Hospice House!

Today dad had to go to the Hospice House. His nurse Rebecca was on her routine visit out to the house, when she determined that his weakness and difficulty breathing was enough to warrant an overnight tune up. I was at work and mom was filling me in the whole time over cell phone calls. The nurse got to see dad try and get up to go to the bathroom and saw the trouble he was having moving around, so off he went. An ambulance came to get dad, and he said "the clowns" on board weren't very good. They were joking around and he had to remind them that he was sick, and they needed to take care of him. Once they arrived at the Hospice House, dad's room was too hot apparently the air conditioner was having troubles. He quickly spoke up and said he needed a fan! So the fan is a-going. :)
Mom said that the nurse this afternoon think he may be anemic. They took his blood and it is being analyzed today and tomorrow if he is anemic, he will receive a blood transfusion which will make him feel a whole lot better. They have also catheterized him because of his weak body. Mom said that the nurse said his bladder may be weak as well and not working at full potential. His catheter bag is half full now so something is working there! The nurse today (her name is Rebecca) also mentioned that she is going to be getting him a prescription for some pills that will make him hungry and increase his appetite. Apparently dad didn't eat much tonight at the Hospice House either. A bite or 2 of spaghetti and a couple of bites of the other things. He drinks a lot, but no food.
Last night as I was preparing his utilities for bedtime, he wanted soda in his cup NOT WATER! :) and had me call out all the sodas in the kitchen for him to choose from... we wound up with Cream Soda mixed with some water and ice. Yum! Bedtime drink! :)

So... that is about all I know. The Hospice House is really nice! There are lots of little living room areas with tv's and computers and even one room labeled the Quiet Room with no TV's or computers. His room is really big. It has a full size couch that pulls out into a bed, a recliner, a circle table with 2 chairs, a nightstand table with pull out table over the bed, and a tv armoir. Pretty big. It's like a 5 star hospital room. :)
He is sleeping now. He nods in and out of consciousness, sometimes waking up to talk to us about his dreams...like we are still in them. :) Fishing and boot camp... all kinds of stuff.
It's pretty interesting the stories he is dreaming of.

Alright well, I will update this tomorrow with whatever happens. I think I will be skipping work some if not all day to be up here. I know he likes to have some helpers around. And he would do the same for me.

Thank you all for your love, help and support always!
Signing out!
Jennie M.