Wednesday, December 8, 2010

John woke up at 2am and wanted ice cream!! He enjoyed every bite and then went back to sleep.  Just as well he enjoyed it then because when he woke up in the morning he felt awful so could not eat any then. He had a very bad morning and early afternoon but then started to feel well enough to get up and sit in his chair.
The lady from Home Care came today and starting tomorrow there will be somebody coming in at 7am to get him out to the sofa, 11am to bath and dress him and get him into his chair, and 10pm to put him to bed.
Hopefully this will be a big help for me.An OT and a PT will be coming in sometime in the next couple of weeks to evaluate him and see what else we need. Looks like we may have to get a lift to get him in and out of bed, and a wheel chair to transport him from one room to the other. Not sure what else they may recommend. The home care worker was looking at his recliner chair and wondering if he needed a different kind of chair as he keeps sliding out of this one. But all of it will be less expensive than having to put him into a nursing home, and much better for John.
Ike and Trudy Agawin, the Directors of Gateway, came over tonight for a visit and brought us a beautiful big poinsettia. We had a lovely visit and John was able to sit and talk (well, whisper) to them.
7am will come early so I am off to bed.

One thumbs down for today.