Another Wild Night

It was another wild night. Twice he had to urinate and we just sat him up on the side of the bed and let him use the urinal. That always hurts his swollen arm and under arm and he cries out.

We went to bed at 8:00. He was awake at 10:00, 12:00, and 3:00. He is still sleeping now. The third time, he thought he needed to do a BM so I sat him on the portable commode in the bedroom. He sat there with my assistance for 15 minutes but could not use it. He did urinate though. When he gets back to bed, it takes two to use the draw sheet and pull him back up in the bed.

He has agreed to be catheterized today and that will help everyone involved...especially him. He can just lay there and when he needs to go, it will just come through the tubing into the bag. No more pulling him around and hurting him. They just needed his authorization and now he is ready.

We are now having to crush his pills to get them down him too.

Denise, our niece, was over and told us about her dad. She brought his and her cards over. I was really relived for him. Bob was catheterized this morning and his medicine changed to a more potent one...a morphine derivative. The nurse hopes she makes it to his birthday. She seems to think he is waiting for Keith and maybe even his birthday.

Leslie has taken leave and is here until evening then she will go get Keith and Sara at Wichita and John, her husband, will come stay the night. Keith and Sara, as well as Leslie will be here tomorrow and Marilyn Lively is bringing lunch for us.

Family and friends are wonderful!