Day 10 (cont)

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???