Tell Us About Your Day

I hope it all settles soon. 

It sounds like their are a few health issues around. I hope you are all Ok.

I did get out yesterday as the rain held off. It's probably the weather but I did think about the people I did not see and whether they were Ok. It's been so dreary lately that I am down at times and just wonder how others are being affected.

I know * one swallow does not a summer make* but it was nice to see them return this morning after their winter break. They are bickering on the roof !

I did the mid week shop yesterday and then went to art group. It was a quiet meeting as there were only a few of us but we had a good chat. After I got home and had lunch / tea I unpacked two parcels which had arrived. One of herbs and spices and the other with carniverous plants. The plant one was tricky as the plants were well packed. The company I use pack them well so each plant took several minutes to unpack. They all appear Ok though. They will have been stressed on their journey so I will see how they go in the coming days.

I got all ready to go out: but no, I had to cancel because I have an upset tummy.

I feel sick today: I have a bad headache and like I have a temperature. I couldn't sleep either.

I feel awful.

Yesterday I went for my walk in the morning and then spent most of the afternoon in the garden. I got very tired but that is sorted for the moment. Today I need to get back to tidying and cleaning in my neglected house

I went grocery shopping with my dad. When I got home I washed a quick load of laundry and am airing out my apartment.

I am online and browsing various websites.

Okay, I'm lost again.. 

I had my daily shower this morning. I also ate my breakfast and drank my coffee. I've been online since then and am airing out my apartment, too.

Anyhow, I am alone this Saturday: just the way I like it.

Thanks Jen.  

Anyway, the so's car passed the MOT.

Not bad for a 16 year old car with about 150,000 on the clock.

Today was spent going down one "technological" rabbit hole after another...

After Mom was discharged from hospice (again), a different (local) company took over her care. Well, they use a patient portal (AthenaHealth), as I received an email from them after their first visit with her. This email had a link to the notes posted on the portal, but she didn't have an account.

My doc uses the same portal for his practice as well, so I already have an account with them. So, I logged into my account and tried to set up "family access." I entered all her information, but "there was no record" of her. The top of the web page indicated that this was for my doc's practice.

So after calling the provider yesterday, I was told that would have to create a separate account for her, using a separate email...

Mom is a soon-to-be 85 year-old woman who has dementia and was otherwise computer illiterate and has never had her own email account. Dad was the one who always received emails for her. After some googling and trying to create an account for her under mine. I tried calling customer (dis)service. After going round and round with their telephone system which tells me, every time to go to their web site, and trying to get a representative to help, I ended up throwing the handset down the hallway. I know, mistreating technology doesn't make it work any better. I've thrown something out of sheer anger and frustration only one other time in my life.

I had to create a freemail account for her in order to set her up with a Comcast ID. Once that was done, I had to activate the email account. I then tried to set up my Outlook client to grab her emails as well as my own. That didn't work, either. I ended up using the forwarding function so that her Comcast email would be forwarded to mine. GRRRR! Okay...that tested out pretty well.

So, it's all set up to create her own patient portal account...

I created a new AthenaHealth account using her new email address. I saw that there was nothing but an "empty" account. I went into the "Family Access" area and granted myself full access. I then signed into my own account, where I was met by my mother's name and provider. My account information vanished! Under Mom's name, there were two links for her and one for me (self). I clicked on my name, and my provider's name was gone as well as my history. GRRRRR!!!!!

I went back to the original email that the provider sent, referring to visit notes, and I clicked the link. It took me to the account THEY created for her, using MY email account, which I cannot change in her profile. I downloaded the notes, because when I call to complain on Monday, I don't want those to disappear as well.

Technology...it's not for sissies.