09.19.07
Floyd & Marilyn Update
Tuesday night while visiting Floyd he asked the nurse if he could use his voice box while I was there, she put it in for him and it was soooo good to have a conversation with him. We called Al and surprised him, having his Dad talk to him. He did really well with the voice box, we just had to monitor his levels. He had the voice box in for about 45 minutes. Floyd looked good and said that he felt he was getting stronger.
Tuesday evening Marilyn was somewhat restless and complained her right arm was hurting her. She mouthed that she layed too long on it. She was laying on her back when I got there and asking for pain medicine. I talked to the nurse and she said that she could not give her any untill 10.00pm as she had just given her some. Tried to calm Marilyn down and told her that the medicine would start working soon.
This evening when I visited Marilyn she was VERY restless, calling for Margo and her MOM. She said hold me just hold me. Told me to get the baby and go and told me to sit on the floor. I got the nurse and asked her if her medicine has been changed and she said no. I told her that I had never seen her this restless. The nurse said she was like this of and on all day. I asked the nurse if her dosage had changed and she said no. I asked the nurse if she was getting the same medication that she was getting at St. Francis and she said she was.
Marilyn’s sisters will be here next week and hopefully this will help her.
They really could use some visitors, they have been in hospital settings now for 80+ days and I am sure that it is taking it’s mental toll on both of them. More so Marilyn as about all she can do is stare at the walls. Her frustration level must be VERY high.
I will be out of town this weekend. If you do visit please post on the blog.
Thanks Chris Roberts