Falling into a new routine

[voxwoman]

I'm glad to see Dad out of the hospital, but he seems smaller somehow, and weaker, and his mind isn't back where it was even a week ago. But he's out of crisis, and hopefully adjusting to the nursing home. We have to wait to find out what his ultimate needs will be.

I am trying not to push things on the dad front, so I am distracting myself with other activities. Of course, there is work, and the new person we hired needs frequent assistance to figure out how we do things around here. I hope her unfamiliarity with the tools is just because it's been a while since the last time she used them. I don't remember having to ask basic questions my first few days on the job. I can't be that much more competent than other people with similar backgrounds.

I've been doing a lot of sleeping, with really bizarre dreams that I will blame on being dosed with Claritin-24s for the past 3 days. Last night's dreams took place within a Simpsons cartoon universe. I think I was also a cartoon, or perhaps even Lisa. No other details remain from that. I am off the decongestants for a few hours now, and I don't seem too stuffy.

I just got a call from the home - dad is currently in a single/private room, and they are moving him into a double/semi-private room in a couple of hours. That is annoying. Now I need to go over there and ensure they don't "lose" any of his clothing or toiletries.

And I was just starting to relax. Frell..

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[saminz.livejournal.com]

Ack.

Poor dear. I hope things will settle somewhat, and soon!

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