Art and I always make it a point to take mom to the Senior Fair at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu to get her flu shot and check out the senior booths for ideas.
My cousin, Arnold had some time to join us this year.
We were there at the 8:30 opening time and there was already a long line of seniors waiting.
I was amazed at the super friendliness of all the technicians at the Kaiser Hospital section of the center.
Mom got her flu shot pretty painlessly and then they offered to take her blood pressure.
It was very, very high which alarmed the nurse. She did it again and it was still high so she said she would be notifying mom's doctor.
Mom has the "white coat hypertension". Her blood pressure goes up when she sees doctors and nurses.
Arnold and Art are both veterans and were delighted to find a booth dedicated to informing veterans of their options. Art is actually retired military so he knew most of it, but Arnold was not aware of many of his options.
I learned more about Smart911.com. This is a site that is available in Hawaii where we can provide a lot of important information to 911 ahead of time in case we ever have to call them. You can provide blood type, a photo of your house, photos of yourself, medical information, whatever you think is important to first responders who come to rescue you. I've already signed up.
Then there was a booth on hurricane preparedness and lots of things to do with your health. It was so much fun to run into Taryn Lum, the Hearing Specialist from Sam's Club where we'd gotten our hearing tested for free earlier. And she recognized us!
We also got happy hugs from friends we'd been on a tour with and Michael who was our tour guide to Hokkaido last year.
Oh yes! It was loads of fun and we'll be back again next year.
We were there at the 8:30 opening time and there was already a long line of seniors waiting.
I was amazed at the super friendliness of all the technicians at the Kaiser Hospital section of the center.
Mom got her flu shot pretty painlessly and then they offered to take her blood pressure.
It was very, very high which alarmed the nurse. She did it again and it was still high so she said she would be notifying mom's doctor.
Mom has the "white coat hypertension". Her blood pressure goes up when she sees doctors and nurses.
Arnold and Art are both veterans and were delighted to find a booth dedicated to informing veterans of their options. Art is actually retired military so he knew most of it, but Arnold was not aware of many of his options.
I learned more about Smart911.com. This is a site that is available in Hawaii where we can provide a lot of important information to 911 ahead of time in case we ever have to call them. You can provide blood type, a photo of your house, photos of yourself, medical information, whatever you think is important to first responders who come to rescue you. I've already signed up.
Then there was a booth on hurricane preparedness and lots of things to do with your health. It was so much fun to run into Taryn Lum, the Hearing Specialist from Sam's Club where we'd gotten our hearing tested for free earlier. And she recognized us!
We also got happy hugs from friends we'd been on a tour with and Michael who was our tour guide to Hokkaido last year.
Oh yes! It was loads of fun and we'll be back again next year.
I do hope you will get Mom's BP problem checked out and you'll tell me it was nothing. That's a really nice picture of the three of you! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour mom is adorable (and you take after her). I hope the BP is nothing but the anxiety of having it measured!
ReplyDeleteYou all look wonderful in the picture, Kay. I'll have to see if we have a Smart911 available.
ReplyDeleteI do love your photos for the day and what a fun day it was!! Yes, all of you look wonderful and happy and that's the best of all!! Hope you have a great new week, Kay!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever got the flu shot, I really need to
ReplyDeleteI am concerned about your mom's high blood pressure...hope she is on meds.
ReplyDeleteThey're smart to have all the info for seniors when they get the flu shots. I hope the blood pressure goes down.
ReplyDeleteIs your mom on beta blockers? I got my flu shot already at Kaiser and have to go up to have my blood work today, since I'm on Warfarin. Beta blockers are such a boon for me. No more up and down blood pressure.
ReplyDeleteShe takes atenolol which is a beta blocker but because her blood pressure is labile, it's harder to treat, I guess.
DeleteKay your mum looks great for her age.. Strong woman
ReplyDeleteI have that white coat syndrome also so I bought a home monitor and periodically check mine. Have the doctor check the home monitor to make sure it is accurate then she can quit worrying.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a little impromptu get-together with all the friends you saw there. That's fun.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of anything like that 911 service. Sounds like a good idea. With today's technology, it's so easy to store data and call it up quickly when needed.
I have the same problem with I go to my OB.
ReplyDeleteSmart911 sounds perfect. I have wondered what early responders would do in an emergency with me. I have my son's phone number as ICE (In Case of Emergency) on my phone but that's about it. He has my medical power of attorney.
ReplyDeleteMom looks geat! [so do you]
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What a great fair. I've been speaking at a few, but not medical, more supports in place. You take good care of mom!
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