Current status (old)

Tuesday, 2/7/12
Dad had severe shortness of breath and asked to go to the ER. It was congestive heart failure again.

Thursday, 2/9/12
Dad is in the hospital at Kaiser in Roseville (room 2112, in 2 North). The heart damage has worsened, and we've transitioned from treatment to end-of-life comfort measures (hospice service). They started him on morphine this afternoon.

Friday, 2/10/12
Dad was largely awake today, although in and out due to the morphine. They've moved him to room 3003 (3 South).

Monday, 2/13/12
They've put him on oral morphine, meaning he can come home. They need to get a hospital bed (with hospital-like overbed table) delivered first, so I'll be taking his old bed apart so they can do that. He'll also be on oxygen. The hospice nurse will make her first visit tomorrow.

He's home! Bed and oxygen were delivered and set up, and the transport brought him at 6. He's weak and frail but awake and alert.

Tuesday, 2/14/12
The hospice nurse made her first visit today. If they're all like this lady, they'll be a wonderful help.

Dad ate almost nothing today. He had a sip or two of an Ensure and some water -- that's it.

We made a couple of trips to the bathroom. Fun time for all. NOT.

Wednesday, 2/15/12
Today Dad is trying to remove his catheter. He's also convinced it's Saturday. Still nothing to eat or drink but a cup of tea. Stiff upper lip British to the end.

Nurse visited this afternoon; also a bather to give him a bath. He finished an Ensure.

He asked for a tuna salad sandwich and fries!!! Great!!! But he didn't touch it. >:-(

Tonight, Mother asked him if he wanted anything. He said yes, for her to start painting. She said paint what? and he said the garage door. I thought it was a touch of hospital delirium, but it turns out he was joshing her. That was an encouraging occurrence!