As of yesterday afternoon Dad just snapped out of his funk. He was at the Senior Center and the nurse said he was outside and all of a sudden got up and started walking with his walker. He had been using the wheel chair for several days and just slept and ate.
I knew he would come out of it. It's an unpredictable disease. I know with a little patience he will return to more independence. I refuse to look at it any other way until it gets to a point of no return. I think he is far from that.
Anyone that can sit with Rod and have a conversation about how a riverter works in detail has a long way to go before we call it quits and stop working with him. The mind still wants to work but the disease makes it slow down.
On another note...
Dad's cards have dwindled down to practically nothing in the last 6 months. That's sad to me for all the love and concern and material things and money, etc that he has given to his family.
There are a select few that are not included in that statement and you know who you are. You are greatly appreciated. Dad loves to get cards. He gets lonely. He needs to know people give a damn. Cards and notes don't have to come at a holiday time....he may not make it to the next holiday/birthday. No one knows when our time is up.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
A Beautiful Saturday in Oklahoma...
Yes, I know I am so behind in posting and keeping updated with Dad. I am sorry for that. I didn't really know that there were daily readers or at least checking to read until my husband told me this last night. So to Louise, I am sorry that I don't keep at this like I should. I have the time....I am not always in the frame of mind to write. I am a bit of a mood writer and if I don't "feel it", I don't do it. lol
I am like my nephew, Gordie, he has to be in the mood to paint/draw/create! So you get that honestly Gordon!!
Dad has been doing okay. Not so much funny stories to tell lately as we have been so busy, he hasn't had time to BE funny!
We are in a bit of a transition right now with some changes being made that I can't disclose right now because I don't have all the information yet. I don't mean to be mysterious but it's just an explanation as to why I can't get in here to post like I should.
There is an option to this website that they can make a book for anyone who blogs. Of course, I can do the exact same thing on MY computer and then take it to Kinkos and have them bound the sheets. I am going to check in to which way is the cheapest and then make this into a book one day for other generations to read. How great that would have been for me to be reading about my Great Grandfather now. One day Kiara's children can read about their Great Great Grandpa. Say what you will about the Internet.....say all the negative you want. BUT if you look for the wonders of the Internet as I do then you can find the world at your fingertips. I am just sorry I didn't have this when I was young.
Now onto Dad...He has had a couple rough days lately. It started last week slowly with not being able to stand long. He fell 4 times last week...once with Rod standing right next to him. He just DROPS. He didn't get hurt much but for the time he fell in bathroom and hit his head on the wall. He had a goose egg lump. Rod put ice on it for about 45 minutes and it looked better. He hit on the hardest part of his head. Like I said before, Mom always said he had a hard head and she just wasn't whistling Dixie!! I have no idea why he hasn't broken something. Must be all those calcium pills he says I force upon him!! lol
He has been on the uhhhhhhhhhhhh shall I say stubborn side lately. That's putting it nicely. Of course Dad is an angel at the Sr Center. Not at home.....oh my god, you would just drop your mouth if you heard him talk to me sometimes. hahaha I guess he does it cause I will forgive him. Actually I just crank it right back to him...oh how that man loves to argue and be right!!
I should video tape one of those sessions for your entertainment! haha
He had a terrible day yesterday at the center. The nurse put him in a wheelchair and he didn't know where he was most of the afternoon and night. Rod got up twice with him last night and he was starting to communicate better he said. We have the alarm on the bed so he doesn't get up alone to use the restroom.
This comes and goes....so I don't worry about it being the way it's going to stay. He got a LOT of sleep yesterday and last night so that always seems to help. Rod woke him long enough to get his pills this morning and he went back to sleep. It's a beautiful day and I am hoping he wakes up pretty soon so he can go outside and sit while we do some yard work. I have SUNSCREEN this time!! The spray on kind.
Dad has some issues with depression and rightly so. He takes an anti-depressant but it is still an issue. He really is ready to go meet his maker at anytime. He says he wants to fall and break his neck. I know he is sincere in that but I only tell him I understand BUT falling and breaking his neck will not kill him...it will only put him in a cast. I can imagine this way of living sucks. It's not really living....it's putting off the inevitable....which is death. It's a fact that we do talk about...I am open to his discussions on it. I don't think people talk about it enough. However, as I have told him before, he cannot choose the time to go. He knows that sooooooooooo the only thing left to do is to make the BEST of the time he has left. Get the emotions out but then start to think about what you CAN do in the meantime. I know it's hard for him because the things that he wants to do he just simply can't.
He is scheduled for cataract surgery this month. We may have to postpone that. Not sure yet. We had planned on coming back to Indiana the first two weeks of June. Now we are not sure if that schedule can be kept yet. Again, we are in the middle of some adjustments here and by the end of this week I will know more of the vacation schedule.
