Report as of Nov. 1

Well, it's been a quiet week here--with Dad getting slightly worse in some ways.

My siblings are seeing some of the same mental problems I've seen for some time. Here's the most recent example I've seen: Today I asked Dad if he wanted to get back in bed. He emphatically replied that he didn't. I asked if he wanted to come in the livingroom, and he said yes. But when I tried to get him up to go in the livingroom, it turned out he'd misuinderstood what I'd said, and gotten my questions backwards--he wanted to go to bed!

On Monday, Dad had a dream that was very disturbing to him, but he couldn't come up with the words to describe it to me. He finally told me it was a nightmare, but he couldn't explain it further.

On the other hand, on Friday, Dad noticed the rosy light from the sunset on the mountains he can see out of his windows. He commented twice on how beautiful they looked.

Dad enjoyed seeing Rick Whisamore and the Whisamore kids--Dad's great-grandkids who've moved to Utah from Virginia. (The kids are Alan and Janice's daughter Beth's kids.) Rick replaced our front door knob, painted the front door, and attached some bedrails to Dad's bed.

The Whisamore kids enjoyed trying out the remote control for the bed and experimenting with the different massage settings while their Papadaddy was in the livingroom.

Katy Sargent, her brother Jeff and his kids Lily and Collin came by in costume on Halloween along with Martha. They enjoyed the homemade root beer our neighbor Naomi Diamond brought us. (Earlier in the week Naomi brought some apple crisp she made with apples from our trees--Dad gobbled that up!)

Here's Dad's humor for the week: Dad's had more fluid in his lungs and more swelling in his feet. It's likely caused by his heart pumping less effectively. Because of the extra fluid Dad's retaining, I gave him extra diuretic two days in a row--maybe too much at once. He didn't become dehydrated, but he did get extra thirsty. Last night he said to Janie, "What does a person have to do to get a drink around here?" He happily drank the juice Janie brought him.

That's all for this week. Thank you for your interest and prayers!