Amy took the first night shift with dad and he woke up a lot, but got more sleep than at the hospital for sure. Amy knows more of what she’s doing than I do and she’s been a really great caregiver. She gave our dad a pedicure while I gave moral support.
The full circle, children taking care of their parents. ❤️
Dogs are social creatures and these guys want to be where ever Sandy is. There were several times throughout the day that they were left out in the cold harsh world while we spent time with dad.
The prescriptions were a bit of a mess and the boys hadn’t been able to pick up 2 of the needed prescriptions and then we found another one the hospital had prescribed that we didn’t have. We called one cvs, then the VA, then the hospital and then sandy and I headed out to try to pick everything up. We had some additional issues because we were picking up a narcotic, so to kill time Sandy treated me to an authentic New York egg sandwich. I really love Sandy. She’s easy to talk to, fun to spend time with, and she’s taken such good care of our dad. She loves him like her own and I’m so grateful.
Cute little NY eatery.
We took her convertible and she let me listen to 90’s country which we sang at the top of our lungs as she drove fast and we got rid of some of our stress. We had to wear our driving gloves to fully be gross bougie sports car people. 🤣
Whenever dad was awake and calm id try to have one of the girls come chat with him a bit. Delaney showed him all the pictures she’s taken on the camera he gave her. She loves photography.
Matt was so so wonderful. We have been in a good patch for awhile now, but seeing the way he’s loving and caring for my dad, I feel like the grinch and my heart just grew two sizes. He helped my dad shower, helped in the bathroom, took apart and fixed his sleep number bed, and spent hours helping Max figure out his 3d printer. He’s a keeper. Matt tried to get a pic of Delaney and Max with the printer but Max ducked at the last minute. Classic teen photo dodge.
Amy had leftover candy from a Halloween party they hosted so she set up this adorable candy bar. The kids went crazy.
The first 3, all 70’s babies. Joe was born in ‘73, Amy in ‘75, and me in ‘78.
Joe left Sunday night and that was hard. Everyone got a little teary, especially when my dad called out “I love you!” several times. He was, understandably upset after that and we came up with a plan better anxiety plan for next time we have any changes or goodbyes.
Since dad is sleeping in the chair, the nighttime carer gets the nice sleep number bed. I was on tap for Sunday night, but then we had a scare so Matt decided to stay with me. It was pretty brutal. My sweet dad is so uncomfortable and also taking a diuretic so he’s up a lot for the bathroom. I held his hand and rubbed his back and just prayed that he feels so loved and at peace.
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