Fiddler

he's back at the home.  better?  I couldn't say.  Mom thinks that as he was getting better he started faking some of his "non-responsiveness" because one of the male nurses called him on it......

not a stroke.  recurring UTI.  Seems that each setback knocks him back farther.  Mom finally decided to give the ok to "do not resuscitate."  For the longest time she couldn't bear to do it - but...

...aaaaaand he's back in the ER again tonight.  Stroke?  Weakness?  malnutrition because he's barely eating? dehydration?dunno, dunno and I dunno.  Calling the hospital again in a bit to see what...

Scary weekend.  Dad in the hospital because "he's not responding."  That was Friday night.  As of yesterday he's alert and communicating.  Bad combo of an infection and dehydration.  Worries me...

oh dear.  this might be it.  another one of those late night calls.  Dad not responding, sent to the hospital.  having to wait before I can call the hospital to find out if I need to get in the...

Mom's 84th birthday yesterday. Go Mom!Meanwhile, back at the ranch... did as much stuff around the house as possible in two days (laundry, cleaning the gutters, spider web removal (::shudder:: I HATE...

oh lord.I just drove 560 miles to check in on Mom. She blew out her knee last weekend - it needs to be replaced. Original equipment and apparently the warranty has expired. Happy Birthday, Mom, way...

The drama continues apace.  Taking Columbus Day weekend to buzz out to check in on Mom and go see Dad.  Still avoiding Janie... and thinking about how the hell to explain to her about all the shit...

...and make it stop spinning so much?It's been a while.Yikes, seven months?The summer was awful.  So awful that I couldn't bring myself to relive it by writing about it in this journal."Awful." ...

spent Wednesday with Janie.  She started the day off a bit bossy (maybe she was feeling a bit nervous?) but she settled down as we did her errands and took her to the laundromat.  She was getting...

the nursing home is adamant that he didn't vomit there. the hospital didn't know:- that he was on thickened liquids- that he was lactose intolerant- that due to an old surgery they should not draw...

discharged from the hospital - but not clear if this is because his doctors deem him recovered enough or if it's because the insurance only covers so much...he's back at the nursing home now.  the...

Dad was a little more disoriented today.  Apparently that can be one of the side-effects of a urinary tract infection in an elderly person, according to my aunt who is a retired nurse. iPad is...

Today is Saturday.  A little less than 48 hours ago I received a distraught phone call from my Mother.  The kind of phone call you don't want to get.  The hospital said Dad might not survive the...

and a little bit silly.  just posted a couple more.