Today he said, “I’ve been thinking about something.”
I asked what it was. He said, “Women are crazy.” I said, “That’s because we put up with men.” We both laughed.
He also said, “The people here aren’t very interesting.”
Residents would walk by and he would say, “There goes a walker.”
He knew me today and told the CNA my name. He talked with my brother on the phone and made sense. We discussed his upcoming birthday. Argued that he was not that old. (95) And that he was 45 years old.
He takes no medication.
He is under hospice care.
Only eats puréed food.
Can’t walk or get up from bed or chair.
I don’t know what to think. He has not talked this much in months. It was a great visit.
I did get your message - thank you. So it may be that he is simply in a rallying stage.
I hope hospice has given you their booklet of what to expect during various stages in order to be a little more prepared and aware. If not, you can always go to the upper right hand corner on this page, click on "Care Topics," click on "E" and look at "End of Life" and/or "End of Life Signs" for more information.
But, I'm glad you will think of this day as something positive to remember!
You and your dad will be in my prayers -
May it brighten your holidays often to remember him this way.
Your recount of the visit with your dad made me smile and gave me a chuckle this morning! Like "Daughter1930" said, hold on to them whenever they occur.
Since I don't know your dad's situation i.e. is he in "end of life" stages? it could be a rally or he's just having an exceptionally good day.
My mom is 95 and has been under hospice care since May. It's been a rough road thinking she was going to die about 3 different times. She's now being released Friday from their services. I know when she was stressed or agitated she was worse. When she's relaxed, I have a lot more visits that are good.