Again, I regret the long silence since the last post–nearly six months. Thanks to those who have encouraged me to continue the blog. The circumstances of life are not predictable in case you haven’t noticed. Dad has been taken to the ER and hospitalized 3 times since my last entry, in fact 3x since September….
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Love, again
Followed our routine of getting Dad into bed about 9:30 last evening. We’ve followed the same steps for a few years now, first getting the lift sling on him, rolling his wheelchair to the lift, positioning his feet and hands, hooking the sling straps to the lift and raising him up enough to take down…
Warning regarding Anesthesia
I came across this article a few days ago, and I take it very seriously, and you should, too. My Dad at the age of 83 had to have surgery for a hernia. He suffered from post-operative delirium and his cognitive deterioration seemed to accelerate after that. Less than a year later he was diagnosed…
After a long absence . . .
I haven’t posted here in quite a while due to a variety of circumstances. To start let me say that everyone’s health remains about the same. Dad has declined a bit more, but he is holding up quite well given that he is in his tenth year of the disease. Mom’s vision has been treated…
Foresight and establishing routines
Some suggestions for those who are caring for a person at the beginning stages of the illness. Review their medical, dental, eye care history and soon arrange for any procedures that might become much more difficult or impossible later. For example, we knew before Dad had advanced very far in the illness that he had…
Guns and Ammo
One of Dad’s great pleasures in life, perhaps obsession is a more accurate term, was having and caring for a collection of firearms. He rarely got to the shooting range in his older age, but in younger days he took his sons and we all had a pretty good time, though neither I nor my…