6/19/09

Yesterday was a tough day. Dad didn't have an appetite and was feeling nauseous all day long. He tried to force himself to eat but really wasn't all that successful. Because there was no food in his body, the pain pills were making him sick and not helping to reduce his level of pain. He got up and walked around a couple of times but didn't do any of his breathing exercises. He was out of energy and feeling a lot of pain. The nurses expressed concern with the lack of oxygen reaching the bottom of his lungs. He really needs to be coughing, walking, and doing his breathing exercises to avoid getting pneumonia.
Needless to say, by the end of the day he was feeling discouraged. Last night he was given a priesthood blessing from an elderly man who was there visiting his wife. The man was really able to empathize with what Dad is going through and gave him a special blessing. When we called this morning, Dad had already buzzed the nurse to get him up walking and eating. I know he is receiving some extra help. Day four down.