Friday things are changing for the better
Friday/August/2008 10:38 PM Barrie`s BlogBarrie`s
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Well, this afternoon's 1st visit marked the one calendar month's anniversary of the accident, with the best visit yet! Dad and I 'chatted' for two whole hours! Dad was completely attentive throughout this visit and it would be reasonable to describe it as two-way communication, given that Dad was responding to all I was saying and, quite remarkably, without tiring! I felt extremely close to him and was very conscious of how exceptionally lucky I was to be in this position, in light of Dad's prospects a month ago.
From the medical perspective, he remains the same as yesterday.
I looked forward to spending the evening visit telling Dad exactly who had kindly been posting their good wishes to him on this website, after Mum had given me the list of names. Unfortunately though, at the beginning of the visit, it was clear that Dad was having some difficulty with one of his injuries and the nurse gave him some sedative which did give him relief but, of course, also made him need to sleep, which he did peacefully. So no talking took place tonight other than to establish what Dad needed help with.
Under the circumstances, Dad seems to be coping amazingly well emotionally and mentally although the slow passage of time and lack of concept of time is hard for him. When Max comes on Sunday, he's had the great idea to bring a board for Dad to show him the day and date and who is visting him, and when so this will hopefully be a huge help.
So many little details of Dad's personality and facial expressions, unique to him, manage to still shine through, which I find very comforting. Tomorrow will be the last day I can visit Dad until I can get back to france again, which will be a very hard pill to swallow for me, but the main thing is that Dad won't be alone as Max will be here, with Marie-Thérèse hot on his heels the following week!