GRRRRRR-BLOGGER DID IT AGAIN

Can anyone tell mum why sometimes the blog she has just typed on my behalf will disappear and will then appear a few days later ready to post??????? IT JUST DID IT AGAIN, and mum does not feel like repeating it all. Suffice it to say that the reason we have not blogged for about a week is cos mum has not been feeling 100%. As you know, she had surgery over Christmas, so was recuperating last week. Uncle Vic invited us over to spend New Year's Eve with him a Coco in the new digs, but mum has been having problems with the battery on her chair, and did not want to chance getting stuck!!! We went to the store on Saturday cos there had been a mnixup on her pain meds!!!! It is less than 3 miles to go to the store, wander around and come back -- the chair looked as though it was gonna die on us!! Sunday morning mum was lying on the bed watching tv and her knee started hurting again!!! This was as bad as in December. She didn't wanna go to the ER because she knew that all they would wanna do was put her in a nursing home!! We went to Fry's cos she needed some stuff that Safeway doe sn't carry. It is not much further to go to Fry's and, again, by the time we got home, it looked like the battery was gonna die on her!! The chair is supposed to go about 10 miles on a full charge -- and IT IS NOT DOING IT!!! Mum finally got hold of someone at the chair place on Monday and they are ordering new batteries -- at last!!! Anyway, going back to sunday -- Mum decided to go out to get her mind off the pain (the Percocet was already helping somewhat -- bol) and also cos when she takes me to the store, she likes that everyone makes a fuss of me. They know me in both Fry's and Safeway, so everyone says hello to me -- in fact if she goes without me, she says they ask where I am and if I am ok!!! Anyway, aside from the problem with the battery, the trip itself went fine!! However, when we got home she had a terrible time unloading the perrishables!!! She leaves the other stuff cos Krysta will put it away for her!!!! There is not enuf space to use the wheelchair in the apt, so she tried using the walker -- it was not very easy, but she did manage to get the perishables put away, and then went back to bed, where she pretty much stayed the rest of the day. On Monday, mum had to go for her post-op visit to the surgeon. When she goes to that doctor, it is all the way over on the northwest side of town, and if she uses a "will call" for the return, she can wait forever, so she tries to time it. Well, this time, the van was on time and got her there very early, which meant she got out early. She tried to get an earlier return trip, but couldn't -- of course she did not take me with her, so I could not entertain her!!!! She says they have a good expresso coffee stand in the lobby of the hospital, which is just across the parking lot, so she went over and got herself a nice Caramel Macchiato. Of course, I was glad to see her, but the trip wiped her out cos of the pain in her knee. Of course, when Krysta got here, it started raining, so she could not take me out for my usual walk to the mailbox!!!!! BTW-- the surgeon was very pleased with mum's recovery and she doesn't hae to go back unless she has more problems. On Tuesday, the casework that arranges for Krysta came over for a routine visit. He has dogs so I was sniffing him most of the time!! Anyway, mum was telling him some of what was going on, and he said he was gonna see if he can arrange for mum to have Krysta for more hours!!! Since this last surgery, mum has been having a visiting nurse come a couple of times a week. That was all arranged by the surgeon!! On Wednesday, mum had an appointment to see the knee surgeon. She was outside waiting for the van and when it arrived, she realized that the gates were closed -- they are usually open during the daytime. Fortunately, the driver came back for her!!!! When the knee doctor heard about the "episode" on Sunday, he told mum what she expected to hear!!! Rvision surgery of the knee -- there is no way we can wait any longer. Well, mum went over to the Scheduler, and she is scheduled for the surgery on Jan 18 with pre surgery stuff the week before. The scheduler told her that she would only be in the hospital for 3-4 days and would be discharged home!!!!! There is no way mum can take care of herself after such major surgery, and Uncle Vic is still not completely satisfied -- it will be ok for me, but not for her, so she is gonna try to see about rehab afterwards!! Mum also called my dogtor and I am supposed to have a followup visit this month -- mum is gonna make it before her surgery!!! Oy gevalt -- so much going on here!!!!! Sorry for that garbage , but mum was trying to re-post the GoFundMe picture, but this is what she got!!! If anyone wants to help mum with some of these problems, please e-mail her at jskhackney23@hotmail.com and she will get back to you for any assistance you can give us!!! Well, I think mum has bored you enuf, and she has to make some phone calls. ttfn and toodle pip Cookie