[StarCMC]

Thanks for the ping Grammie!

Maigrey you said "his hospital therapists are a joke, and I have to tell you that seems to be the case here as well. I have a friend who's father is going thru a lot and it took fighting tooth and nail from my friend to get them to give him his meds correctly. It also took fighting to get them to give him a shower at a time other than 3 AM. You are a miracle for your father. Keep keeping watch ~ maybe that's what he needed....to know how much you care. *HUGS!*

[Maigrey]

Maybe you are right. Every time I am in there, I am talking with the nurses on duty, making inquiries about his meds, his stats, how he's been doing, etc. Every thing they put into him, I know about it, and how much. Every time one of his doctors shows up, I've got questions. When I have the answers I need - not what I want - I let them go. When that is done, then he gets his therapy sessions.

Those sessions get the blood apumpin', as evinced by his elevated BP this afternoon. (It was a tough session.)

I also informed his nurse he got a treat today - 2 sugar free peppermint patties - so his blood sugar will be elevated when she was supposed to come back in after I left today. He needed some positive reinforcement.

All in all, they know I am running the show, and if there is something I don't understand or don't like, I will speak up.

Finally, I think he does realize that I do care, but moreover, he realizes that I am capable of handling a difficult situation, without needing him to tell me how to handle it.(in essence, I've grown up in his eyes.)

Now, if I can just get him to quit trying to battle me on everything and every little detail, things will be just peachy keen!