A LITTLE SET BACK FOR MIKE YESTERDAY

MIKE WAS UP PRETTY EARLY AGAIN YESTERDAY-BY 8:30AM, AND HE ATE HIS BREAKFAST ALL GONE (CEREAL WITH BANANA, HOT CHOCOLATE WITH ENSURE, O.J. AND COFFEE).  BUT THEN WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP TO GO OUT SIDE, HE SAID HIS LEGS WERE NOT WORKING.  I PUT SOME SPECIAL CREAM ON THEM THAT I GET FROM HOSPICE, GAVE HIM A NAPROXIN 500MG. AND TOLD HIM TO SIT IN HIS CHAIR AND RELAX FOR A BIT AND SEE IF HIS LEGS WOULD FEEL BETTER.  A LITTLE LATER WE DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO MY SISTERS, SO I COULD PLAY PING PONG WITH HER AGAIN, AND MIKE COULD SIT IN THE FRESH AIR AND WATCH US PLAY.  HE COULD HARDLY MAKE IT BACK TO THE CAR (WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY!!).  HE DID EAT HIS LUNCH ALL GONE AS WELL, (A LARGE BOWL OF CHILI), AND A COUPLE APPLE SLICES.  DINNER WAS EATEN TOO, (BLACK BEANS AND RICE, HALF A PORK CHOP, AND MORE SLICED APPLES).  HE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIS LEGS ALL DAY, BUT BY BED TIME HE SAID HE THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING A LITTLE BETTER AND NOT HURTING AS MUCH.  MIKE HAS BEEN A LITTLE EMOTIONAL THE PAST TWO DAYS AS WELL.  WHEN HE SEES ME DOING THINGS LIKE PUTTING OUT THE TRASH AND THE RECYCLABLES HE STARTED TO CRY, AND SAY THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DOING THAT.  I TOLD HIM I REALLY DIDN'T MIND, BESIDES IT WAS MY TURN, AS HE DID IT FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS, AND I NEVER EVEN SAID "THANK YOU".  I TOOK YOU FOR GRANTED, SO IT'S NO BIG THING FOR ME TO BE DOING IT NOW.  I THEN TOLD HIM I WAS VERY HAPPY, AND I JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY TOO.  HE SEEMED TO SETTLE DOWN AFTER THAT.  I KNOW HE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE OUR SON AGAIN-HOPEFULLY THAT WILL TAKE HIS MIND OFF HIS PAIN AND BE ABLE TO REALLY ENJOY HIS VISIT.  TODAY HIS HOSPICE NURSE WILL BE HERE, AND SHE MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR US TO TRY.  WELL, IT IS JUST PAST 6:30AM, AND I HAVE BEEN UP FOR A WHILE.  YESTERDAY WHEN MIKE WAS OUTSIDE A SALESMAN OF SOME KIND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM FOR 9AM (YES, MIKE IS STILL UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS-CAN'T SEEM TO SAY NO TO ANYBODY!!).  HE SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR S. S. AND HOW WE COULD GET MORE (REALLY???).  I TRIED TO TELL HIM THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GO DOOR TO DOOR SETTING UP APPOINTMENTS TO LET SENIORS KNOW HOW TO GET MORE S.S. MONEY, BUT I COULD NOT CONVINCE MIKE OF THAT.  I WILL FILL YOU IN TOMORROW ON WHAT THE SALESMAN IS REALLY AFTER!!!  TILL TOMORROW-DON'T WORRY-BE HAPPY-JUST ME