Alice had a stroke and the doctor at the hospital said he thought she might be able to get back to her base line of how she was before she had the stroke. I think he was just trying to soften the answer he gave me and Irv. It is bad enough to fight your way back from a stroke, but to have Alzheimer's along with it makes it even worse.
Alice now has a feeding tube in her stomach and she wants to sleep all the time. She can't eat anything like mashed potatoes, pudding or cream of wheat unless someone is with her to make sure she does not choke. The physical therapy to help her walk is very hard and needs lots of help with that. She sleeps in her wheel chair and and is so hard to keep her awake. . Irv thinks if they can get her walking he can take care of her. He has been doing it all this time, but this is going to be even harder. Dr Hu has talked to him about putting her in a home, but he does not want to do that. He loves her so much she is blessed to have Irv.
Tracy went down to Aunt Alice and took Riley. Alice touched her face and hand and Tracy said she could tell Alice was liking the baby there.
I went to the show and out to eat with Patti, Pat and Sam last night and Patti thought it would help take my mind off what is going on, but when we went to Steak N Shake it just reminded me that she will not be able to go there again and that is the last place I took her before she got worse. It is so hard to watch someone you love change before your eyes.
I just talked to Irv and I am going back down to be with her tomorrow so Irv can get a break. This illness is so hard on the caretakers.
Well will stop for now and continue another day.
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