absence seizures continuing
The past three days there has been a large bottle of oxygen by Ray's bed. They are using the oxygen therapy again to bring him out of the absence seizures. Yesterday he was left in bed for the day as he had had a bad night and nursing staff said he needed the rest.
Today when I arrived he was in a fair crowd of residents in the large lounge room listening to a bracket of songs for St Valentine's Day played by the organist who usually plays on Sunday afternoons. There had also been an 102nd birthday celebration for one of the hostel ladies with large pieces of cake and love heart shaped chocolates circulating so he was pretty cheerful about all of that.
We have more or less settled our "quality of life" issues, yes, cake and chocolate is bad for Ray's sugar levels but at least he was socializing and getting some joy out of life. I know he will be left bedridden one day after another stroke or series of seizures so I do want him to enjoy being out and about while he can.
It is again a one-day-at-a-time process.
Sue.
The past three days there has been a large bottle of oxygen by Ray's bed. They are using the oxygen therapy again to bring him out of the absence seizures. Yesterday he was left in bed for the day as he had had a bad night and nursing staff said he needed the rest.
Today when I arrived he was in a fair crowd of residents in the large lounge room listening to a bracket of songs for St Valentine's Day played by the organist who usually plays on Sunday afternoons. There had also been an 102nd birthday celebration for one of the hostel ladies with large pieces of cake and love heart shaped chocolates circulating so he was pretty cheerful about all of that.
We have more or less settled our "quality of life" issues, yes, cake and chocolate is bad for Ray's sugar levels but at least he was socializing and getting some joy out of life. I know he will be left bedridden one day after another stroke or series of seizures so I do want him to enjoy being out and about while he can.
It is again a one-day-at-a-time process.
Sue.