Day 223
ThurSday January 2, 2014
Physical:
I don’t really notice much change on a day to day basis, though I think people who
don’t see DH often may. The biggest things to deal with now seem to be the
sleep patterns (he actually sleeps way more than he’s awake; but he mostly
sleeps in short bursts – rarely as much as all night at once,). His appetite hasn’t changed; but I do see
that a lot of that is that he’s just not interested in eating unless I give him
something he likes a lot. (Even though I’ve
been avoiding cooking ground meat, I’m going to have to try – he does like
hamburger helper. Between the
difficulty in cooking something like that when I can’t see what I’m doing well
enough to tell if it’s properly done, and the dialysis nutritionists snarky
comments about HH not being “nutritious”, I’ve been avoiding it. But it’s more nutritious than candy or
chips!)
The coughing continues to be a problem; but on Thursday he
had a bit more of it even while sitting in his chair. But Thursday night was the quietest in a long
time.
People:
On Wednesday we didn’t see anyone at all. On Thursday the CAN came fairly early. In the afternoon DH’s sister came by. She gave DH a real good haircut, and then
between us we got his hair washed. She
also cut his fingernails.
In the evening DSS came by and did the heparin … first time
in about 2 weeks (but DH has been OK anyway).
Emotions:
If I don’t get some sleep I just don’t know how I can keep
functioning. I get *some* sleep; but
never enough. The waking up in the
middle of the night (2:30; 3:30; 4:30) means I never get *enough* so I’m tired
and cranky all the time.
**Now Friday morning, last night was a better night. I didn’t sleep well because of the wind
howling all night; but I didn’t have to get up, and DH only had a few instances
of coughing and “fidgeting” .. and settled quickly.. This morning he’s sound asleep .. I think he
may have thought he wasn’t warm enough during the night (“only” had 3
blankets), so I added one more that is doubled .. so he’s weighted down with 5
layers, 2 of them fleece.
It’s an extraordinarily cold day, and I don’t anticipate
getting much done .. maybe a good day to just listen to a book. Maybe.
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