My son, Chris, will be getting married May 21....not too far off now. That's going to be in Joplin, MO. He is marrying a very sweet girl. They are the same age, 25. She is good for Chris. I think, from what I have seen, that he is good for her also. I have had the opportunity to speak to her Mom a couple times and they love Christopher. Her name is Jennifer and she recently lost her Father to cancer. I had gone to the funeral at the church in Joplin where he was the Pastor. It is so sad that she lost her Dad. She so much wanted him to walk her down the isle. Chris is filling a void for her and I can see how much they do love each other. I just found out last weekend that twins run in her family. Now she tells us! lol
TWINS???!!!! Oh good Lord. I can barely handle ONE! Right now I can't handle any!! lol My advice to them was to wait as long as they could to start a family. Concentrate on getting a HOME first!! Dad says the same thing to them. Will they listen? Do they ever? haha
I will try to keep you posted on Dad....but not to worry. This too shall pass.
I will be posting some photos soon.
I am like my nephew, Gordie, he has to be in the mood to paint/draw/create! So you get that honestly Gordon!!
Dad has been doing okay. Not so much funny stories to tell lately as we have been so busy, he hasn't had time to BE funny!
We are in a bit of a transition right now with some changes being made that I can't disclose right now because I don't have all the information yet. I don't mean to be mysterious but it's just an explanation as to why I can't get in here to post like I should.
There is an option to this website that they can make a book for anyone who blogs. Of course, I can do the exact same thing on MY computer and then take it to Kinkos and have them bound the sheets. I am going to check in to which way is the cheapest and then make this into a book one day for other generations to read. How great that would have been for me to be reading about my Great Grandfather now. One day Kiara's children can read about their Great Great Grandpa. Say what you will about the Internet.....say all the negative you want. BUT if you look for the wonders of the Internet as I do then you can find the world at your fingertips. I am just sorry I didn't have this when I was young.
Now onto Dad...He has had a couple rough days lately. It started last week slowly with not being able to stand long. He fell 4 times last week...once with Rod standing right next to him. He just DROPS. He didn't get hurt much but for the time he fell in bathroom and hit his head on the wall. He had a goose egg lump. Rod put ice on it for about 45 minutes and it looked better. He hit on the hardest part of his head. Like I said before, Mom always said he had a hard head and she just wasn't whistling Dixie!! I have no idea why he hasn't broken something. Must be all those calcium pills he says I force upon him!! lol
He has been on the uhhhhhhhhhhhh shall I say stubborn side lately. That's putting it nicely. Of course Dad is an angel at the Sr Center. Not at home.....oh my god, you would just drop your mouth if you heard him talk to me sometimes. hahaha I guess he does it cause I will forgive him. Actually I just crank it right back to him...oh how that man loves to argue and be right!!
I should video tape one of those sessions for your entertainment! haha
He had a terrible day yesterday at the center. The nurse put him in a wheelchair and he didn't know where he was most of the afternoon and night. Rod got up twice with him last night and he was starting to communicate better he said. We have the alarm on the bed so he doesn't get up alone to use the restroom.
This comes and goes....so I don't worry about it being the way it's going to stay. He got a LOT of sleep yesterday and last night so that always seems to help. Rod woke him long enough to get his pills this morning and he went back to sleep. It's a beautiful day and I am hoping he wakes up pretty soon so he can go outside and sit while we do some yard work. I have SUNSCREEN this time!! The spray on kind.
Dad has some issues with depression and rightly so. He takes an anti-depressant but it is still an issue. He really is ready to go meet his maker at anytime. He says he wants to fall and break his neck. I know he is sincere in that but I only tell him I understand BUT falling and breaking his neck will not kill him...it will only put him in a cast. I can imagine this way of living sucks. It's not really living....it's putting off the inevitable....which is death. It's a fact that we do talk about...I am open to his discussions on it. I don't think people talk about it enough. However, as I have told him before, he cannot choose the time to go. He knows that sooooooooooo the only thing left to do is to make the BEST of the time he has left. Get the emotions out but then start to think about what you CAN do in the meantime. I know it's hard for him because the things that he wants to do he just simply can't.
He is scheduled for cataract surgery this month. We may have to postpone that. Not sure yet. We had planned on coming back to Indiana the first two weeks of June. Now we are not sure if that schedule can be kept yet. Again, we are in the middle of some adjustments here and by the end of this week I will know more of the vacation schedule.
My son, Chris, will be getting married May 21....not too far off now. That's going to be in Joplin, MO. He is marrying a very sweet girl. They are the same age, 25. She is good for Chris. I think, from what I have seen, that he is good for her also. I have had the opportunity to speak to her Mom a couple times and they love Christopher. Her name is Jennifer and she recently lost her Father to cancer. I had gone to the funeral at the church in Joplin where he was the Pastor. It is so sad that she lost her Dad. She so much wanted him to walk her down the isle. Chris is filling a void for her and I can see how much they do love each other. I just found out last weekend that twins run in her family. Now she tells us! lol
TWINS???!!!! Oh good Lord. I can barely handle ONE! Right now I can't handle any!! lol My advice to them was to wait as long as they could to start a family. Concentrate on getting a HOME first!! Dad says the same thing to them. Will they listen? Do they ever? haha
I will try to keep you posted on Dad....but not to worry. This too shall pass.
I will be posting some photos soon.
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