Saturday

I let Mike and Cindy handle the morning visit while I slept in and did some paperwork. He had a short workout with Hannah's friend but according to Dad it wasn't much. A little attention is better than none at this point. The weekends are considered days of rest at HS, especially on Sunday. 

I went to see Dad mid afternoon and found Mom, Cindy and Mike in the oven with Dad. It was like a blast furnace when I walked into the room! Evidently Dad had had some issues with heat overnight and had given the nurses some heat of his own. I don't know why it was still so hot in the room. Mike had already turned it down before I got there. I guess Dad wanted to make sure that the room was warm enough before nightfall. 

Cindy and Mike left shortly after I got there to go back to Conway and Mom left not long after that. I sat down in the wheel chair and listened as Dad related the events of the day and especially last night. He experienced some severe chills around 10pm and no matter how many blankets they put on him he couldn't get warm. He took it out on the nurses and even told them he was going to call 911. They took his temperature and checked vitals and everything was in normal levels. After giving them the what for, his chills subsided and the crisis was over. Dad was still agitated about the situation and lack of resolve. I noticed when I sat down that the temp was not near as warm as when I was standing. I decided to raise the bed as high as it would go and see if that would make a difference. The bed was at its lowest point so Dad would have an eaiser time getting in and out to the wheel chair and so the nurses would have easy access to the patient when providing care.  I was able to raise the bed about 4 feet and Dad said that he could tell a difference immediatly but when a  tech came in, she nearly came out of her shoes, even though I had put up the bed rails all around the bed. I explained what we were doing and she said that she would get the charge nurse. I was scolded for raising the bed, evidently, you have to have Dr.'s orders to raise the bed for liability reasons. So much for physics.

It was time for supper so they got Dad into the wheel chair to eat. While Dad was eating, I asked the tech if we could move Dad to the bed next to the window where the heater was, since my brilliant idea was against regulation. They agreed to try it. The tech that moved Dad brought in 2 or 3 blankets and he was comfortable even though the rest of us were sweating. I had some errands to run and told Dad I would be back in the evening. Because of the move, Dad's telephone number has changed to 479 444-2321.

Charlotte and I brought Dad some clean clothes around 7 and the room was still toasty. Dad was in the bathroom brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed. He has really come a long way in transferring from the chair to the bed. He is so much more confident and stable. We chatted for a while and the nurse came in to give him his meds and take his vitals. One of the nurses from last night is on duty again and Dad told me he had apologized to her for being belligerent.  I asked him if he was warm enough and he said that he was fine and even asked me to turn the heat down a bit. We had prayer and left about 8:30.

Pray Dad stays warm and sleeps well.

God is good!