A Hard Sunday

Today started out horrible! Dad had to call the nurse in to be cleaned up and apparently his nurse was horrible. Mom got a call after she left dad's room (the call was from dad) and dad told her how the nurse literally threw him around and tossed his legs this way and that and that she was very rude and defensive. Wouldn't even let him talk or answer the phone. Mom told dad to call the supervisors number immediately. Apparently the person dad talked to didn't say anything about it. Well mom then called and spoke her mind and was transfered to another supervisor and spoke her mind some more and told them that the nurse was to never step into dad's room again for as long as he is in there. (Mom was still at home at this point). When she got up there she was charging right up to the nurses station and was intercepted by who was now dad's new nurse...and they talked some.

So that was the morning....and of course it just gets better.

Apparently the nurse he ended up having overdosed him on his anti-nausia shots and gave him two along with some other medicine (not sure what the other one was). Mom had to call again the supervisor as dad was turning all kinds of flush colors and feeling very sick. She was told his dr. was in the building making rounds, which of course it took him a good while to come to dad's room. Dad took most of the day to recover from it, they didn't do anything, just let it work itself out of his body. This was all around lunch time.

It was also either lunch or dinner that dad choked on some food while eating with his trake. Mom said it was very scarry.

Although dad looks better, he still feels horrible! He has come a long way over the last 7 weeks, that's for sure but his body is still very sick. He still feels very bad and the doctor has given us a name for what he has, although I have researched this, mom does not know the details yet, so when she is informed then we will let everyone know. He is very week, has muscle atrophy and just over all feels crappy...and cant get better. Overall...all of the time his body still feels very week and sick.

Having said that...having visitors for a short amount of time has been good for him because it is a small amount of the day to get his mind distracted...it also helps mom tremendously! He is still in room 410 and if you call Kindred's Number at 713-790-0500 as soon as the lady starts to talk you can press 5410 and it rings in his room. If you go to visit there is free parking underneath the building and you just have to tell them dad's name and room number and they will let you in.

Today was a hard day for mom and dad...harder then usual, obviously. Please continue prayer for his health and for doctors to figure out a way to get him feeling better. Also please pray for the favor of the nurses and for the nurse to be caring, faithful to respond to the needs and gentle. If you can also pray for wisdom of all the doctors and that everyone working for/with dad at the hospital to be blessed in their lives also.

Thank you all again for all the prayers and support. Please keep my brother and his family in your prayers as a cold his making the rounds. Please additionally keep my brother in your prayers and he has taken over many of the "jobs" that dad had to take care of mom. ''

Oh yeah...Mom's cell phone isn't working right now so you can't reach her this way.