Thanksgiving was great. My girlfriend and her sister's family were nice enough to have my father, mother and me over for dinner. (And my parents got along!!!). Nothing was too eventful, but it was memorable.
A few weekends after Thanksgiving (December 13th) I had to take my dad back into the ED. He was having another spell/attack. Our conversation over the phone was not great. I knew that something was wrong. After driving up to his house his gate (the way he walks) was not right. He was stumbling and not really sure of his surrounds. After 6 hours in the ED they found nothing and told me it was probably just the dementia.
Christmas in Knoxville! I drove my dad up to see his brother and his family. It was good to see my Aunt and Uncle. I was worried about this trip, because people with dementia can sometimes have problems in unfamiliar places especially at night. He did not have any attacks and it was an all around great trip.
In my next post I should have more information on his future. I am getting results back from a gereatric case manager. These are people who can help make recommendations on when to move someone to a home, what kind of assistance is needed, etc. I hope you all have a great new year.
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Hi Allen,
ReplyDeleteThree Rotary friends, Don Foster, Ron Corbin and I visited your Dad yesterday. He was so excited to see us as we surprised him. I am glad you provided this blog. We had no idea Sonny was having difficulty. I know this has been difficult for Sonny but for you as well. It is never easy for the family when love ones suffer from this horrible disease, so please know you as well as Sonny are in our thoughts and prayers.
Best regards,
Raymond Baggarly - rbaggarly@baggarlycorp.com