Howard Update 9/16

By Kevin

Katie and I visited my Dad today (Sunday). Margaret had things to do at home. We arrived around noon with sandwiches, grapes (some of Dad's favorites), and Oreos from the nearby Safeway to have lunch and watch the 49er game. I told him I had something from Margaret and gave him a hug she asked me to give him. I took the grapes off the vines and put them in a bowl since with only one hand, it's difficult for Dad to take them off the vines.

His right hand is still swollen, but not as much as it was. He doesn't keep it up above his heart, as the doctors asked. He either keeps it on the chair's arm rest, or sometimes hangs it down. He still has the foam cushion to use to keep his hand up.

I checked Dad's pills and he had taken AM&PM for Friday and Saturday, but PM for Sunday (should have just been AM). He said that he took out both AM&PM pills, saw he had an extra big pill (antacid), so he put the big pill back (but in the AM not PM).

Dad showed me an extra book that Karen and Fiona sent him, so I took it as Karen asked.

Dad still had leftovers from Friday night (I took him to Christopher's) and he said he would have them for dinner tonight. I also noticed on Friday that he had some packages from Meals on Wheels, so the social worker was able to sign him up. He said they come around lunch time and bring lunch.

He had a lot of other leftovers (pizza, sandwiches, etc.), but I couldn't tell how old they were. We're going to have Post-It notes to identify the dates as much as we can. He only ate half his sandwich so I put the other half in the refrigerator.

The 49er game was exciting, and it wasn't clear who would win until the final seconds.

Katie and I left after the game, and Dad said he appreciated us coming to visit.