The hospital bed is a godsend–should’ve gotten one 6 months ago. No, I don’t sleep any better (so far, worse), but at least it isn’t because he’s lying crosswise and I can’t stretch out, he’s leaning on me, or I’m worried about waking him when I roll over, or have to wash the bedding coz he peed on it, and I don’t need to sleep at the edge of the bed or fight for my share of the covers. And he’s fine about getting into the hospital bed!
My aide had to cancel today–her son is struggling with asthma and she’s taking him to the dr. She offered to come Saturday instead, which is fine by me. In fact, I’d prefer to have an aide MoTu and ThFrSa so I don’t have 2 days on my lonesome in a row.
He pooed in his Depends this morning–relatively easy cleanup as I detected it almost immediately, and he cooperated while standing to let me deal.
He’s eating less food and drinking less and spitting out pills more. As long as he takes his finasteride (prostate pill), I think I can deal. He doesn’t sleep any better on Clonopin, trazodone, or Seroquel than on no sleeping pill. In fact he slept better last night without it–6:30pm-1am (pee in bucket…OK, and on floor-), then slept till 6am.
He’s gibbering more than usual this morning–presumably due to lack of zoloft and olanzapine.
I hope I can talk to the hospice dr. Maybe via the nurse, who’s coming tomorrow afternoon. I think I need to switch to him/her prescribing for the hubster in order to get them fully paid for by Medicare. It’s a hospice thing. Also when the free depends & chux will be delivered. No rush–I have plenty on hand, but I need to know if I should cancel my AMZN Subscribe & Save Depends (I have till 6/14 to cancel the 6/23 delivery).
Aide Shaina and I were unable to get the hubster into the car yesterday–or even down the steps into the garage–so I could handle only the handicap placard, not getting his new ID. I had to wait three for a “ruling” from DMV central, but if his dr will fax a statement saying he isn’t able to go into the DMV in person, they will let me provide a picture and create his new ID (no need for a driver;'s license for obvious reasons!). We did get his wheelchair into the car yesterday, so I don;t have it inside. It was very difficult to get him form the den to the bed without it last night and vice versa this morning. Maybe hospice will provide a second wheelchair so I can leave one in the car? BUt really, I rarely need to take him anywhere. If he switches to the hospice dr, not even to the doctor. Jusw to the dentist and maybe eye doc. I wish there were visiting hygienists to clean teeth!
Was going to go to Costco today, but without an aide now, will plan on tomorrow. If DH won’t cooperate, we won’t get his glasses adjusted (he bent them a little so no longer snug on his face but I can order my new lenses and buy a few things.
I think I figured out why he sleeps every morning for aides but not usually for me. I didn’t shower him this monring. Shaina showers him every time she comes (and this month it’s 4x/week as Rhonda can’t come at all this month due to obligations to my brother & his business–much easier work than the hubster, so I can’t blame her–and Krystal only comes once a week now instead of twice).
I requested a hospice volunteer to stay with the hubster late tuesday afternoons–at least every other–so I can shop the farmer’s market (the best local fish store and a great local BBQ caterer have booths I like to patronize, not to mention local produce).