Tuesday March 29, 2011

When I got to the hospital today the nurse told me that John had had a restless night. He seemed OK in the morning and into the afternoon. Mostly he just watched TV. However, about 5:00pm he began to get severe muscle cramps in his legs and feet. The doctor had not seen John on his morning rounds and arrived at his bedside a half hour later. This was the first time he has actually witnessed one of John's episodes and he was quite disturned by the amount of rigidity, cramping and sweating.
He immediately ordered a muscle relaxant for him and told me not to count on John coming home on Thursday as we had discussed earlier. He wants him to have two days of no "attacks" before he comes home.
Debbie dropped in and had a visit with us today which was very nice. Margie called and asked me to go out with her to supper but I did not feel John was doing well enough at that time for me to leave him.
The lady across the way who has Parkinsons and dementia is being moved to another ward tomorrow. She was supposed to go today but apparently whoever was in the bed she was supposed to move in to, was refusing to leave. Interesting place.
I left the hosital early tonight - just after 8pm - as I was so tired. I hope John was good until they brought his sleeping meds to him.
Now I am off to bed.

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