Thursday, May 6, 2010
Ok, my secretary hasn't posted for me today, so here goes! LOL! I went down to see Mom and Dad today and to attend a meeting about them at LNC. Dad was standing up and trying to type in a code to get out the back door when I rounded the corner. The patio out there is really big and was so pleasant today! I took them out there and then left for the meeting and then took them back out there again! I also took Dad a big bag of tobacco. They give him some in a cup + a clean cup. For some unknown reason, he spits into the cup of tobacco and NOT into the clean cup. I kept telling him today to use the other cup, and he finally said he didn't know how he'd chewed all this time without me! I cracked up! Anyway, Dad said a lot of things today that didn't make sense. He was trying to get to Charleston when he was trying to get out the door. Then he kept saying something about dogs in the basement and something that would lift him up on the roof---lots of stuff. He was tired and fell asleep in his chair the second time I took him outside. Mom kept falling asleep, too. The meeting was about their general progress. Dad is not taking any kind of drugs that would mess with his thinking. In general there wasn't much to say about him. He's lost 8 pounds since he has been there, but he eats a lot! They all said the thing about him eating his and Mom's! Dad will continue on therapy for about 2 or 3 more weeks. Right now Medicare is scheduled to pay for him through May 26. That can change to less or more time. Mom's report wasn't bad either. They're going to start giving her a supplement that she can drink for extra calories, etc. She's getting the seraquel at night because her 'sundowners' in worse late afternoon/night. She has the skin tears that they're treating. She is a little hoarse and coughing some, but seemed fine. One of the cafeteria workers came out on the patio when we were out there. She said that Mom and Dad were her favorite people there! She just talked to them and gave Mom a hug, etc. She said Mom called her her angel. She said it made her feel good. She was sweet. Anyway, I asked in general how they all thought that Mom and Dad were doing, and they said ok. I asked about Dad mentioning going home---they all said they'd never heard him say anything about it. They said Mom was always looking for J.R.! Anyway, they were both fixing to lay down for a nap when I left. The meeting did have one question I couldn't answer. They wanted to know about the CPR order and if we wanted it changed. I asked what their DNR order was exactly. Becky said that if they went in and they were in distress but were breathing and had a pulse, then they called the doc, me, the hospital----they did everything they could. If they went in and there was no breathing and no pulse, then they didn't do CPR, etc to try to bring them back. I need to know EVERYONE's opinion on this. IF you have ANY questions, CALL the nursing home and ASK anything. If we decide to put the DNR orders on file, then I have paper work that has to be filled out. I told them that that was a decision that the 6 of us would have to make before I did anything. They were not putting any pressure on me to do it, it was a question about our wishes only. Ok, now I know why I don't do this often! LOL! Tomorrow they're having a Mother's Dad reception from 2 to 4. I'm going to try to go and so is Pat. Love you all, Jeanie
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