Well today was a pretty confusing day for dad, but he is definitely still feeling better medically speaking. His cold is all but gone and he did not have any nausea today. He did, however, have a good bit of confusion throughout the day. I really believe not getting out to church Sunday, being sick in his room for 4 days and just kinda being out of his routine for those days has affected him mentally. When mom and I arrived in the morning - he thought no one had been there to see him from his family for a day - we reminded him we had been there last night and then he did recall that. Then he was asking a lot of questions about his house - he wasn't sure if he remembered what his house looks like anymore. And then he was asking about getting paperwork together for Florida for Little League. He was still thinking he was the President of the Martinsburg League before he got sick. So - anyways, we spent some time talking him thru these confusing moments and I think we brought him back to present time. We mentioned that we would take him to see his house this weekend and when he woke up from his nap and finished afternoon therapy, they told us he got pretty upset because mom and I hadn't come to pick him up and take him home. He was calling her house looking for her - very worried about her they said. So we arrived with dinner for him and the kids to visit. . . and it wasn't long before we got him straightened out again. I think overall, this past weekend just took a toll on him and we just need to help him out of this "bad day" as they call it for stroke survivors - some days are just bad. That's all. I took dad a lot of scriptures today to encourage him - typed on papers and we went over and over them. . . we prayed over him at bedtime, after he and Robby finished listening to the Hedgesville - Jefferson game on the radio. His therapy was okay today - he is still a little weak from being in bed sick for a few days, but he did stand up several times and did all his exercises and other therapy. We are praying tomorrow he can begin to take some more steps again - to build his confidence back up - because he didn't remember walking to the end of the bars last week.
Mom is still not 100%. She spent the morning with him at therapy - then napped at my house in the afternoon. When she went back in this evening for dinner with him, she was tired and "chilling". So right now she is all wrapped up in blankets and took some medicine and we are watching American Idol together.
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