Nov 4th, 2009

I called Dad last night to telling him I will be the one taking care of him tomorrow.
I asked him if he wants to go cemetery tomorrow so we could go different McDonald. He said "No, i done enough time there, I don't want go".
I asked what is the best time to pick you up. He said "9 o'clock ". I said it would be too late for me to go to work after we are done. Then he said Ok, 7:30am.

I wake up this morning by Dad's phone call at 6:20AM ---"I am ready for breakfast!" I told him I did not go to sleep utill 2 AM this morning. He said "So do I! I called Todd at 2:00... "you know the rest of story.

I pick him up at 7:00 am.
When I was parking the car, he bought the food By & For himself.

On the way back to his condo,
I asked him how long ago did he go to cemetery? He said a week ago, with Todd.
I asked him did you see Gary? He said NO. He went there just to see his wife.
(IT HURTS ME SO MUCH!!......)
I asked him "Do you want donate $10 for your son's funeral", he said "I don't have any money!"

After I drop off him, I went to cemetery, crying for my husband......

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

It seems like I spent most of the day with Dad. I took him to McDonalds for breakfast in the morning and then went to get him a haircut. However, he got lost trying to direct me to the barber. However, considering the configuration of the strip mall in conjunction with all the other large stores in the area, it's kind of a maze anyway.

After I dropped Dad off, I returned at 2:40 P.M. to take Dad to Dr. Henderson, his urologist at Lakeview Hospital. Dad and I waited until 4:00 P.M. before Dad was called in. This was a follow up appt. appt. to assess the meds Dad was prescribed with a diagnosis where Dad isn't emptying his bladder when going to the bathroom. At about 4:30 P.M. Dad walked out of the treatment area and said he was ready to go.

As we left, Dad confided in me that the doctor requested a urine sample and then left him hanging in the "secondary waiting room" too long before he lost patience and then left. So, Dad never saw the doctor. (He did provide the urine sample, however.) After Dad told me that, I went back to let the receptionist know that Dad left early (because they had no clue) and Dad didn't actually see the urologist after all. I gave them my number and told them to call me with concerns and issues of follow up. They told me that they couldn't disclose patient information; so I obtained a patient consent form and filled it out and had Dad sign it after we got home. I then returned to Lakeview to give them the consent form; so that they can inform me of further situations.

Happy happy Joy joy.

November 2, 2009

I took Dad to breakfast and to get groceries on Monday. I let Dad know that I will be out of town in Corvalis from Friday through Monday of next week and that I wouldn't be able to get him breakfast on those days. Dad confided in me that his memory loss situation is getting worse. I told him it's a natural part of aging and being honest about it is healthy.

November 4, 2009 (mid-night phone call)

Todd & I received a phone call from Harold at 2:50 this morning. He was sure he had slept for a day and night straight and had missed his doctor's appointment, lunch from Meals on Wheels, etc. He was very upset because this had never happened to him before.

Since the phone's on my side of the bed I talked to him first. I reminded him I'd seen him 8 hours earlier (I said 6 hours but then I was half asleep). He had left his coat and keys in Todd's car after the doctor’s appointment and I dropped them off last night. Todd got on the phone and reminded him about his doctor's appointment, etc. He finally got Harold settled down and convinced he really hadn't slept for 18-24 hours.

Hopefully this isn't the start of a new trend!