Talking to FAMILY

     Wow, what a great day! Dad got a call at about 10:30 this morning from HIS papa and they had a nice conversation. Dad was just experiencing the effects of his bed on vibrate/percussion mode to help move his fluid around in his lungs, so I'm sure that grandpa thought his voice sounded funny but lots stronger then yesterday. He then got to talk to his little sister at about 11:20am and that too was a good  conversation. I know that just his smile means we are moving forward so the awe so small voice that other family can hear over the phone is encouraging to them. And know its a little before 4pm and he got to say a few words to his oldest brother Jerry before that "Darn" phone drop the call. To all those out there that love our Dad......He is a trooper on a mission for GOD!

This is how we Brush our teeth...Brush our teeth....Brush our teeth!

     I'm sitting behind the bed typing this blog hoping he will sleep! That is one thing he is not doing to well with. He is obsessed with the visions and hallucinations he has every time he shuts his eyes. He keeps telling us that he sees these little "Puppets" that look like his family members and they keep waking him up. The one that looks like Mike has long droopy ears :) Dads orientation has been amazing and memory to. He has yet to fail a question about surroundings/family/instructions about treatments or past memories. Grandpa Birdie, they did remove his ear from the buttocks area because he has never been able to hear as well as he does now!!!! we cant whisper without him ease dropping or he whispers to us and if we say what, he says "whats your problem...are you deaf?"

     I have never hear anyone grown in "that feels so good" noises while brushing their teeth like my Dad this morning. He sat up at the side of the bed for about 30min then we stood for a linen change and a tooshy wash. I made him wiggle is buns and stomp in place to get circulation via motation..hehe. He then DID NOT experience REM sleep for the next few hours. He got up in a chair at about 1:50pm until about 3pm. He is now trying to rest but not  going so well. He wakes about every 5min to tell me what visions he is having and how frustrated he his that these visions/images won't leave him alone. Some are cheerful and some are gruesome. I wish he could just let go and relax!!