these are from Rebecca back in 2004...Sunday, December 13, 2009
I GOT TO TALK TO HAROLD...
HE IS VERY TIRED AND VERY WEAK AND SAID HE FELT TERRIBLE. HIS ELBOW THAT HE HIT WHEN HE FELL IS SO SORE, BUT NOT BROKEN.
THEY PUT BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS ON HIS LEGS TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS IN HIS LEGS. THEY BLOW UP AND RELEASE EVERY NOW AND THEN TO KEEP THE BLOOD CIRCULATING IN THE LEGS WHEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF BED.
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HAROLD MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT...
WITHOUT ANOTHER STROKE- HE HAS NOT SLEPT HARDLY AT ALL AND THAT IS BOTHERING HIM- HE USUALLY SLEEPS IF HE SITS DOWN MORE THAN 2 MINUTES- HE DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL YESTERDAY-
VERY LITTLE LAST NIGHT-
THEY CANNOT GIVE HIM ANYTHING TO SLEEP BECAUSE IT MAKES IT HARDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER HE IS STROKING AGAIN OR ITS THE MEDS-
I SPOKE TO THE NURSE ABOUT HIS DIET- WHICH IS SOFT- AND SHE SAID WE CAN COOK HIS FOOD AND THEY CAN STORE IT THERE AND THEN WARM IT UP WHEN ITS TIME TO EAT-
HE IS ON A VERY LOW SODIUM DIET AND THE HOSPITAL KITCHEN CANNOT DO THAT THERE- THE LAST TIME THEY GAVE HIM TOO MUCH SODIUM AND HE WAS RIGHT BACK IN THERE TO HAVE THE FLUID TAKEN OFF OF HIS HEART- HE HAS CHF-
THEY ARE GOING TO POST ON HIS DOOR AND LIMIT VISITORS TODAY- BY MY REQUEST AND HERS- SINCE HE NEEDS TO GET HIS REST- HE IS TOTALLY WORN OUT BY ALL OF THIS-
HE IS TALKING MORE AND HIS SPEECH IS IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY BUT THE PARALYSIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS UNCHANGED-
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