Poor Sister Bee....she is stuck with all the worry about our brother, David. He kept trying to get out of bed last night so the hospital had to put him in restraints. When she woke him so he could eat his breakfast, he was totally puzzled about where he was. He had no memory of what happened. The nurse asked him if he knew my sister (he did) and even remembered her name. However, when my nephew and his wife came by a little while later, Bee was gone for a few minutes. They asked David if she had been there yet and he said *no*. So, he is definitely having a bad problem with awareness. It looks like his short term memory is shot.
The PT guy came in to evaluate him and said they would definitely take him into their program to help him regain strength. He has a hard time moving around even WITH assistance. He is very weak. They have to move him into another hospital (still in the same town) for the PT program. The doctor thinks he will need a nursing home for a couple months.
Later, my sister got a call at home that David had, even with restraints, managed to get out of bed and, of course, he fell. Luckily, he was not injured but they got the doctor to let them get a sitter for him to stay in his room overnight. It's really very, very sad. My brother was always fun. I somehow doubt that he even remembers what fun is right now. I also doubt he will recover his memory like we hope he might.
*Sigh* Good news/bad news/sad news. I love my brother dearly. I hate to see this happen to him but I know he is lonely since his wife died so unexpectedly. He just hasn't been the same. He tried but the booze got to him....badly. Shot and a beer.....shot and a beer. It is what will probably end up killing him sooner or later. If it doesn't do it in the near future. We all know he will be back on the booze as soon as he is able to get around.
The Beast went to the doctor today and, would you believe it? He never told the doctor about his recurring headaches. Instead, he told him about how his chest hurt him and his throat. When the doctor was entering information in his laptop, he stopped suddenly and said he could hear the Beast wheezing. Now the Beast has an appointment with a pulmonary doctor a week from Monday. He wants to try to find some Vicks lozenges for his sore throat but has never been able ot find them at our Walmart. I suggested he go to Walgreen's but the logistics made him decide not to go there...at least not tomorrow since he wants his two new prescriptions to be filled at our Walmart. I guess he will stop at Walgreens the next time he goes to the Walmart in Boaz.
It really turned out to be a nice day today. It never got too hot because of the nice breeze we had. Other than going to the doctor, the only things the Beast did outside was to feed the birds more bread and then he took Baron for his run around the circle. That was it. Not that it mattered to me. A lot of what he does is just*busy* work. Just something he does in order to feel useful. And sometimes, he moves things and then forgets where he put them. *Sigh*
Oh well! Love you all. Hope you had a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend! ***Hugs***
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