3/8/10 Better today

Luba reported that the hospice Rn thought Dad had a TIA or mini-stroke. This is in agreement with what folks were saying this morning at work, as i was asking around a bit. TIAs casue one-sided weakness, confusion and the like and usually resolve in about 24 hours; and Dad was definitely better by evening yesterday and even more so today. I was on call last night so off early today. When i got up to Hoodview, Dad was in bed, talking to someone who was not there. When i spoke to him, without even opening his eyes, he asked if it was me. That was a good sign. He got up and walked to lunch with only minimal assist. He ate his lunch without assistance. These are huge changes from what we experienced Sat. and Sunday. So for now, he seems to be more like he was when we placed him on hospice a week ago than what he was like over the weekend. i have service techs coming to the house this afternoon so was not able to stay for long, plus i need to recover from being up in the night supporting a family whose baby died. Merv