Day 172

Day 172

(Tuesday and) Wednesday November 13, 2013

Physical:

DH has only been out of bed once in the last 2 days.  Both days when the CNA came, she had to clean him up .. so he doesn't seem able to tell, at least some of the time, when he has "to go".  And he often thinks he does, but thinks he didn't "do anything" when he did.  Yes, I know, TMI .. but these are the facts, folks!

Tuesday his appetite was way off, and he kept saying his stomach hurt.  He didn't even want any homemade soup.  By Wednesday night he did, and ate a fair sized serving (and with remarkably little spillage!).  Pills are still a little bit of an issue

He does have a lot of congestion; but that's not particularly unusual.  He hasn't been around anyone with a cold or anything.

His mental "trips" are getting worse.  He has started occasionally getting angry with me if I tell him he's at home.  It's getting tricky to figure out what to say at times.  Especially in the middle of the night when he throws the covers off and insists it's time to get up.

People:

The CNA comes around noonish each day.  Wednesday she got him shaved, and the sheets changed.  She's admised me that he's too weak to be getting up; but it's hard to argue with him when his mind insists he can do what he wants.

The nurse came (even earlier) Wednesday.  She noted the congestion, and how his speech was (often is) slurred.  His sats were very good and he has no temperature (which means his stomach hurting is probably not infection - and he says it's better anyway.  Perhsps he was hungry and no longer recognizes the feeling.)

Emotions:

I've been trying to keep busy so I don't sit around and feel sad.  Unfortunately, the biggest project I need to accomplish is get clear out paper clutter.  And it makes me mega frustrated to not be able to read things.  I may be tossing important papers, but I can't hold on to everything; and there is absolutely no one who has time and/or inclination to help.  I can't let all this clutter sit around until someone finds time and clearly volunteer help is not going to happen.