Day 278

Day 278

Monrday, February 24, 2014

(Note: not at all sure what day I posted this morning, but it was *supposed* to be for SUNday!!)

Physical:

This was a bit of an odd day.  Apparently all of the different hours caught up with DH; or else he just felt bad (but never said so).  He slept until 3:00.  He woke up from time to time, but said he still felt sleepy and didn’t want to get up.  Even after he did, he dozed off and on in his chair.  And at bedtime he went right on to sleep.

He slept “restless”, and is groggy this morning; but not wanting to get up.

I fixed a chicken recipe (a very good one, passed along in my family), he ate 2 good sized servings.

He was very disoriented (from so much sleep?).  An insurance man came by, and he had to sign for a policy.  He tried to tell the man he had a “previous” address on the form (it was where we are now!).  Later, he repeatedly insisted that I call his mama because she had some information about an insurance policy for him!  I didn’t see any particular advantage in telling him his mama has been gone over 20 years; so I just told him I’d do the best I could.

People:

The CAN came early.  As said above, an insurance man came in the afternoon.

Emotions:

A lot of sad.  And some frustration this morning.  I thought since the CAN comes so early, this one time he’d be all cleaned up for his appointment.  I got up early to shower and dress … and then she called.  A problem came up, so she won’t be here (just this one day of course) until around 2:00.  And,  the hospice MD (or PA or something, who ever it is that took over his care from the Duke doctor) is coming this afternoon, also around 2:00.  Usually he sleeps all afternoon after clinic .. not today!

My plan to turn his room into a sitting room .. and eliminate a large percentage of using the wheelchair .. has gone into fast forward.    The sooner the better; but I sure do have to hustle to get the “excess clutter” cleaned up and either boxed up or thrown away.  I won’t be able to do much, if anything, today.  But at least I have already made a bit of progress.