Aw hell

[missdiane]

Dad didn't have a lot of luck being able to get up and do much this morning according to the chart. Also, Sis talked to him and evidently he's told her he's going to die in three days.

My, that's awfully specific. O_o

He's now refusing PT and Sis is losing her shit and who is she taking it out on and screaming at? Yep, you guessed it. Evidently I do "nothing" and she doesn't have a "government job" so she has to WORK (say what?). I told her I'd do my best to convince him to give it a shot but if he refuses, I can only persuade so much. Being the primary POA doesn't mean that I can tell the PT folks to strong arm him and force him to walk around. Is he a bit loopy and not quite in his right mind? Yeah. But if he firmly says no, there's only so much to do.

I gave the hospital a call and while I didn't get a chance to talk to Dad, I did talk to the very nice nurse and he let me know that Dad is being pleasant but he's pretty sure he's going to die. They're going to try to get him up again this afternoon and I let them know if he says no, they can give me a call since I have a gentler touch and might be a little more persuasive.

I mean heck, if you're going to die anyway, may as well go standing rather than lying on your ass, eh?

But yeah, no stress.

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[spiffikins]

That's weird about the schizophrenia diagnosis and feels off, eh? Were they not provided with his medical history?

hugging you hard!

[missdiane]

The delusions and paranoia came on very quickly, just the last few months. Evidently late life schizophrenia is a thing though it's really more just "psychosis" since from what I find, it can be reversed.

Either way, hopefully the dude can get on something so that he doesn't think he's got a target on his head all the time.