November 13, 2024

John got his haircut today and it looks good! It was loooong overdue. Earlier this afternoon I received a call from the hospice nurse who was there doing her rounds. All was well. We talked about his decrease in activity and increased tiredness. He has seemed drugged up lately (he's not), looking around with his eyes half open, sitting often while walking, things like that. A while later I received a call from Crescent Landing. They said John was sleeping in a chair in the visitor's room while the staff was in there having a brief meeting. John started twitching and began to fall forward. They caught him and brought him gently to the floor. He seemed fine and escaped any injury a fall may have caused. They called me to let me know what happened and also called hospice so a nurse would come check on him. When I arrived a little later the hospice nurse was there checking him out. He looked good and his vitals were all normal. I suggested that he may have had a seizure. She said he had seizure like symptoms and that it could have been a seizure or a mild TIA - transient ischemic attack, also known as a mini stroke, where symptoms are short-lived. When I saw him, John looked more alert than he has in a while. His eyes were fully open and he looked at me as I walked toward him. He ate all of his dinner and 2 pieces of lemon meringue pie (always a favorite of his) - so he seems perfectly fine. Of course they will continue to keep an eye on him. But suffice it to say, he looked really good tonight.