Monday, September 22, 2008

A Visit from Grandson Sam III and Great-granddaughter Ashley

This weekend was so nice for Dad he got to touch his great-granddaughter's hands and toes. She gave him a kiss too! After the last weekend after Sam left the next day Dad had hallucinations, he thought he was back in the late sixties working on his truck. He would ask me for a 9/16 wrench at 2:am in the morning, I replied where am I going to get this wrench, with a quick response he says in the tool box, but, I say it's dark he says turn on the light no Dad it's night time, time to sleep we both had a sleepless night. He would be talking to someone he saw, he would tell me don't you see the 5 girls in the room, no Dad maybe they are angels waiting to take you home, he would say yes! I am ready. That night he was seeing things clearly, his eyes were wide open. He has calm down now he is taking a sedative he is also eating very little, equivalent to 1 meal a day. He can no longer walk to the kitchen table or feed himself. Every week is a little different than the week before. I can see how he is losing weight and how tired he is. The nurse tells me he will lose his appetite completely. He will be taking liquied pain medicine from now on.

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