Thursday, January 20. 2011

I thought John had a pretty good day today. He was well enough to have his hair washed in the morning. He had no major "attacks" with the meds not working. But when the support worker came tonight and asked him what kind of a day he had had, he said is was terrible. So obviously his view of what makes a bad day for him, and mine just looking on, can be very different.
He had a terrible time last night at bedtime and was definitely not as bad this evening. He is still jumping out of his skin whenever certain spots on his back are touched.
I attended the weekly coffee hour in the condo today and we celebrated one of the resident's 100th birthday. She is bright and physically strong, her only ailment being failing eyesight. Apparently her doctor once told her that she would live to be 100 and he would dance at her birthday party. He got to do that last Saturday when her family had a big party for her. We asked her how the dance went and she said the doctor us a very good doctor but a poor dancer!
Woke up to snow this morning but it had turned to rain before noon. Margie and I braved the rain and went to Curves tonight.
The OT finally called me re the documentation for the hospital bed and air mattress and I hope she will have it ready for me by tomorrow. Found out tonight Gateway's fax is broken so I will have to go somewhere else to fax them in.

From John's point of view this was a one thumbs down kind of day.