Quick Glenn Update

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Morning everyone!!

Just a quickie here....Glenn has been wearing the Fentanyl pain patch (25

mcg) since last Friday. WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!! He's awake and not

sleeping 20 hrs a day (still naps, but that's o.k.), eating, talking, smiling,

returning phone calls or making phone calls to friends....my Glenn is back!!

Well, almost!!! He's still very, very weak...still losing weight...still

having

the diarrhea several times a day, but most nights has slept through. He's

says it feels soooo good to sleep most of the night. He's only had one episode

of break-through pain, where he had to take the Oxycodone, but took it w/o a

fight. A friend of mine brought over a one dish dinner for us last

night...she's an angel, ya know?? That was such a pleasant surprise. For me

to

come home exhausted from work and only have to stick the dish in the microwave

was truly a blessing. Then my sister stopped over, b/c she had some estate

papers from Mom's estate that needed my signature.... and she brought Glenn

some peach cinnamon rolls, so you know she's tops on HIS list...LOL

Glenn's old Coast Guard buddy from 40 yrs. ago was suppose to come down and

visit with him yesterday, but b/c of the tornado warnings and horrible

thunder storms they were having, he didn't make it...will come next Tues.

Glenn

was looking forward to visiting with him...and they were going to attempt to

fix one of our toilets that needs a seal replaced. I verified with Arlington

National Cemetery that Glenn is, indeed, eligible for burial there...which

pleases Glenn immensely. The rules change there constantly, but if you have

certain distinguished medals with a certain rank or war time, you qualify. He

is credited with 1800 lives saved and tons of drug busts coming in to the U.S.

by boat from Columbia, etc.

Mentally and emotionally, I'm not sure where either of us are!!! I'm just

so happy to have him awake and functioning....thanks for all your prayers.

Hospice nurses have been great so far... waiting for them to find a volunteer

to come in the 2 days, just to spend time with Glenn and fix a light lunch

for him.... the regular nurse will come on Tuesdays and she will fix

lunch....above and beyond the call of duty, I'd say... So the 3 days I'll be

working,

at least he will get fed and have a little company. I leave here at 7:30

a.m. and don't get home until 6 or after, so that's a long day to be sitting by

yourself and " thinking " . Seems like I'm forgetting something, but

............ having trouble focusing at work... hate leaving Glenn home alone...

my

mind is kind of like in a fog at times...surreal.

Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn