Dear Grannie G, Tina and all
It certainly was a relief and I did have a cry. Its a scary thought to think what will happen to my dad in the future, if his options are so limited now. I suppose I'll have to deal with that as and when and not dwell on it too much. The next hurdle is Wednesday when I will about the results of his nursing assessment review...
Visiting Dad on Wednesday was very brief, as I had to collect his washing and I had the children with me. We have a routine now, James settles Grandpa into a chair and offer drinks and biscuits,chattering away, while I do a check on his stuff. Everything is still there, including his new pair of shoes. Plus we have an added item - I found somebody else's glasses, but mysteriously they have Dads name on! I took them to staff, and explained they weren't his, they said they must be because they've got his name on! Not sure what to do with these now - some poor soul must be missing them. James and Edward didn't escape without been given chocolate biscuits and sweets by the other patients!
Dads on new medication to stop his salivation. Dad managed to tell me his nose felt uncomfortable and I was able to mention this to staff. They thought it might be the medication. So they'll keep an eye on it. It is such a relief that Dad is able to communicate albeit with difficulty and just to me.
Dad'll be coming for lunch on Sunday, so all hands on deck to help out as Dads mobility is declining, he can still walk but is very unsteady.
Thats all for now
hendy
It certainly was a relief and I did have a cry. Its a scary thought to think what will happen to my dad in the future, if his options are so limited now. I suppose I'll have to deal with that as and when and not dwell on it too much. The next hurdle is Wednesday when I will about the results of his nursing assessment review...
Visiting Dad on Wednesday was very brief, as I had to collect his washing and I had the children with me. We have a routine now, James settles Grandpa into a chair and offer drinks and biscuits,chattering away, while I do a check on his stuff. Everything is still there, including his new pair of shoes. Plus we have an added item - I found somebody else's glasses, but mysteriously they have Dads name on! I took them to staff, and explained they weren't his, they said they must be because they've got his name on! Not sure what to do with these now - some poor soul must be missing them. James and Edward didn't escape without been given chocolate biscuits and sweets by the other patients!
Dads on new medication to stop his salivation. Dad managed to tell me his nose felt uncomfortable and I was able to mention this to staff. They thought it might be the medication. So they'll keep an eye on it. It is such a relief that Dad is able to communicate albeit with difficulty and just to me.
Dad'll be coming for lunch on Sunday, so all hands on deck to help out as Dads mobility is declining, he can still walk but is very unsteady.
Thats all for now
hendy