Tyler in charge!

Me, Leah, Annie and Donna all
left town last weekend to go and meet
the newest member of our family,
Miss Addison Grace. 
Upon planning this trip I was really
worried about who would be there for
Pops.
When I realized that Tyler would be
home from college when we left
I felt a sigh of relief.
I knew that he would be the one that
would be in charge while we were gone.
Sad but true that a 19 year old barely adult
is the one that I would put in charge of my 80
year old ailing father.
With 5 other siblings to choose from wouldn't
you think......
NOPE!
I pick Tyler.
He has always loved his Papa so much and they
were always the best of buddies.  Memories
of early morning walks and trips to the Aitkin
bakery are I'm sure vivid in Tyler's mind.
He spent quite a bit of one on one time with
Papa and the love and respect he has for him
shows.
I'm so proud of Tyler and the awesome young
man he has become.
I know that both my kids would not have
things any other way when it comes to caring
for their Papa. 
Their only wish would be to rid him of this terrible
disease.

i miss my daddy

Well, it is funny how things can
change in such a short time.
my last post stated that things
seemed to have stabilized and
that the meds seemed ok.
Well that has changed drastically.
We have several days of complete
un-responsivness..
Head down, mouth hanging open,
drool coming out, unable to walk...
So the Dr. decided last weekend to cut
the Seroquel out and see what happens.\
He came back to life!
On Sunday he was walking around like crazy.
ALong with this good of course must
come some bad.
The aggesive behavior and the
combativeness seems to have also
come back to life.  I feel horrible
about this.  It just seems that you
can't have one without the other.
It is so stressful and sad.
We will continue to work to find
a happy medium. 
We have increased his Depakote for now.
The Dr. agrees that Seroquel is not he right
medication for Pops.  We will try other options.
Also, he fell yesterday and has a large bruise
on his back and also a very bruised toe. 
Poor guy....

i miss my daddy