Running out of new obscenities

Are you kidding?  Maybe I'm just stupid, brain cells melting from stress.  Or the heat from the 24/7 fire in my mouth has seeped through my palate.  They cancelled this morning because even .......  what the hell.  Doesn't matter at this point.  Another two week wait, nasty things exiting my mouth for two days.  Carole just called, thankful that they FINALLY increased her lousy 100 mg gabapentin dose to what CC was giving her.  I am looking into other options, including an ambulance dropping her off at the CC ER, before any more of that foot turns black.

Carole's calls gasping and sobbing from pain have kept me quite upset and busy in the evening, so no stitching.  I do like Margret and will try to protect her from flames or open windows.  Several gowns were kept and I managed to pack up and ship back her clothing.  I can't be there to help with fit, her new gown is still on the stand in her room, but oh does she love these muumuus.  You know my problem with decision making and there are way too many prints to choose.  These came in today and I do believe she will love them.  Been a leopard girl her entire life, she will approve.

Another idea for the wrap back hospital gown. Duster is snap front, and rather than open the entire back, I will fold over a few inches down the center to her waist and topstitch (ordered larger size).  The back panel of the pleat can have a print or solid fabric sewn to its edge, horizontal topstitch across waist to hold the added panel.  No longer needed?  Remove the panel, sew the two edges, pleat please!

I tried the vinegar, wrinkle sprays, dryer sheet, everything, those creases would not release.  This stripe doesn't look like it will have that problem.

To explain the large sewer bill, $3500 to tie in, $60 per month forever, $8500 to excavate and install pipe to the road,  extra to excavate and install from other end of house where mom's bath was added.  Removal of wood deck, break and remove stamped concrete patio, barn stone edging, shrubs.  The deck is the only part we're replacing.

Someone requested a sampler box weeks ago, but no-reply status prevented an answer.  Maybe in the future if quality boxes are found.

Have a good night.  I hope to sleep this time.

Thanks for visiting.

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If I had an old towel,

 I would throw it in.  But I passed them on to the shelter and refuse to throw a new one.  No sense in having a hissy fit, bitch fest, or rabid rant.

So I'll show you how close I am to completing one side.  Margret is a sweet stitch when all else is sour.  

Snow is gone, cement poured, seeded and strawed, now all we have to do is find $18520 to pay contractors and township for toilet privileges in my home.

Overlapped back gowns for sis came is, jersey is very nice but clingy, one woven will be returned (very stiff), and another is a lovely print but washing, ironing, spraying, steaming, will not remove these creases throughout the garment.  She is so miserable, pain has not lessened, no books movies or music are wanted.  No more treats or iced drinks are requested.  Eight weeks unable to move while in tremendous pain is taking a great mental and emotional toll.  

Hoping Tuesday's call will give her some hope.

Take care of yourself, stay well.

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Waiting

 Nothing new.  

Yesterday...

This morning....

Tonight....

Bedtime.

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And help you did

 Thanks to all who shared information on altering gowns.  I never thought about the Velcro in the wash catching all the threads and floating dryer debris.   Small snaps are not easy to secure with arthritis, and my preference would be a loop that could be slipped over a large button at shoulder.  Alterations were never a problem but my mental status these days leaves no room for frustration.  Luckily, after hours searching online retailers for her size in stock, I found a site called AllHeart which offered three styles.  Bingo.  Off the hook.  She will have more dusters and muumuus than she needs but probably a good thing since the four occlusions and two clots in the calf of her left leg resulted in ulcers, no pants for a long while.  Although excruciating pain, it feels like cement.  She just can't move it.

Removed the border outline and adjusted, still slow progress.  

We have several businesses that won't do our mandated sewage lines because of the layout here, and we're at the point of a bulldozer coming and leveling the pergola, deck, concrete, barnstone walls, shrubs, and ornamental trees.  Taxes rising again, I need to get out of here.  

My sister's nurses are all wonderful and it's nice that this unit has a fridge for patient treats.  Help them by listing numbers that are monitored so they don't have to search.

Have a good day folks.

Once again, you always offer help and support when needed and I greatly appreciate it.

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Sewist help

 Hi everyone.  Asking for help or suggestions on altering dusters into adaptive clothing.  Mom was bed ridden for over a year and I slit the back of jumpers and dusters, hemmed edges, tied the top, and she had nice clothes for any occasion.  Jumpers were best since her top could be kept on for warmth through day to night changes.  

The wonderful silky print "muumuus" with pockets will be great during (hopefully) recovery and the unbelievable number of prints was a surprise (Amerimark).  But she can't wear them in facility because the backs do not open.  So I ordered a load of woven fabric dusters and house coats to alter.  My order from Woman Within was placed two weeks ago, not shipped yet, and they won't allow cancellation.  So I will send them all back without even opening since orders from other retailers were here in days.  Buck and Buck and Silverts offer great items, but she's not crazy about jersey fabric.  I purchased a size larger and expected to slightly overlap but that would require ties, velcro, snaps for modesty during therapy.  Here's what I'm planning and if you sewists have any other suggestions, I would appreciate the guidance.

This drawing was on the Buck and Buck site and I believe ideal solution, will be ordering from here also.  But I need extras, seems she is always getting blood stains from new sticks.  All the dusters are various colors and prints so a neutral muslin or mini print will be used to add a piece (French seam) to one side of the cut back, wide enough to offer coverage without fastener bumps to dig in when reclining.  If cotton tape with snaps is used across the top of added modesty panel, that would give stability and closure in one, right?

Opinions?

Suggestions?

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Thank you

 for the emails, anonymous gifts, concern, and prayers.  I thought I would update rather than reply by individual emails (with this hand, once and done), or with my new baby stylus (thank you!) for a phone that needs minutes reloaded.  What a time saver that has been.  Using a precise point instead of a fat bent finger has prevented medical updates from being sent to Dominos, hair stylist, tanning salon, and a few others.    

She has improved and recovered somewhat, in transitional care, soon to be sent to a SNF with extreme pain continuing. I was first asked why I wasn't told that she will probably not survive, and now told if she doesn't take the risk she'll die anyway.  Tact would have been appreciated.  Amputation is an option, wait until bad enough for hospice, or take a chance.  Chance.  But when?  It's a long and tedious route these weeks with no answers.  I am making arrangements for CC procedures, but with their load of patients, it doesn't come quickly.  I've been scolded, insulted, and yelled at by providers and my sister, and I wish there was someone to hand it all to, but there isn't.  Her son has difficulty interpreting as if dyslexia has taken over his entire body, and I am exhausted.  Ativan to help calm the strong PVCs that prevent deep sleep combined with 5am calls from her doctor, has me in bed hours earlier than ever before. 

That shortens stitching time and two fingers flailing like whirlygigs on a shaky hand already saddled with bent and triggered others isn't helping.  Some thread colors were slightly changed in the body, but not by much (darker teal and gold) and I was surprised because the chart photo looks very drab.  I do like my changes in flower color but maybe it wasn't necessary.  Too late.  I want to order a few samplers and Nan's pears are a must have.  Maybe this evening.  So much to do, and it seems nothing is ever accomplished. 

 Never before have I had to do so much in patient progress notes and test results and printing and phone calls and schedules and explaining what happened and asking why an infection can't be identified and how many fissures before your tongue is no longer a tongue.  We can't get any answers on the vascular procedures until a phone appointment on 27th, and take it from there.  I doubt if I'll get an answer regarding my tongue.

I can't believe this is the middle of April.  Petey is low income, no taxes to file.

Thanks again for keeping in touch to send your prayers and caring thoughts, greatly appreciated.

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