I cannot express how much I value and appreciate Jim’s daughters.

On the Dementia/Alzheimer’s forums, I hear so many horror stories about vicious/uninvolved or critical family members. Jim’s girls are supportive and grateful to me for looking after their father. I’m sure part of that is because if I don’t they have to. Still, they could question everything I do, and they don’t.

I question myself enough for all of us.

While Jim enjoyed their stay, he forgot they were here before we got home from the airport after dropping them off for their flight.

Last night, he started hallucinating people in our house again. That seemed to have abated when real people were sitting in our living room with us. He made me  move my purse from the couch because he swore a man kept trying to take it.

I can’t imagine how frightening this is for him. The Risperidone has helped his delusions and hallucinations immensely, but I hope this phase passes quickly.

We have a doctors appointment for his foot tomorrow. The IV medication finished yesterday. I’m worried. I think the infection has stopped growing but, there is a lot if damage left behind. His foot just started swelling and blood seems to be pooling around his ankle,  making it painful to walk on again.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to re-admit him. If not I’ll see if they can push him up the priority list for long term care.

He’s so unsteady on his feet and the pain impairs his ability to follow instructions. One or both of us is going to fall.