UPDATE ON DAD
Still very tired I think it will take him several days to get back to where he was on the tiredness level. They have upped him to light diet with sips of water. He finds water hard to tolerate for 2 reasons the chest infection makes him cough and also he has a terrible sore throat and thrush in the mouth and throat for which he has to have special drops 4 times a day.
He slept most of the day and his voice is hard to hear because of the sore throat and thrush. I bought a little handbag size tin of Vaseline today for his lips as they are cracked and bleeding probably from the oxygen even though they have water running through it, it is still drying him out.
He had 2 super nurses today the first the sister in law of our neighbour who goes to the strict and particular baptist church, the church where mum is buried and the minister has visited dad in hospital 3 or 4 times. She was great with him this morning and before I arrived had been giving him several sips of water which he does find hard to tolerate. The other was an Indian nurse from Mauritius she was great and managed to get the drug run done, the IV drugs up and dad’s feed on before she handed over and probably his IV fluid as well because she said she would do before she handed over and although I left prompt on 8.00pm I am certain she will do it before she goes which meant I went home not worrying that this had or had not been done.
Our friend Brenda who used to come in and be with mum 3 times a week and then later continued to come in to keep dad company and also do a bit around the house to help me came up to the hospital today to see dad, her daughter now comes in to us as Brenda found it too much with her bad back.
Our friend across the road Tony also visited and bought me home. I managed to get a full night’s sleep last night and today ate in the hospital restaurant. They do a meal for about 3.50 pounds sterling, I had cottage pie which is minced (ground beef) in gravy with mixed diced vegetables with a mashed potato topping and for sweet rhubarb crumble which is stewed rhubarb with a topping of flour rubbed into fat and then mixed with sugar put into the oven to cook till crisp served with British custard (Bird’s).
Tony bought me home tonight as he stayed until 8.00pm and tomorrow my friend Phil will take me up there and collect me.
All in all things seemed stable today his temperature was lower though did not up and down slightly, all other stats seemed stable, urine output still above target but we will know more when the consultant is back on duty on Monday as over the weekend it is only the junior doctors plus the on call consultant around.
Major areas for prayer as I see is that the chest/lung infection clear up completely and that he gradually regains his strength to meet the next challenge in recovery whatever that might be.
Another items for prayer is that dad gets good nights when rang the hospital this morning he did not have one and this morning after giving him a wash it looks as if he has finally gone to sleep.
Once again many thanks for your prayers, support, thought and love and yes I am getting my rest and eating enough thank you for being concerned about me as well.
Love Eleanor
I will try to post the dose daily the update but in case I do not I will ping starwise to the thread she started for prayer which I will try to do a daily update straight after getting home from the hospital if I can.
We continue our prayers for you and your Dad Eleanor,looks like things may be getting better all round.
Go with God.RG
Thank you for the updates and it sounds like Dad is slowly improving....
take care of yourself and get some more sleep.....
Thanks for updating! I think we were all starting to worry a little. Glad to hear things are slowly getting better! It’s also good to hear that you both have such caring people around, too.
Continued prayers for his recovery. (((((Eleanor)))))
Thank you for the update, Eleanor, and the prayers do continue
for your sweet Dad to continue to improve with the care that
he is getting, and that he get the rest he needs to build up
his strength.
Prayers for you to keep your strength so you may help him
as you always have.
God bless and keep the two of you.
Just read Your updates prayers continuing!
Glad there are such caring & thoughtful Friends & nurses There for You & Your Dad.
As You know, we care Here too.
Glad You got a full night’s rest.
Here’s hoping You & Your Dad will get more.
To help maintain and/or regain strength/good health.
Don’t even worry about the Dose, except to update as you have time....prayers continue for you
It's likely that the hospital is warm and dry, and that combines to dry the mucous membranes quickly. My lips, after only about 8 hours were dry and cracking, and I got irritated sinuses from the warm, dry air. Might they let you bring in a humidifier when you visit? They probably wouldn't let you leave it, but at least you could make the air a little softer while you're there.