gingin's blog: Journey, November 3

<p>And so it is November and Bill is still here although a mear shadow of his former self. We need a bigger house...this place is looking like the showroom for a medical supply company. Got Mz.Walker who scares the crap out of Dixie...go figure, just when Bear is used to nessie. I'm really surprised that Dix hasn't tried to attack yet!!! Thought about tennis balls on the legs, but probably not a good idea...she'd want to play and or attack. LOL Also got the air mattress topper for the hosp. bed. It recycles the air in it's chambers so pressure points don't remain constant thus helping to not cause bed sores. It has a "control box" that hangs on the footboard of the bed that has to be on 24/7. NONE of the dogs like it. Poor D*O*G couldn't get off the bed fast enough the first time he jumped on it. Oh well....the hosp. bed at least has been dog hairless for a few days. Wish I could say the same for the rest of the place. LOVE my dogs...they are FAMILY, but the vaccuum now wants to show it's butt. Guess that's what a broom is for. As long as the furnace hangs in we're OK.</p>
<p>Reckon as how we are at the next plateau/stage of this journey. Bill is even thinner and getting more forgetful/disoriented every day. Got some bad news yesterday. Sue has put in her resignation. Promises made when she was hired have not been kept. Not totally written in stone if they are met, but threw Bill into a funk. When he woke up this morning he was confussed, disoriented and aggressive. Was hard to deal with, but we got through it. Had to deal with a first for me today...Bill wanted a shave, but couldn't do it himself. SOOO for the first time in my 65years I had to shave a man. Scared the crap out of me!!! Not a perfect job, but he does look better and without a slit throat. Bless his heart, we did it in the screen room thanks to Mz.Walker...by the time it was done he was totally wiped out. It really hurt me to see him so tired and frail. We're playing around with meds again to see what works best. Can pretty much mix and match as long as he doesn't get anxiety and sleep at the same time. Together they would lower his BP too much. Do NOT want to go there. Right now Bill is napping. Need to get stuff off the line that is hopefully dry and with luck he will eat (at least a bite) of sausage and cheese biscuit that he has wanted since Thursday. Not my idea of dinner, but hey...whatever it takes and works. Silver lining for today....was georgous and no heaters in the GH tonight. Luv all ya'll...enjoy the rest of the weekend...I'm sure gonna try.</p>

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