Hello From Rockville
Today Harlan had his 6 month dental check at 8 AM, I got to the VA at 7:30. After his check-up we went to breakfast at IHOP and had a good breakfast. I spent some time with him then went home, it rained most of the morning. The rain cleaned the car and softened all the bugs, a wipe down in the garage made the car look like I had gone through a car wash and sure did a job on the bugs.
I went back to the VA early afternoon as they have a support group meeting for families involved with loved ones with memory loss, this meeting is at 1:30 the first and third Friday of the month and for some reason I did not connect with the group, hopefully it will work next month.
Harlan called me while I was on the way to the VA and said he was having a hard time breathing, he gives them a hard time about doing his breathing machine (nebulizer) as he does not have instant relief and feels it does not help him. When I got there he did do the neb machine, but he had refused to take his bath and they wondered if I could get him to take his bath (he gets one on Tuesday and Friday) he gives them a hard time nearly every bath day. I told him he need a bath because Sunday was church and he needed to clean up for that. He thought it was a good idea and cooperated with them and we got that done. I stayed with him while he got his bath and he seemed to enjoy it and the bath girl was so good, he had his toenails cut and he got a shave, I think it's like a little kid they don't want a bath but have fun when they are in the tub. It's a whirlpool type tub, I'd sure like it.
I took him to Bed Bath and Beyond for a little shopping then to McD for his coffee and back to the VA for supper and went home. He commented that it was a long day and it was but a good day.
He called me this evening and wanted to know if I was going to come in and tuck him into bed I must have sounded a little unhappy in my voice because he said "I'm just kidding, you were here so much today so I thought that would be a good thing for you to do, I Love you and I'll see you tomorrow".
So went my day.......Fran