Mr Cranky

Grandmama and I went to see granddaddy and daddy yesterday.

Daddy was asleep. I couldn't get him to wake up. Grandmama seemed concerned but I told her that maybe it was just his naptime. I don't have the heart to tell her that he sleeps alot. He's easing into that last stage where there is not a lot of response, awake or not. He looked good for a man who has so much brain damage at this point. He has gone downhill so much that he doesn't even fight the cnas/nurses when they shave him (on that rare occasion) or brush his teeth.

Granddaddy was in fine form. He talked about getting stuck in the mud and getting all wet. He told me that he was going to mow some yards so he could pay me for washing his clothes. He was going to follow us out (he was trying!). I found the nurse and she headed him off at the pass. Things must have gone badly the rest of the day for him. I think since they had to move him back to his old room, it set him off. He was really confused. By the time my mother got there that evening (she is the evening receptionist there), he was getting paranoid and not a little ticked off. She called me to let him talk to me to see if it would calm him down. He talked to me twice and my daughter (his great-granddaughter) once. He didn't believe a word we said. He said quite a few things that I were racially slurring and I don't want to repeat on here. According to the cna who came to get him, he became even more aggitated and refused to get in the 'damn bed'. I never did find out how long he stayed up. I spoke with his nurse today (originally to give consent for a flu shot). I asked her to have the dr prescribe him something that would relax him (not drug him or knock him out) prn (for those not familiar, prn means, more or less, 'as needed'). If he doesn't need it, I don't want him to have it. If he gets that aggitated again, it's not fair for him to feel that way. When I went to see grandmama today (on one of my 4 trips to her house), she didn't ask about him. Sometimes I think it's an 'out of sight, out of mind' type of things. It's better she not know he gets this way. She can't do anything about it and will just worry herself sick. Also according to his nurse, he had a much better day today. I'm going to try to get by there tomorrow (even though I haven't had time to do his laundry) just to check on him. I have to take the other set of grandparents for their haircuts tomorrow and other assorted errands so I'll just have to figure it out. Time management!

I had to run some errands for grandmama today and had a conference at school about my youngest child. His teacher thinks he might be borderline dyslexic. That's another story I think I'll go into another day. I also hit Wal-Mart and the fabric store. I really need to stay away from those places. I spend money like it's water at those stores. I almost forgot, I did get to the pharmacy and the other grandmama's house. Maybe I need to get a bike. Gas is awful expensive still.

Anyway, it's late and wayyyyy past my bedtime. More tomorrow. As always.
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