Day 283

Day 283

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Physical:

This was a bit of a rough day for DH.  Even though he is never on a “schedule”, things were more disruptive than usual.   He sat in front of the TV .. dozing off and on as always  .. and “saw” a lot of things being taken out of the house.  He saw the desk go by, and made no comment.  I doubt he had any clue what the various boxes were.  The only time he seemed to notice was when he saw tackle boxes carried out. He didn’t seem upset, but did recognize them; I told him DSS was going to clean and organize them (most likely very true, eventually) .. and he was satisfied. 

When I had to take him back to lay down so we could move his chair, he was more than happy to go!  So he had a nice long nap, while I got some grocery shopping done (a niece stayed here with him; he slept the whole time). 

When the time came to try the bed to chair transfer, we didn’t do so well.  There were 2 problems – one I just didn’t think about, and 1 I didn’t expect.  DH ended up on the floor, but it wasn’t a “fall”.   DSS came back and we got him up.  The thing I forgot was to lock the wheel on the bed so it didn’t roll away when I stood him up; the thing I didn’t expect was that his chair slid back (it never did that in the other room).  There are easy solutions to both, and we got him on the bed later with no big problem.  There are small adjustments but I will figure those out.

He ate a McD cheeseburger and a few fries for lunch; and a hamburger with gravy for supper.  I think he was too tired to eat much.

People:

This was a very busy day!  My sister and 2 nieces came to help me move furniture; and my sister and niece took me to the grocery store.  DSS and TGF also came by (much later than expected, but at least they came).  DSS took the desk and ALL the loaded boxes!  I was afraid he’d balk (baulk?) at all those boxes of stuff but he didn’t.  I actually have more stuff for him to take .. but will wait until next weekend.

Emotions:

I totally enjoyed the visiting with DSis and nieces.  And, I enormously appreciate their help.  If I’d had to wait and depend on DSS, not sure when anything would have happened.  It would have, but probably would have taken much longer.  I still have a lot of “tweaking” to do, but think it will all work out nicely.

I’m very tired, and know I have to push myself to get things done today so that I don’t get too stiff.

One of the things we moved was the chair I normally sleep in, from the den to the (newly blank spot) living room.  Maybe it was just that I was so tired .. but I did NOT wake up at 4:00! LOL!  I slept well .. not too hot or too cold, and no dogs barking.  Plus, it’s clear I sleep better farther away from the monitor.  I can still hear if the alarm goes off (dialysis machine), or if DH wakes and calls out.  But I don’t sit and listen to every change in his breathing!  When I took him his early pill this morning, I noticed his feet were out of the covers, and the blanket was a bit skewed.  I suspect he thought he was going to get up and some point; and got too cool, gave up and pulled the covers back on.  I never heard a thing .. which proves I don’t need to jump up and check on him at every little noise!  I will probably turn the volume up a little .. even though he can’t actually get out of bed, he can cause damage (in the past he’s broken his dialysis catheter).  I have to find a happy medium between staying awake because I hear too much, and not hearing him at all.  I’ll get that figured out too.

It’s still extremely frustrating not to be able to see things as well as I feel like I need to;  I’m not adopting to the changes very well.  It makes it much harder to clean the house when I just don’t see “details”. 

I shouldn’t admit it .. but it really was more fun grocery shopping with my sister and niece than TGF.   I don’t really know why .. maybe it was just because it was different.

It was a good day.  It started out frustrating because I didn’t know what to expect from DSS (I had thought he was coming one night during the week); and I had asked TGF about doing the shopping and getting lunch .. and she never even answered me, left me “stranded”, even after saying she would help.    In the end it worked out OK, but she had no way of knowing it was going to .. so evidently she didn’t really care if it would or not.   I guess my attitude is all wrong, but I just don’t feel like I should have to *beg* them for every little thing, and do without things so much just because it too inconvenient for her, or he’s in too grump a mood .

DH woke upp confused this morning (when I took him the pill).  It seemed to upset him that he didn’t know how he got there .. I didn’t bother to ask where it was he thought he was at the time.  He went on back to sleep.  Unlike most Sundays, we’re not expecting anyone today, so I can take my time getting dressed.  I have a lot to get done.  Since I work better with goals, my goal is to finish getting the rooms in order (except maybe the den), give a good once over cleaning, and get the Green stuff out.  Oh, and for my niece, since it’ll be a lovely day, try to get puppies closer.