Hi from Tish. Stopped by to see Papa on Friday. Since I was not going to be able to drop in during the weekend (out of town & celebrating Don's Father Day w/ him on Sunday) I wanted to spend some time w/ Pops on Fri. He was exhausted and not really up for any sort of visit. He is again beginning to swell(face and feet). I need to mention that to Dawn @ hospice. Also, Rich, I am not certain if the hearing aid is working. I have talked to Kate about this (and she has spoken to Margaret). The 3 of us have visited Pops on a fairly regular basis recently, and Papa seems to be having a lot of difficulty hearing. I'm not sure where we were going to have his hearing aid checked, but maybe it would be a good idea to set up the appt again. Can you please advise?
Dawn (from Hospice) called on Friday a.m. to give me an update on Papa. He is on Atavan now (same drug as Mama) which should help with his anxiety and agitation. The Forum had called earlier in the week to let me know that Papa's dementia is getting worse and he is beginning to live more and more in the past. He frequently thinks that he is at work or needs to go to work. This is making him very anxious...thus the Atavan. Also, Lou (from Hospice) called me last Thursday to tell me that he had a wonderful visit with Mama. Lou is the minister for Harbor Light Hospice. He took his mandolin and played religious songs for Mama. According to Lou she loved it. He said she was so sweet and a very "gracious" lady.
I hope some of the family got to visit with Papa this weekend.
Margaret, I understand you have had your ups & downs medically in recent past. I will give you a call. If you ever find yourself in that situation again, PLEASE CALL ME. I will be happy to take you to the doctor.
I think Kate is still in Atlanta w/ Megan but should be back shortly...
Well, for all of the readers of the Cabrera Family Blog who are fathers, I hope you all had a fabulous Father's Day.
Talk to you all soon. Love, Tish.
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Hi from Fran. Thanks for the update Tish. Mary went and got Papa on Father's Day and took him to her house. She said he was very
agreeable to going and seemed to enjoy the food (he ate a lot). He
tired easily and Rich took him back
to the Forum after a little while. Mary seemed to think the visit was a good one. Lita and Bob
came over too. When Rich took Papa
home, Bob left also...so Lita and Mary had a good visit. Valerie and Shelly came over and Val added some humor to the visit (well a lot of humor).
I talked to Kate briefly last evening. She and Megan are in Florida at a big volleyball tournament. She told me about Margaret and all her problems. I certainly hope you are doing better, Margaret.
When I was home last I left a bag of baby clothes with Mary for baby
Hugo. Mary has not had time to see Johna and Amber yet. If anyone is planning on seeing them
in the near future and you have the time to swing by Mary and Rich's house, I would so appreciate it if you could get that bag. Some of the clothes are
0-3 months and I'm afraid they won't fit if it's too much longer
before they are received.
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer. We have had record heat and of course record "no rain". However, when I see what is happening in Iowa and Missouri, I am certainly not complaining.
Love to everyone.
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