Monday, August 30, 2010

John had a pretty good day for most of the day. He said he had had the best night's sleep that he has had in a long time. So he felt relatively good this morning. He was able to enjoy a visit from Gordon Moulden and family this afternoon. Gordon taught the English course at Gateway for several years but now lives in Japan most of the time. It was great to visit with them.
However, tonight John did not do as well. By bedtime he was not doing well at all - the meds not working much and the secretions in his mouth greatly increased. He just called me in to pray for him because he was not settling down at all.
Please pray he will continue to have a good night's sleep and that the meds will work all the time, not just sometimes.

One thumbs up for the day and one thumbs down for the eveing!!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Another bad day for John - morning in particular although the meds have been not doing their job all day. I felt I could not leave him even to go to church this morning. He was feeling a little better in the afternoon so that Margie and I were able to get out for a half hour walk. The weather was lovely and it was nice to get the fresh air.
I have not idea why the meds are suddely not working well again but we just have to take each day as it comes and make the best of it.
we are expecting visitors tomorrow afternoon so please pray that John will be well enough to be able to enjoy the visit.

One thumbs down today.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

John had a rough day today all told. He had a REALLY bad morning - with the meds not seeming to kick in at all. However, by the afternoon he was able to get up and get dressed as we had visitor's coming. Former students, who have been in India for the last 4 years, came by to see us. We had a very good visit and John was able to sit and talk with them.
After they left he rested for awhile and then felt that he could make it to the park to see a Midsummer's Night Dream. However, although we got there, he was in such poor condition, we turned around and came home again immediately. He has had a really dreadful evening the rest of the time.
I have just tucked him in to bed and pray that tomorrow will be better.
I have to give today a one thumbs down in spite of the good afternoon because the rest of the time has been awful.

Friday, August 27, 2010

John has had a good day to day - for him. Felt better in the morning and able to go for speech therapy. He did not have as much trouble talking and did quite well with his voice exercises - and telling his joke for the day. Best he has done yet. He also enjoyed a yogurt from Tim Horton's (while Margie and I enjoyed a French Vanilla Cappachino!!)
I went up to London Drugs to get the meds for next month. They had made a mess of them - again. I had to make two trips today and still have to go back tomorrow to get the rest that they forgot to put into the blister packs.
Tomorrow is the first of a two day Interantional Festival here. We are hoping to be able to go to the park to see A Midsummer's Night Dream performed in the open air.
Please pray John will have another good day and we will be able to go.
I think I can give this a two thumbs up day!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Today did not start out too well. John had a rough morning. Trudy and Margie were scheduled to come and visit in the afternoon but we were not sure if he would be up to it. However, as often happens, after his 2pm meds he started to pick up. So they were able to come and had a lovely afternoon visiting both of us.
John is complaining that the bones in his back are rubbing together. Not sure what to do about that.
Tomorrow we try to go to speech therapy again. Because it is now scheduled earlier in the day, if John has a bad morning, he does not feel well enough to make the hour trip to Surrey.
Please pray he will have a good morning and be able to get there. This could be his last one.

The morning was one thumbs down but the afternoon is a one thumbs up.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

John had quite a good day today. By that I mean, he had no major crashes. Went to see our GP and he agreed that John should come off of all the new meds until the neurologist returns. Since one of those was supposed to dry up all the extra secretions in his mouth, but did not, we asked if there was anything else that he could take instead. He said there were two other meds but when he phoned the pharmacy they said that both meds could not be taken with his Parkinson's meds at all. So there was nothing to be done about that. John had a hard time accepting that.
I got some muscle relaxants for the sore muscles in my right shoulder and arm.
Another one thumbs up day !
Please pray for the meds to continue to work as well as they have the last few days.
Pray that John will make it to the speech therapy on Friday as he has missed two weeks
Pray that my shoulder and arm will get better (it's been sore for 3 months)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

We have discontinued using the new meds and John seems much better. Since we would have to wait for several more weeks to talk to the neurologist, I have made an appointment for tomorrow for John to see our local GP to get his input and hopefully help us with what to do next.
There is a noticable improvement in the last two days.
Today Gus came again and sat with John while I did some shopping. Then I went to the massage therapist - she managed to "unlock" my thumb which has not been able to bend for the last three months (too many thumbs down???) She also worked on my right shoulder which is quite sore. Hopefully this will have loosened it up quite a bit.
A one thumbs up day - hurrah!