Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween! Dad and I had a relaxing weekend, not doing much at all. I did get lots of things done around the house. Friday morning I took Dad to Marion to his dermatologist. He asked several times where we were going and I kept telling him. We didn't have to wait long in the waiting area. (Sometime soon I'm going to write about what happened about a year ago in this waiting area!) Once we were in an examining room, Dad read the posters on the wall and continued to ask where we were and why. I got him a magazine to look at and that kept him occupied until the doctor came in. After his appointment, we headed back to Rutherfordton. I took him to Life Care and I went to work. I picked him up about 5:00. The nurse warned me that his blood sugar may be high because they had a Halloween party with treats. We took it easy Friday night and just hung out in front of the TV. Yesterday, Dad just wanted to lay around in his recliner. I tried to get him to do some things at the bar and to go outside for a while, but he kept migrating back to his recliner. The two of us watched some scary movies on TV last night. Dad didn't want to get up when I tried to get him in bed, but I finally convinced him. I've been changing Dad twice during the night. He's usually really wet the first change and not so much the second. This morning I heard Dad get up and when I went in his bedroom, I saw that he had peed on the side of the bed and on the floor. I took him to the bathroom to get him in the shower and realized his depend wasn't even wet. I guess he just got out of bed, turned around and peed right there in the floor! I pulled all the sheets and mattress covers off the bed and got them in the wash. Then I got ready and went to church. Today Dad has been up and around more. He read the paper through a number of times, sat outside for a good while and did some walking around the yard. I just got him in bed and sat down to type. He started saying, "I must a milk, I must a milk...." over and over. Then he said, "Susie, why don't you read that?" I'm heading to bed... don't let the goblins get you! Susie