I cannot believe that five days has passed since I was last here on the blog. Apologies to those of you faithful who wonder if I had quit. This last week has just passed in a blur. You would think that it had been my daughter who was married rather than my niece. I was truly just worn out and I didn't have the wedding. Go figure!
I will say that last Saturday was the beginning of a great improvement in Kenny's daily life. First, he no longer is wearing diapers but rather "pull ups" (disposable briefs) which make him so much more comfortable and feel so much freer. I am working a little bit more but that matters little. He is able to tell me when he needs to go to the bathroom and I can push him there and he can take care of those personal matters almost completely by himself. He feels so much better and more in control - and indeed he is more in control. He really has very good days and restful nights, which makes all of us more content. He had visitors yesterday - two Laurens. The hospice social worker Lauren, and the hospice chaplain, Lauren Bulla. He and the chaplain hit it off really well and I think he will enjoy that relationship. Lauren, the social worker, is pregnant and due in September so he will look forward to that. It is nice when he has visitors because it gets his mind off of the fact that he is tired of sitting around. I think his little butt and his back get really tired. We have graduated to a memory foam pillow for him to sit on to aliviate some of that discomfort.
He asked me if I had heard from The Hundredth, Chad's band. (Chad is our oldest grandson, 20.) They left Saturday afternoon for California by way of Phoenix. They are making an album in CA and drove straight through to Mesa where we have a house (Papa's house). They were strictly illegal because the house is in a retirement village and without Kenny or us there, they were not supposed to stay. So we told them to keep a very low profile. Actually, I imagine that they slept all day and waited til almost dark to investigate the area. I do think that the kids enjoyed having a place to rest since they drove straight through - all 2221 miles.
We had a little scare Monday morning. Papa told me that he has some really tight "bands" constricting his chest that were painful. I grabbed the nitro and the tension eased after three. I think this had something to do with fatigue. He had a busy weekend and he was literally worn out. We have had no repeat of the "bands" so I am hoping that was simply being tired. Other than that, he is really doing well and eating well also. He has talked to a number of his friends from out west and that did him a world of good. Anytime you all have a chance to call him, please feel free. If he initiates the call, it is usually around 9AM here which means 6 or 7 AM out where you are, so it might suit you better to call him (843-248-3234). One morning, we were up exceptionally early and he had finished breakfast by 8:00 so he thought he would give Venus a call in Napa, CA. I had a hard time convencing him that she would probably not be awake at 5 AM. He kept saying "Well, she's an early riser." That early?
I'll be in touch tomorrow, no doubt. 'Til then...blessings and love to all of you.
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Wish we'd known they were gonna pass through. Would've loved to seen them. Are the stopping on the way back?
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