Baby steps from the old man

[missdiane]

Sis and BIL facetimed me with Dad and boyyyyy he's looking gaunt and vacant. They're trying their best to get calories into him but he's just not eating much. He also didn't know what he'd done that day or really where he was - though with the latter, he's been moved all around the huge hospital so that's not surprising. The furthest he's gone is the end of his bed with assistance but he is sitting up now and they're trying to get him into a rehab.

That is posing to be a huge challenge, I think we're on TWELVE nursing home rehabs turning him down and Sis asked the social worker if it was the diagnosis of "schizophrenia" that the Psych Hospital gave him after being there ONE DAY and they think that's the problem. One that was going to turn him down has agreed to come and do a visit at the hospital and since Dad usually charms folks, hopefully that will clinch it and he'll have a destination. Sis is pissed and talking looking for a lawyer again. Hope she follows through on that. Dude wasn't in great shape, but it's starting to sink in that there doesn't look to be much time left.

My fingers are going to cramp from crossing, but I'm going to keep doing it.

On the me update, stomach is oh and off with the meds I'm on. Still paranoid about the Bactrim since it's a sulfa drug and I don't know if I've ever had those before. Though looking it up, one of my BP meds is a sulfa drug so maybe I should stop being so nervous about it. I hope this is the last round of meds and it takes care of things.

Comments

[noachoc]

Aw dang, I was hoping that since he'd made it past the three days he expected to live, that he'd have decided he wasn't going to die after all. Hoping for the best for all of you! <3

[missdiane]

Thank you. He's had a good long life and outlived all of his younger brothers and my mom (both of which died within a couple of weeks of each other back in October). Back in 1972-1973 his stomach stopped working and he was in the hospital for a year and evidently is in medical journals somewhere. The fact that he's made it to 87 is a hell of an achievement.

I just hope that if he's not looking to stick around anymore that he gets his wish. I don't want him to be scared thinking someone's going to come beat him up or kill him (the delusions he's been having for a few months).

[halfmoon_mollie1]

it is so difficult. I hope things go well and fingers are all crossed that he gets into rehab. And that he puts on a little weight. AND I wish what you wish for him.

[vysila]

I am SO sorry that the situation has come to this. All my best wishes that he finds a good rehab place to be comfortable and at peace. And I wish the same for you, comfort and peace.