Visit with Dad

 
Hello everyone!

Jim, Melissa and I went up Saturday evening to see Dad. This was on the tails of Scott, Jeff, Carrie, Owen and Wilson spending some time earlier with him. We tried to get him to come out to have dessert with us and just to get some fresh air...but he didn't want to go. He kept telling us how full he was and that they feed him well there at Manor Care.

Dad seemed very happy to see us, but of course kept telling us that we shouldn't have driven all the way up there to see him. We told him we WANTED to come see him and that was that!

He seemed mostly happy but really seems to miss most his freedom to just be in his own place and "tinker around". Jim, Melissa and I get the impression this environment feels like a hospital type of setting to him. He did mention his physical therapy folks and it seems that he is fond of a couple of them. He got a haircut and asked us how we liked his hairdo? LOL

Dad told us he thinks his shoulder is doing good, but that it reminds him between 3-5 AM when he stirs in bed to regain a position of comfort that he has a break. He said as he moves that his shoulder sends out pain that just about makes him want to use some colorful language.

There was some repetition by Dad while talking with us about what is going on with him but he seemed alert and oriented. Looks like he has lost some weight, but we thought he looked pretty good overall. His hand is very discolored still and he has been reminded by nursing staff to pull his hand into the sling so that it isn't just dangling. I told him that this will help resolve that discoloration too...because the gravity of it dangling is keeping it purplish looking. He also had some bruising on his right arm we noticed and one area looked like it had been marked with a sharpie.

Dad seemed excited for Barb's return home and is surprised at how fast the time is going by. He said he thought it was going to go by much slower.

We enjoyed visiting with Dad and think he enjoyed our visit too. We will try to get up there again in a couple of weeks (I think Jim has to work this coming weekend)...maybe we can get him to come to dinner or dessert with us this next time.