It is another day and another visit with Dad. Upon my arrival he was asleep with his mouth wide open. That seems to be his usual sleeping jaw position. I knew that his next radiation treatment was not for an hour so I thought I would catch a little nap. The first thing that caught […]
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Sandalwood and English Fern For today’s shave I used a Clauss New Departure Razor. The razor originated from Clauss in Fremont Ohio. I was given this razor several months ago. The edge needed some work so I used the hone’s that were given to me by my barber. They had been rattling around […] I stopped by this morning to see Dad. I am later than I expected and I found that he was not in his bed. He has been taken down for a radiation treatment. He does have a nice clean bed to come back to. I sat and waited. Soon Dad arrived back at the room […] I have not got a lot to write at this hour. Eric, my brother sent out in an email within the past hour detailing the prognoses for Dad. He should be coming home early next week. I know that is what Dad wants to do. In regards to his overall condition, he is not doing […] I walked in to Dads room this morning and he was awake. There were a couple of PCA’s there getting him into a clean gown. Dad may not have liked the fact that his bowels started working after his surgery, but that is good news. He can start being fed trough his feeding tube. Dad […] I am sitting here at jury duty. That is a challenge in and of itself. Now they have turned the TV’s on and I have to sit waiting for jury duty and listen to Obama talk about health care. I already read about California and it’s budget problems. Then again, they announced a while ago […] Today is Jury Duty so I am writing my blog from the Jury Room. I saw Dad this morning. He looked like he was sleeping when I walked in. His right leg was dangling off the bed and he had been given oxygen yesterday because his O2 level was low. The PCA said that she […] Dad was sleeping when I came in the room. His PCA said that he had spiked a temperature up to 103.5 and that they had to put ice on him to cool him down. He had ice packs under his arms and on his thighs. I also noticed the bag on the side of the […] There is a time a man has got to do what a man has got to do. I came home for lunch and created myself a heaping pastrami and provolone sandwich on rye bread with a generous helping of potato salad. I would have to read too many packages and do some mathematical calculations to […] I arrived early today as I have meetings at work on Tuesday mornings. When I entered the room, it was dark and Dad was sleeping with his mouth was wide open. The PCA or Personal Care Assistant was in the room. She said that he had a difficult night and kept getting up to go […] Got back into town tonight so I went LLUMC to see how Dad was doing. Upon my arrival to the ninth floor I found Dad in the Day Room surrounded by my brother Eric, his wife, Chanel and their three children and Dads wife Natalie. Eric and his family had been there for a while […] Democrat Headquarters We had a nice trip from Oakdale to home. We did a little geocaching along the way. One of my favorites was Democrat Headquarters. Just down from their headquarters we picked up fresh cherries, apricots and blueberries. Then it was off to Walmart for ice and an ice chest. Geocaching and […] I talked to Dad today on the phone this afternoon. He was doing alright. However, he seemed to be a little down. Dad stated, “I am just laying here dying.” I called back later to talked to his nurse who had also noticed that Dad was a little off today. He also let me know […] Gentlemen’s Shave There is something about soft water that does wonders for the shave. In Oakdale, the water is much softer that at home. Mix that soft water with some Mr. Taylors, A Gentleman’s Luxury Save Cream and you have the opportunity for great pleasure as you shave. The herbal aromatics in this […] In Oakland with the bay behind us Today we found ourselves in Oakland for a wedding. We also had time to walk across the parking lot for a virtual geocache. After the wedding and before the reception I bagged some geocaches around Oakdale while Janet took a nap. […] |
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