Marge is spending 22 hrs. aday in bed.

Yesterday, Dec. 18, Deb uncovered the start of a bed sore. I guess the
continuation of the slow down hill slide.
I'll try to keep up better here.
Bob Dodd

slow. slow going

Marge and I are both facing different paths to the same ending. Marge is
sleeping up to 22 hrs a night, but can't carry on much of a conversation. My loss is mostly physical. Walking across a room is almost beyond me.
I do want to see the end results of the current political games.
As you know if you have followed my blog, I am an ardent republican, while my wonderful daughter is an equally ardent democrat.
My choice would be Romney pres, and Gingrich vp, but I can't see that happening. I'll try to clarify my thoughts soon.

progreass report

It's slow, but Marge contiues to fail. I keep remembering good things from over the years, I'll try to post some shortly.

88 wow !

Today, 9 14 23, is my birthday in a 4 family flat owned by my grandmother in Detroit, next door to Gar Wood.
Marge is slowly going farther downhill. Hospice is fully involved now, so that will tell you more than I can. She spends about 20 hrs a day in bed most days. While I still have a brain that mostly works, my physical strength is fast disappearing. So I spend most of the time dosing and readimg from my i-pad. Any activity, like taking a shower even, leaves me exhausted!!
However, looking back we've had a great life. I'll try to post some thoughts soon, including some political thoughts.

A scare yesterday!

I got Marge to the bathroom in her wheel chair. When the trip was over, I couldnt get her back in the chair.  We ended up with her on the floor. and try as I would, I could not get her off the floor and in the chair. After struggling for over an hour, I gave up and called Deb at her office. She arrived in about 10 mins., and got us squared away in nothing flat This was a thourghly frightening episdode. It made me very aware of how far we have failed physically                             !

same old, same old

Marge stays about the same. Slow downhill. In a re-evaluation,that was the result. Call us again when there's a change.
Oh yes, Sat. night I had a slight stroke, a TIA.
Spent tbe weekend in the hospital,but no permament damage.
Also known as "getting a little older"
Political thought. Maybe high testosteran levels trigger both a need for rape,
and a surge of political aims.
Witness our ex cal. governor, and France's nearly president.
Anyway, it's "same old,same old" for Marge and me.

Glen Beck

Good news today! The NYTimes reported that this jerk may start his own channel, and
leave Fox News!! I hope he takes Laura Inghram with him. Now I won't have to shift to CNN whenever he comes on fox!!

 

spring

After a long winter, spring seems to be trying to make up for the long winter. The picture is a cardinal at our bird feeder. Been trying to get a picture thru the screen for a long time with no success, but finally got one. No where near my daughter's quality, but fun. Time passes on, but slowly. Can't help but reminice, but have to admit that age would prohibit a lot of my old time fun things whereever I lived. Marge is still able to get around, but very shakey.

update

Since my last post,things have changed. Marge showed so much improvement Hospice bowed out, at least temporarily. But the basic problem, Alzheimers, is still with us, it never really improves. The slow downhill slide still goes on. Unfortunately,
I still get older too. Example, I can no longer walk our dog, the simple task of remaking our bed gets unbelievably harder.
I really miss South Florida, North Palm Beach, racing and tnen cruising our sailboats,The many clubs we belonged to and used a great deal. Jogging 6 miles, teaching bridge and directing duplicate games, around home and on many cruise ships.
I blame Tallahassee for losing all this. but the real cause of course is I got OLD!!
So when I get lonely for all this, I realize I'm much better off here especially for all the help I get from our daughter, Debbie (Abbie), and the fact that we live in a
wonderful retirement village.
So there!

A Miracle ?

On nov.17, we called in hospice, and they accepted Marge. She couldn't walk without a walker, and hospice gave us a wheelchair, which was a godsend.
she was spending about 20-22 hours a day in bed. What possessed me I don't know (miracle?), but I took it upon myself to stop giving her one of about 9 meds
she had been taking for about 4 years, caduet. The list of side affects is voluminous! Any way, she perked right up, started walking again, and although she still spends a lot of time in bed, and still has short term memory losses, it's a world of difference, and hospice will probably bow out of the picture at least for a while!