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Sunday/September/2008 06:20 PM Barrie`s
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Dad is making slow but
sure steps back to recovery. He was awake enough
today to be able to open his eyes fully but is still
too weak and sleepy to move his head in response to a
question.
I had explained to him yesterday why he was back on the ventilator as it must be a shock and very confusing for him to wake up to find himself back on it. I told him about it again today as I think it's probably unlikely he even remembers my visit yesterday, let alone what I said! He was listening attentively to everything I was saying to him and I think he (thankfully) probably doesn't remember anything about his experience of this week's scare.
I tried putting the Grand Prix on for him, but by that time he was just too sleepy to watch it. He won't mind having missed it if Lewis Hamilton didn't win!
The cream is working like magic and what were dry patches this time yesterday look really well hydrated today. Nevertheless, I gave Dad a gentle rub/massage in all the places I put the cream yesterday and found a couple more areas that were desperate for moisture, to concentrate on today. Its very hard to try to gauge where the boundaries are for him of what is too light pressure (and annoyingly tickling) and what is too firm (and possibly hurting tender bruises) that perhaps aren't superficially visible.
Dad was asleep for most of the second half of the visit and looked reasonably peaceful in his sleep.
He may well be awake for a large part of this evening's visit if he will have rested well this afternoon.
Next update this evening.
Love
Nat
xxx
I had explained to him yesterday why he was back on the ventilator as it must be a shock and very confusing for him to wake up to find himself back on it. I told him about it again today as I think it's probably unlikely he even remembers my visit yesterday, let alone what I said! He was listening attentively to everything I was saying to him and I think he (thankfully) probably doesn't remember anything about his experience of this week's scare.
I tried putting the Grand Prix on for him, but by that time he was just too sleepy to watch it. He won't mind having missed it if Lewis Hamilton didn't win!
The cream is working like magic and what were dry patches this time yesterday look really well hydrated today. Nevertheless, I gave Dad a gentle rub/massage in all the places I put the cream yesterday and found a couple more areas that were desperate for moisture, to concentrate on today. Its very hard to try to gauge where the boundaries are for him of what is too light pressure (and annoyingly tickling) and what is too firm (and possibly hurting tender bruises) that perhaps aren't superficially visible.
Dad was asleep for most of the second half of the visit and looked reasonably peaceful in his sleep.
He may well be awake for a large part of this evening's visit if he will have rested well this afternoon.
Next update this evening.
Love
Nat
xxx