Off to a busy start this morning, but unfortunately not able to start my sis's training. Her dad (step), who she is close with, took a bad fall yesterday and she had to go down to where he lives (about 2 hours from her) and help take care of him. She's not sure how long she'll be staying, but likely at least a few days and will likely have to set up some home care to come in to help him. She has step siblings (who live nearby him) but they seem to assume she will take care of him, so now of course she's struggling to set some boundaries for herself and the expectation that they will also step up and help just as much as she can/will.
DH was out at 8:30 this morning starting to mow the lawn. Another 100 degree day, plus I think the authorities have said no mowing after like 1pm or something like that.
I had devastating news yesterday. I don't know what I will do! I have been having Carnation Instant Breakfast most every morning of my life since I was in junior high school. Apparently it's being discontinued. Noooooo! Even my dh said "oh, no, what are you going to do?! Usually I buy a "case" of 8 boxes off of Amazon every couple of months for around $40. The price has gone up to $56. Walmart isn't carrying the light start version. Then I read online that they are discontinuing it all. I did just get a case of 8 boxes ordered with Amazon that had a 25% discount if I put it on subscribe and save, so I just ordered that and put it on refill for one month, instead of 2 and will try to just stock up a bunch as long as I can. After that I will look into finding a copycat DIY recipe to try. I am not a breakfast eater, so this has always been my easy go to breakfast.
I just texted my sis to see how her dad is doing. Doesn't sound very well. I didn't realize he was 92. Xrays on Saturday said he didn't break his hip. She just called to try to get home health care to come in to help him and they said no, because he isn't mobile and they won't do any lifting (this is Canada, so I have no idea how their health services work). She said the home health person she talked to recommended him getting another xray as sometimes xrays on older folks can be murky. I said it sounds like he needs to be in some sort of rebab/nursing care place until he heals and can get mobile again. She said her sister in law is coming over and they are trying to figure this out, as well.
My boss is back from vacation, asked how the week went. I updated her, but said "don't ask about the assistant, LOL". She said give her some time to get a little caught up this morning before she has to hear about him. haha. And even this morning - he's been clocked in for 2 hours and not one thing entered by him in our system yet. He didn't do anything the first 2 hours he worked last Friday, then suddenly 2 hours in a few invoices started getting entered and for the next 3 hours he posted about 30 invoices and 2 small payments. The other day he worked last week, for 5 hours, he posted one payment, that was paying just one invoice. Literally like 5 minutes of work (and that's being generous).
DD and SIL have this week off work. I didn't get my usual first of the morning message from her, LOL. They were up early and off to do a hike. She told me yesterday they had to scrap their original plan hike. She read recent reviews/comments on this particular hike and several were saying their cars had been broken into/windows broken recently, so they decided not to go there. Like she said "people suck".
In home care may not be covered to that extent. Canadian healthcare has been whittled away - from coast to coast, unfortunately. He may have been OK alone but after a fall definitely needs help like you said. I hope your sis can get the help she needs - my mom and most of her siblings split their time helping their dad - only a few are just waiting for the money to come through like little pigs.
ReplyDeleteit sounds like her sister in law was coming over to help her figure out what to do for him.
DeleteIs he still in the hospital? I don't know the Canadian system, but after my DH's stroke, when the hospital discharged him, (INAPPROPRIATELY), the visit home health care manager said the same...his condition is too severe for home health. They wanted him readmitted to the hospital, and discharged to a short term rehab facility. They suggested calling 911 to have him readmitted to the hospital and discharged correctly, but I was able to get it done by getting an appointment and subsequent orders from his primary care physician. Either way, they are no doubt in for a long day or two of phone calls. Best of luck to her.
ReplyDeleteNo, he's not. Apparently they took him to the hospital and they took the xray and said he didn't break it, so then they took him home :/
DeleteNestle's says their Boost Powder would be a good substitute for the Carnation brand. Premier Protein Powder might be a good substitute. The Premier shakes (ready to drink) taste OK, haven't tried their protein powder product.
ReplyDeleteI will check into these two, but I'd prefer powder over ready to drink (don't know why! LOL)
DeleteI just checked out the Boost chocolate powder and too much sugar added. The Vanilla isn't too bad for sugar, but I seem to get tired of the vanilla flavor. The Premier protein looks promising. I will probably try that one
DeleteI love Carnation Instant Breakfast and hate it is being discontinued. I drank it for years first thing in the morning because it was chocolate and kept me satiated for four hours. Then, I quit for some reason. When I looked for it again. I thought it had been discontinued. Now, it really is discontinued.
ReplyDeleteMy ploy would be to buy all I could right now and put some in the freezer and leave enough out to get to the expiration date.
Maybe you could start a petition online to have them keep making it.
Does he live alone? An MRI will give a better idea as to what happened. If he tore something, that could be worse than a broken bone.
Maybe your boss will fire the guy finally. Theft of wages is serious.
Sis said the home health person she talked to on the phone recommended another xray or MRI, which does sound like it's needed.
DeleteI'm not a big breakfast person either and have used a chocolate protein powder for several years. I use Syntha 6 Edge (less fat and sugar than regular Syntha 6) and mix it with water, ice, and a teaspoon of instant coffee. While I find it satisfying this way, others I know prefer it (or whatever protein powder they are using) mixed with milk. Syntha 6 is not cheap, but it's certainly the best tasting of all I have tried.
ReplyDeletethat's what I liked about the carnation - low cost!
Delete100°! Is it humid also? Yikes:0)
ReplyDeleteLoudermilk is a riot. I like that the episodes are less than 30 mins.
I think it was originally on Amazon Prime. My Netflix app is much smoother.
Maybe Carnation will come up with a replacement. :)
The humidity is low, which is what helps get the fires started :/
DeleteHow sad that you can't go on a hike because AHs are breaking into cars!!!
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