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  Monday  February 16  2009    12: 00 PM

family update

Zoe's mom, Gerry, is still at the Alzheimer's ward at Western State Hospital in Tacoma. They are looking to place her back in the community but no luck so far. I don't see how they can given the care level she needs, but Western State is under pressure to find her a place. We have been visiting her weekly. She had a seizure a couple of months ago but has been OK since. Last night around midnight (why is it always in the middle of the night?) we had a call from the nurse on Gerry's ward. She had fallen on her face again. Zoe spent several hours calling to see what her condition was. They gave her a CT scan and all was well with her head. It turned out to be a bladder infection, which can cause stability problems in older patients. No seizure this time. We will be going down Wednesday.