Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Simon had a soccer game last night and tonight. It's been two, long days. Our sitter kept Dad last night and David picked him up tonight. I'm really enjoying this cooler weather. Dad doesn't like the cold, though. I've been having him sleep in just his t-shirt and depend because it's so much easier to change him at night. I've put extra blankets on the bed and I hope that will do. Last night when I got up to change him, as soon as I pulled off his depend he immediately laid back down and covered up. I had to uncover him and get him to put on the new depend. When David brought Dad home tonight, I got him in his recliner, put on his house shoes, and covered him with a blanket. He looked over at me and said, "Thank you, Susie." He seemed to melt into his chair and the blanket. He fell asleep and talked a lot as he was dreaming. One time he said, "Pass the salt and pepper." He hasn't said that, even at a meal in forever! He also seemed to be carrying on a conversation with David in his sleep. I got him up to get in bed and he didn't resist at all. As I pulled him up, he clinched my hand tightly and held on tightly all the way to the bathroom. I had to make him let go when we got to the toilet. As I was getting him in bed, I said, "Take off your jacket." He said, "I'll just leave it on." I had to tell him he needed to get undressed to go to bed. Every time I told him to take something off, he would repeat me. I would say, "Take off your britches." He would say, "Take off my britches?" and I would say, "Take off your underwear." And he would say, "Take off my underwear?" He's already asleep and talking about something over here behind me. Van told me that this morning when he got Dad in the truck to take him to Life Care, he looked over and Daddy had his pants unzipped, ready to pee. Van had to make him stop and get out and pee. Lordy, Lordy...... Susie