The rest of this day has not
turned out very well at all.
OK, we finally got out of here
and to Jimmy’s appointment. I was able
to have a conversation with the nurse about the Paliative care call. She said she had previously had the same
impression that I did; but that it’s actually a service for “pre-hospice”. I’m still skeptical. We’ll see how it goes.
I also had a chat with the
nutritionist. She me some ideas and
suggestions for helping get more nutrition into him. (for example, tonight I gave him baked
chicken wings (his favorite part) and steamed potatoes and green beans. He ate the chicken, ate *maybe* 2 bits of
vegetables. Then ate a nectarine; or at
least, part of one and claimed it had a bug).
I’m going to try making smoothies with protein drink plus extra protein
powder, and add banana and blueberries.
When we left there, I went
straight to the grocery store. It was
too hot for him to have to sit in the car too long, but the car indicated it
was running low on water (even though it did not appear to be
overheating). So, I tried to hurry and
just get what I needed for a few days.
We stopped at McD for a sandwich, and came home.
He got out of the car without any
problems today. But he got a coughing
spell, which turned into gagging and heaving, before he could eat his
lunch. Then he laid down the rest of the
afternoon.
This evening the UPS truck
brought me a package (some plants I had ordered). He backed into the satellite dish … and I now
have no internet. I am Furious!! I called Hughesnet, and was transferred 3
timees. I couldn’t seem to get anyone to
understand what I was saying the problem is.
Finally, a guy “got it”. Though I
have “insuance”, it doesn’t cover this, so they’re going to bill me $125 for a
tech to come out and reset the dish (which means turning it a few inches to get
the signal). And they can’t come until
NEXT WEEK. I am So furious … 4 maybe 5
days without internet???
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