Help for a time!

TERRY

I was disappointed as the person who is to come so we can start PT and OT did not come yesterday but said he would come today.  Terry has already gone several days without therapy and that does not make me happy.  Terry and I have transfers from bed to wheelchair and back again down pat.  I do not know if it means Terry is doing better or if we just have the exercise down!  Terry has an appt with her new primary Dr's office next Monday.  One of my concerns is she is on 500 ML of fluid during the night and that seems to fill her up so she is not so hungry during the day.  SHOULD WE GO TO 250 SO SHE WANTS TO EAT MORE???  I am hoping to get the answers next week.  All in all I feel Terry is doing about the same.  We did NOT go for a walk today but maybe will try it tomorrow again.  

Kim prepared a wonderful meal last night.  The picture is of the beans that went into the meal.  I will not say who did the job on the can BUT we did get it open and got the beans out!  Terry just was not feeling great so she ate a little and then went to bed again.  As I write I have the feeding tube working as she is sleeping a bit.  The feeding starts about 9 and goes for about 10 hours.  

I feel we are getting some kind of schedule down and the care for Terry is going well, I think.  I REALLY want the therapy to start again and am hoping that can begin before the end of the week.

I really do not have much more to say.  IT will be nice to have Kim here for a few days as I am sure she is somewhat better at care giving than I.  For sure she is a MUCH better cook and more.  

I wanted to take a quick dip tonight but Terry is sleeping so do not want to wake her and tell her I will be in the pool for a time.  I do not want her to wake and call for me and then I not hear her.  

I do need to get something for the seat of the wheelchair as Terry gets very sore if she sits in it very long.  Yes, most of the time she is not in it but on a walk etc she needs to sit more than she can at this time.  

The weather, well it is Naples so humid and warm.  Pretty much daily there is some rain.  Not sure the temp is all that much more than in MN but most of the time the humidity is more.  

It seems like I get several phone calls a day about Terry and it is difficult to keep them straight.  SO I will start a notebook today and each time the phone rings I need my pen and book.  I thought there was supposed to be someone coming in yesterday between 3-5 but nobody showed up.  I am guessing it was my mistake.  

A month supply of food and bags for the feeding tube is supposed to come today.  We needed some for last night so I had to call.  The gal said what Terry is getting is the same as Ensure Plus so I went to CVS to purchase some of that.  I was a bit concerned but it did look the same.  Well this morning the feeding tube was empty so it must have been the right food!

No I am out of words for the morning.  I really have not felt like writing about the past for some time now but that may come back.  It is July 29, brother Dave would have been 76 a month ago!  The FP is giving me some get up and go so time to sign off!