Tuesday, March 27, 2012

MIKE CONTINUES TO BE MORE AND MORE CONFUSED, & IN PAIN

I WILL NEED TO SEE IF WHEN NURSE PEGGY FROM HOSPICE COMES OVER TOMORROW IF THEY WILL CHANGE MIKE'S PAIN PATCH TO A STRONGER ONE.  HE HAS SO MUCH PAIN NOW EVEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF BED IS SUCH A HARD WORK OUT FOR HIM.  I WATCHED HIM FROM THE MONITOR YESTERDAY TRYING TO GET UP, AND EACH TIME HE WOULD FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE BED AND HE WOULD MAKE NOISES OF PAIN, AND HAVE THE PAIN ALL OVER HIS FACE.  IT WAS HORRIBLE TO WATCH.  I WENT INTO THE ROOM TO HELP HIM UP, AND PUT ON HIS SLIPPERS.  WITH THE VIDEO CAM THAT MY SISTER VICKIE LENT ME, I CAN SEE MIKE FROM ANY ROOM IN THE HOUSE.. IT DOES HELP SO MUCH, AS I AM NOT RUNNING BACK TO THE BED ROOM EVERY FEW MINUTES TO SEE WHAT OR HOW HE IS DOING.  I HAD A DENTIST APT. YESTERDAY, AND MY DENTIST GAVE ME A THREE FER (HE FILLED THREE TEETH FOR THE PRICE OF ONE).  HE HAS KNOW OUR FAMILY FOR A LONG WHILE, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT IMPLANTS ARE OUT OF THE QUESTION.  HE WAS SO FUNNY, HE TOLD ME "I JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS HOLDING SOME OF YOUR TEETH TOGETHER, AND WHY YOU ARE NOT IN A LOT OF PAIN".  HE OF COURSE SAID THAT WHEN THERE WAS A DRILL IN MY MOUTH, SO ALL I COULD THINK TO DO IS BRING UP BOTH MY HANDS TOGETHER LIKE I WAS PRAYING.  HE LAUGHED, AND SAID "IT MUST BE THE PRAYERS"!!  ANY HOW I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE HEADACHES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ISSUES.  I WILL HAVE TO CALL MY PCP DR. AGAIN TODAY, AS SHE DID NOT CALL ME BACK YESTERDAY WITH A SOLUTION.  MIKE HAS GOTTEN TO WHERE HE NOW PLAYS WITH HIS OSTOMY BAG, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS CONNECTED TO HIS NIGHT TIME FOLEY.  THAT IS TYPICAL OF ALMOST ALL ALZHEIMER PATIENTS, THEY ARE ALWAYS TOUCHING OR PICKING AT SOMETHING ESPECIALLY STUFF THAT IS ON THEIR BODY-LIKE SORES AND STUFF.  I LEARNED THAT LESSON WHEN I WAS THE CARE GIVER FOR A LOVELY MAN I AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO AS MR. D..  I GUESS THAT IS SOMEHOW PART OF THIS AWFUL DISEASE.  I DON'T THINK MIKE SAID 10 WORDS YESTERDAY THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND.  HE DOES SAY "I LOVE YOU" CLEARLY STILL.  MIKE DID NOT WANT ANYTHING TO EAT WHEN HE GOT UP YESTERDAY.  HE HAD HIS HOT CHOCOLATE, AND O.J. AND HIS PILLS.  THE SAME WAS TRUE AT DINNER TIME.  I GAVE HIM JUST A LITTLE FOOD HOPING HE WOULD EAT SOME, BUT HE ONLY TOOK A FEW BITS. I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED ME TO SLICE UP A GREEN APPLE FOR HIM, BUT HE SAID "NO, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THOSE FOR A WHILE".  SO, I JUST SIT HERE TYPING, AND PRAYING THAT HE IS NOT IN ANY PAIN RIGHT NOW.  HE LOOKS TO BE SLEEPING PEACEFULLY.  BTW,  I GUESS I SHOULD EXPLAIN WHY I AM NO LONGER ON FACE BOOK..  I MAY JOIN AGAIN LATER ON, BUT FOR NOW, THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH STUFF ON THERE THAT I DID NOT POST, AND THAT I DO NOT AGREE WITH, SO THE BEST THING I COULD DO FOR NOW IS JUST CLOSE MY ACCOUNT.  I AM SO SORRY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO USE IT CORRECTLY, BUT YOU CAN STILL E-MAIL ME ANY TIME, AND OF COURSE SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH US ON A DAILY BASIS BY VISITING MY BLOG.  WELL, THAT IS IT FOR ME THIS BEAUTIFUL TUES. MORNING.  I WISH I COULD MAKE EACH ONE OF YOU A CUP OF MY YUMMY CAFE' CON LECHE', SO YOU COULD SEE WHY I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MINE NOW.  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

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