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We needed more stress
Jul. 30th, 2020 08:24 am Dad is in Green Valley for rehab. No visitors are allowed in the facility but you can talk to him through the window in his room. However, Dad is very confused and we aren’t sure why. At one point he thought my cousin Harley was a CNA there and at another my nephew Jordan. (Anyone who knows Jordan would understand how unlikely a career choice this would be for him). Sometimes when we visit he’s perfectly clear and other times he’s beligerant, angry, or confused or a combination of all. We don’t really understand since this confusion is only happening since the surgery but hopefully it will clear.
He has fallen six out of the last seven days because he won’t wait for anyone to help him. Yes, he’s still stubborn. But he walked 25 feet in the parallel bars during PT so he’s making progress on strengthening.
His speech is often garbled. He’s having trouble opening his mouth and he tries to go too fast for his Parkinson’s mush mouth to keep up. If he slows down and speaks up you can usually at least piece together what he’s saying.
It’s so frustrating! For him especially-he knows he’s “mixt up” as he texted mom. Some days I visit with my Dad and sometimes I visit with my grandpa in his latter days (beligerant, angry and telling fantastical stories) and sometimes it’s a person I don’t recognize much at all.
Mom is also baffled but we are working with the nurse to see if we can figure it out. If we can clear his confusion, he’ll have a better chance of not falling and coming home sooner. At the moment, it’s looking like he may be in rehab for months, as long as he continues to make progress.
When I visited with him on Monday he was very clear. Knew where he was and why. Knew why we couldn't come in. But he was mixed up on the time- day and night have flip flopped. I guess when you have no schedule that happens. It's like taking a nap in the afternoon and not knowing if it's am or pm when you wake up.
Unfortunately, on Tuesday we got the message that the rehab facility has a positive COVID case. That's scary in a huge way. We can't take dad out, he's not capable of self care or motion yet and it takes two people to transfer him.
Then mom wasn't feeling well but I think she's probably getting too much sun and not enough water and isn't taking care of herself like she should..
My anxiety is pretty high right now.
He has fallen six out of the last seven days because he won’t wait for anyone to help him. Yes, he’s still stubborn. But he walked 25 feet in the parallel bars during PT so he’s making progress on strengthening.
His speech is often garbled. He’s having trouble opening his mouth and he tries to go too fast for his Parkinson’s mush mouth to keep up. If he slows down and speaks up you can usually at least piece together what he’s saying.
It’s so frustrating! For him especially-he knows he’s “mixt up” as he texted mom. Some days I visit with my Dad and sometimes I visit with my grandpa in his latter days (beligerant, angry and telling fantastical stories) and sometimes it’s a person I don’t recognize much at all.
Mom is also baffled but we are working with the nurse to see if we can figure it out. If we can clear his confusion, he’ll have a better chance of not falling and coming home sooner. At the moment, it’s looking like he may be in rehab for months, as long as he continues to make progress.
When I visited with him on Monday he was very clear. Knew where he was and why. Knew why we couldn't come in. But he was mixed up on the time- day and night have flip flopped. I guess when you have no schedule that happens. It's like taking a nap in the afternoon and not knowing if it's am or pm when you wake up.
Unfortunately, on Tuesday we got the message that the rehab facility has a positive COVID case. That's scary in a huge way. We can't take dad out, he's not capable of self care or motion yet and it takes two people to transfer him.
Then mom wasn't feeling well but I think she's probably getting too much sun and not enough water and isn't taking care of herself like she should..
My anxiety is pretty high right now.
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