Dad

Back again to tell you to keep up those prayers! They are working! One thing Mom has started doing is bringing his clothes up to the hospital. She puts him in a polo and his swim trunks every day and he looks like his old self. She talked to Dr. “Doom” Vassu, his neurologist, who told her that Dad had Alzheimer’s and was out of his mind. Mom proceeded to ask him if he knew what he did for a living and that he had one of his best days the Friday before he went into the hospital. He looked at her and said “oh”. He assumes that Dad is just an old man who sits around all day and drinks. We are learning to take him with a grain of salt. His regular doctor Dr. Weiss and Dr. Carter (who we LOVE...he saved his life) both think that sleep deprivation is one of the main causes of his confusion, as he has only had about 4 or 5 days of actual sleep since he has been in there, plus, Dr. Weiss said that it takes 3 times as long for all the sedatives/medications to leave your system, so he said it could be another 27 weeks before all that shit gets out of his system. Both told Mom this weekend that they do not think he has mental issues.

It was such a beautiful weekend, so we got him all dolled up and took him outside at the entrance to the hospital and sat in the sun for about 1-1/2 hours Saturday and Sunday. I have enclosed some pictures. He was 90% lucid. He knew where he was, he was worried about missing work, he talked to several people on the phone, and as you can see from the pictures, he looked like he was sitting in his backyard by the pool. He was as relaxed as I have ever seen him.

Thank you again for praying for our family. We are so blessed to have friends like you!!