Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year!
We made it through the holidays! Bob has had a rough two weeks, but it is finally winding down. Christmas was almost too much for him and next year we are toning things down even more with him. Smaller amounts of presents and we will let him open presents separate from the family. He got upset while we were opening presents as a group this year. It was just too much going on at one time for him.
New Years was better. We put him to bed early and he brought in the New Year snoring. We tried to do some family activities with him, but each time he got himself worked up and we wound up cancelling events to keep him calm.
We have had issues with him refusing to eat and drink again. His Parkinson’s medication is taken five times a day and it is hard on his system when he doesn’t eat anything. I was raking my brain trying to come up with ideas of how to make him eat and drink. Finally, after calling my Mother and talking it through we came up with a plan. He takes his medication five times a day. Each time he takes his pills he gets ¼ of a sandwich and a small sweet. That way he is eating and it isn’t a full meal. So he grazes all day. He still gets dinner with the family at six. We are hoping that this plan will work out for him.
Bob enjoyed all of his cards he got during the holidays. Pictures of family, small notes from friends really made him feel loved.
We hope that everyone had a great holiday and is now refreshed to return to work, and the regular routine of everyday life. Happy New Year everyone and let’s look forward to what 2010 has in store for us all.
New Years was better. We put him to bed early and he brought in the New Year snoring. We tried to do some family activities with him, but each time he got himself worked up and we wound up cancelling events to keep him calm.
We have had issues with him refusing to eat and drink again. His Parkinson’s medication is taken five times a day and it is hard on his system when he doesn’t eat anything. I was raking my brain trying to come up with ideas of how to make him eat and drink. Finally, after calling my Mother and talking it through we came up with a plan. He takes his medication five times a day. Each time he takes his pills he gets ¼ of a sandwich and a small sweet. That way he is eating and it isn’t a full meal. So he grazes all day. He still gets dinner with the family at six. We are hoping that this plan will work out for him.
Bob enjoyed all of his cards he got during the holidays. Pictures of family, small notes from friends really made him feel loved.
We hope that everyone had a great holiday and is now refreshed to return to work, and the regular routine of everyday life. Happy New Year everyone and let’s look forward to what 2010 has in store for us all.
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