursing Center. He told the Nurse Practitioner that he didn't sleep well because of the move and that chances are I won't be able to stay with him at night. If any of you know anyone that works nights there, maybe they could just pop by and that might reassure him that everything is OK.

Once again, let me say thank you for everything - the phone calls (by the way the phone in his room has been broke well over a week. So if you called and didn't get an answer, it doesn't ring at all in his room.), e-mails, cards, money, food, prayers, visits, comments on the blog and well wishes. I hope I didn't leave anything or anyone out. I have tried to send cards, but I have lost track over the Christmas Holidays. But please know that everything is greatly appreciated! Just keep praying!