Okaasan has moved again.
Back, in fact, to the hospital unit of the care home where she is no longer a resident. She'll be there for a month maybe, while they monitor how the arm feeding is doing and whether the system is stable enough for her to be moved again to a more permanent care hospital.
This week in Japan it was Respect for the Elderly Day, and the Residents' Association came to the front door - with a present for Okaasan! They know she is in hospital now, but she is on the list for this area...so we received shopping vouchers on her behalf - worth $30.
Dear Son went and did all the necessary admin stuff for her hospital moves this week, since I was working.
He said that she was fine, in herself. Knew him and smiled. Seemed herself.
Now we just wait again. State of Emergency for COVID in this region may end next week, so maybe the hospital will allow us to visit her more.
Her furniture and clothes are also still waiting back here at the house: for distribution to a charity drive, or the recycle shop. I had a VERY bad week after my 2nd Covid vaccination shot - the arm pains went on and on, the lymph glands under my arm specially bad...swollen boob. Exhaustion coming at me in waves.
I did the work that was unavoidable, and cancelled the rest. Went to bed when I could. Didn't drink alcohol all week!
So, processing Okaasan's things took a back seat. It's all still around our hallway, kitchen and my classroom. Maybe tomorrow. One of the cats is also poorly with asthma, so he needs attention.
Plodding on in life a bit. Good news - I can now walk one mile and a half with the Achilles tendon damage of this spring. So, there's a good thing.
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