Dad has had a very hard day at "work" - therapy - but has done well. Very little nausea issues today. He told me at lunch time - "Lordy be - they are trying to kill me again." Of course he meant that rehab was so hard that it felt like they were killing him! Mom said he was sitting up so straight in his wheelchair today and looked very good and was in good spirits. I was so glad to hear this because I had received a call from him at 3:19 am - he said "I am thirsty and starving - and I am trapped in this place. Can you get me out of here?" Oh how tough it is to get that kind of call. Basically what is happening is, he wakes up in the middle of the night and is confused and scared - they called it "Sundowners Syndrome". . . and most neuroligical patients have it happen. So I just calmed him down and assured him he was not trapped and where he was. . . the nurses got him a drink and found him a snack. By morning when I spoke on the phone to him he sounded calm and good. Please pray for him in that area though - I worry that when he wakes up like that - it will cause his heart rate to go up and blood pressure to elevate.
If you are able to stop up and see him over the weekend - he would love it I am sure - he only has rehab a portion of the day Saturday and none on Sunday. Keep those prayers coming- every day we see a little progress - Shug is coming back to us!!!!
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Hey Kisners! Thanks MB, for doing such a fabulous job at keeping us in touch with your Dad's progress. I was really encouraged to read the blog today. It sounds like he is really on the road to recovery. We hope to be in for another visit real soon. Love to your mom, too! Love, The Greens
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