Not so good days...

11:50AM -- I wanted to post here last night but couldn't find the desire to sit still long enough to do it. Yesterday wasn't a good day for Larry. TIAs (mini-strokes) seemed to have plagued him almost all day long and late into the night. He wasn't able to concentrate and do routine things for himself. Examples: he stayed on his computer maybe 3 hours, but little accomplished; he couldn't figure out how to work his remote for the tv; he stated he had tried to call me 5 times, but i didn't answer -- he had been asleep for 4 hours; I checked his phone and he had called me at 7:15pm, which I had answered; he had picked up his phone around 11:15pm to call me but he was on an erase message screen; I had called out to my son and Larry thought he had heard Alyson talking. At 1:30am this morning, I finally took the remote away from him and turned off the bedside lamp because he still couldn't figure out the remote; and, when I laid down, he told me he was ready to get off the bedpan -- I had to explain he wasn't even on it. I gently told him to go to sleep, and he finally rolled over, grabbed his body pillow and fell asleep.

He took Dilaudid last night complaining with a backache and during dinner with heartburn (I gave him Tums). He takes Prilosec every evening. He said he had eaten his steak, and I had to put the steak and veggies in the fridge hours earlier. He may have eaten 2 bites of each. That's all he had all day long. So, I made him drink an Ensure with his evening pills.

This morning he has a "belly ache" and asked for Dilaudid. During his bath, he hurt no matter where I touched him. I kept apologizing and, needless to say, I suffered right along with him...not to his extent, I'm sure, but nonetheless... I'll change his pain patch in a few moments, and the bandage on his foot. Thank God, that seems to be healing nicely after breaking down overnight just over a week ago.

I haven't turned on his tv, so I'm still waiting to see if he'll be better today. He's growing weaker, and I know his lack of appetite is one of the culprits. I'll push him another Ensure this morning. LOL...I say morning and it is after 12:00pm already. He sleeps very late during the day. I'll try to get back here later today/evening to update...