Well ... here it is Sunday night and we are still in Minden, NV. We have spent most of the last few days hanging around the Carson-Tahoe Hospital as we needed to take Nan in early Saturday morning when she awoke very disoriented and confused. Nan has a history of having had a few TIAs, more commonly referred to as mini strokes and we feared she was having another one. After spending most of the day yesterday in the emergency room undergoing a bunch of tests and more tests throughout today, it appears that she probably did not have another TIA but rather was having a very bad reaction to a Urinary Tract Infection. I learned that this type of reaction can be common in persons of Nan's age. Regardless ... she is doing much better now and she is back home resting comfortably.
We plan on staying here at least one more day to see how Nan is doing and then we may head on to California (again) on Tuesday.
We have been sorta dry camping this past week here at my sisters place near Minden. Winne has had a water hookup and a 15 Amp electrical connection but we have not dumped our grey tank in about a week and the black tank has gone several weeks. One priority for tomorrow is to travel down the road a-ways to the Silver City RV Resort to fill up on fuel and propane and dump Winne's tanks. The folks at Silver City will waive their normal $10 dump fee if you fill up on gas and propane ... so that deal sounds pretty good to me ... even if gasoline is right near $4.00 per gallon on credit and about $3.90 if we pay in cash. We might as well get our provisions here for the big trip over Donner Pass .... you all remember what happened to the Donner Party in the winter of 1846-47 ... right?
I was around in '47, but not 1847!!! Good luck on your Tuesday departure. Hopefully nothing else will happen to delay you - you've had enough rehab care giving for the time being. Although, Marcie will have to continue on.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Nan is recovering from her latest trial. Those UTIs are very dangerous for older folks. Randy's mom died from complications of a UTI she left untreated!! Never knew that could happen. Very grateful Nan has you all to look out for her. Safe travels to you.
ReplyDeleteDang, I realize (too late, of course) that my previous comment was probably very insensitive. Please forgive me!! You can delete both of these if you'd like. Love you guys.
ReplyDeleteNo offense taken. We understand the comment was made with love and empathy. Thanks for caring!
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