Friday morning
I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. The events of yesterday kept playing through my mind. I did finally doze off but was awakened again by muffled sounds.
I've been sleeping on the sofa for a variety of reasons. When I woke up, Danny was face down on the living room floor. I jumped up and after awhile managed to get him up again and sitting in a chair. As much weight as he's lost, he's still more than I can lift and he has a hard time lifting himself. We both rested and I helped him back into the bedroom and got him settled in. He went right back to sleep. I did not. It took a long time because I was afraid he'd get up again.
He didn't hit anything or hurt himself. Just went down on the carpet. If I'd been in the bedroom I don't know that I'd have known until this morning.
Elizabeth is going to pick up some incontinence pads for the bed today. Danny needs more pajama bottoms, too.
I woke Danny up so he could eat, drink juice, and take his meds. He was confused first wanted to throw the spoon but didn't know where. Not angrily. Just thought he was supposed to throw it. I finally got a spoonful of fruit sauce into his mouth and he spit it out on the bed. He thought he was supposed to spit. I finally got through to him to swallow.
I helped him in and out of the bathroom but had to pick him up in the bathroom to get him to his feet. I just think it would be too humiliating for him and Brandon both if I asked Brandon to do this sort of thing.
In a bit, I'll give him a sponge bath, change the bedding (it will probably need it by then), and hopefully get him to eat again and drink more juice. I'll check him again for bedsores while I have him up. He's getting one on his left ear from lying on that side all the time.
Pray he cooperates.
I've cleaned the kitchen and the dishwasher is running now, so that's done and there'll be plenty of glasses and spoons to use today. It's not like I don't do that anyway, but we seem to go through a lot of those things now and I'm thinking I should get disposables. I have plastic spoons and will probably start using those. I need some sort of sturdy but disposable cups for him, too.
I need to get out wrapping paper, gift bags, and tape and try to get some Christmas gifts wrapped. I'll be trying to do that today.
I've been sleeping on the sofa for a variety of reasons. When I woke up, Danny was face down on the living room floor. I jumped up and after awhile managed to get him up again and sitting in a chair. As much weight as he's lost, he's still more than I can lift and he has a hard time lifting himself. We both rested and I helped him back into the bedroom and got him settled in. He went right back to sleep. I did not. It took a long time because I was afraid he'd get up again.
He didn't hit anything or hurt himself. Just went down on the carpet. If I'd been in the bedroom I don't know that I'd have known until this morning.
Elizabeth is going to pick up some incontinence pads for the bed today. Danny needs more pajama bottoms, too.
I woke Danny up so he could eat, drink juice, and take his meds. He was confused first wanted to throw the spoon but didn't know where. Not angrily. Just thought he was supposed to throw it. I finally got a spoonful of fruit sauce into his mouth and he spit it out on the bed. He thought he was supposed to spit. I finally got through to him to swallow.
I helped him in and out of the bathroom but had to pick him up in the bathroom to get him to his feet. I just think it would be too humiliating for him and Brandon both if I asked Brandon to do this sort of thing.
In a bit, I'll give him a sponge bath, change the bedding (it will probably need it by then), and hopefully get him to eat again and drink more juice. I'll check him again for bedsores while I have him up. He's getting one on his left ear from lying on that side all the time.
Pray he cooperates.
I've cleaned the kitchen and the dishwasher is running now, so that's done and there'll be plenty of glasses and spoons to use today. It's not like I don't do that anyway, but we seem to go through a lot of those things now and I'm thinking I should get disposables. I have plastic spoons and will probably start using those. I need some sort of sturdy but disposable cups for him, too.
I need to get out wrapping paper, gift bags, and tape and try to get some Christmas gifts wrapped. I'll be trying to do that today.
Labels: Danny journal
posted by Ann crum @ 10:19 AM
3 Comments:
At 12/16/2005 8:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ann, so sorry for all that you are going thru.
try making Danny a donut pillar. Stuff an old hose with more old hose or anything that is soft, suff the filled hose in a tube of soft material and sew or pin the ends together. With this Danny can still lay on his side but his ear will not be touching anything. We did something similiar for my dad. Some places may even sell a donut pillar, but I don't know who.
At 12/17/2005 5:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Ann, please consider calling Hospice asap. They are such a blessing. They can provide much needed emotional and physical support. We found that they had such practical suggestions. We were so exhausted from doing the daily needed things. They were so considerate of all our family needs.
Praying,
E.
At 12/17/2005 4:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ann,I have been prayerfully following your updates all along and I want to tell you that jesus still loves you. He stands beside you and Danny and rests His arms about you. I wish I could be there to give you both a hug and pray with you. Know that you are in my heart and I know what you are going through. Take care and God bless.
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