FIRST DAY WITH HOSPICE NURSE

I LEARNED A COUPLE THINGS YESTERDAY.  FIRST, YOU HAVE TO REMIND HOSPICE NOT TO MENTION "BONE" AS IN CANCER, AND SECONDLY, I NEED TO HAVE THEM USE ONLY MY CELL PHONE TO CONTACT ME.  I HAD ORIGINALLY SAID TO USE MY HOME PHONE NUMBER, BUT WHEN THEY CALLED YESTERDAY-HOSPICE SHOWED UP ON OUR T.V.. IT'S SOMETHING I GUESS BRIGHT HOUSE DOES SO YOU CAN SCREEN YOUR CALLS IF YOU WANT TO, BUT FOR ME IT WAS A HUGE RED LIGHT!!  SO MANY THINGS YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY HAPPEN.  ANY HOW, MIKE DID LIKE TERESA (THE HOSPICE NURSE), AND I DON'T THINK SHE SET OFF ANY ALARMS.  SHE PUT MIKE ON MORPHINE EVERY 4 HOURS AS NEEDED FOR PAIN, WHICH I DO THINK HELPED HIM SLEEP A LITTLE BETTER LAST NIGHT.  I ONLY GAVE HIM ONE OTHER HALF DOSE AROUND 3PM, AS HE WAS SAYING HIS LEG WAS REALLY HURTING HIM.  HE CONTINUES TO BE IN A GOOD AND HAPPY MOOD, TELLS ME CONSTANTLY WHAT A GOOD MOMMA/WIFE I AM (WHICH IS SO NICE TO HEAR).  IT MADE ME FEEL SAD FOR MY SISTER VICKIE WHO DID SO MUCH OF THE SAME FOR HER HUSBAND, BUT SINCE HE COULD NO LONGER SPEAK-SHE NEVER GOT TO HEAR ALL THOSE THANK YOU'S AND OTHER ACCOLADES.  MIKE STILL DOES VERY LITTLE COMPLAINING WHICH I GREATLY ADMIRE HIM FOR, AS I KNOW HE IS CONSTANTLY IN A LOT OF PAIN.  LAST NIGHT HE WANTED TO LISTEN IN TO MY MEETING WITH ME, SO WE BOTH WENT TO BED, AND HE WAS AWAKE FOR THE WHOLE THING-SURPRISINGLY.  I OFFERED TO HEAR MY MEETING IN THE LIVING ROOM SO HE COULD SLEEP, BUT HE SAID NO TWICE-HE WANTED TO LISTEN IN WITH ME.  WHEN EVER SOMEONE COMMENTED THAT HE KNOWS, HE WOULD SAY "I KNOW HER" OR "I KNOW HIM".  SO I KNOW HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION.  ANY HOW, IT IS JUST PAST 7:30AM, AND HE IS STILL RESTING.  I JUST PUT THE NEW PAIN PATCH ON HIM, SO THAT SHOULD HELP WITH HIS PAIN LEVEL AS WELL.  I GOT UP AROUND 3AM, AS MIKE WAS BURPING A LOT AGAIN, AND SO I GOT HIM THE NEW MEDICINE THE NURSE JUST ORDERED FOR HIM.  I STILL HAD MORE SLEEP LAST NIGHT, SO I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER TODAY MY SELF.  THIS AM THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BRING HIM HIS FREE WHEEL CHAIR, AND TRY AND GET CREDIT BACK FOR DAWN (MY NIECE) WHO WAS SO KIND, AND RENTED ONE FOR MIKE BECAUSE OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS DRAGGING THEIR FEET.  I'M NOT SURE WHO ALL ELSE WILL BE COMING TODAY FROM HOSPICE, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE SOMEONE CALLING LATER, AND COMING OVER.  ALL I PRAY EVERY DAY (AND NIGHT)  IS THAT MIKE DOES NOT SUFFER.  HE IS A SWEET, KIND MAN, WHO ONLY REMEMBERS NOW THAT WE HAVE GREAT KIDS, WHO NEVER GAVE US ANY TROUBLE, AND THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN ALONG SO WELL (L.O.L.).  AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME REALLY NICE ASPECTS OF ALZHEIMER'S!!  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME