Today ended the 3rd straight week of visiting Mother & Father, left Sunday and got back today about 1500.
Monday was quite exhausting for all 3 of us but especially so for Mother as well as Father. 3 different folks came. The Nurse who will be the primary medical person, the Bath Aide, who will take care of his physical grooming needs and finally the Social Worker who represents others who will be available for assistance. In addition to all of this the LinCare folks came to pick up their equipment. A very long and stressful day.
After making an appointment with the Bath Aide on Monday, Father wasn't sure that he wanted to go through with it in the morning. I made breakfast on Fried eggs and toast and afterward he decided OK. Terry came on time and she did her thing and Father was very appreciative and quite receptive. She got him all gussied up with shampoo, lotion and worked on his feet which really looked awful: swollen; cracked and dried skin and of course stinky.
He kept going on and on about how good he felt overall and how much better his feet felt. He's been wiggling his little toes for 2+ days now which is a first for at least a week. Terry will come next Tuesday for another shower and foot treatment.
Mother & I then went out for a little excursion to Target, a Lamp Store and food. We found a pair of jeans that were the correct size at Target, a lampshade for between their 2 chairs that has needed replacing for 2+ years and food for dinner.
I made sloppy Joes for dinner and they gobbled them right down to the wicker. Coke to drink, a few Pringles and a couple of cookies.
Today I took him to the Barber and he got his usual treatment of Number 2 clippers all around. We then took a short drive looking for deer.
I took something to the Safe Deposit Box and paid the fee for 2012.
Weather was foggy, so I decided and needed to come home.
I saw Dr.David heading back to work and followed him there and chatted for a couple of minutes. He plans to visited tomorrow.
Father feels so much better after yesterday's shower and today's haircut. It's like his outlook has improved 100% from last week.
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