I went to see my brother tonight. It was raining off and on, so traffic was kind of slow but not too bad. I have a hard time driving when it's dark out, and now it's dark by 5 pm when I get off the train and pick my car up at the train station and take off for the nursing home. I would really prefer to not be driving under these conditions, but I am careful and go more slowly than I do in daylight. I must sound like an old lady.
The visit went well. My brother had already had dinner (it was only 5:40 or so), which kind of surprised me. He didn't look weaker than normal, which is good because they have increased his lasex. It is kind of disturbing that they are not taking his blood pressure on a daily basis, he says it happens about once every 10 days. They are also still waking him up at 5:30, so I asked for the social worker and told her. She said she would do something about it, let's see if she does.
I am going on vacation to visit my son, coming back into town for about 24 hours, and then leaving for another two days for a work trip, returning fairly late at night, so I won't be seeing my brother for about a little more than a week and a half. I am actually kind of looking forward to not having to drive out to the nursing home, but I am concerned about his heart. He told me his cough has disappeared (at least he didn't cough when I was with him), but he still sounds pretty hoarse.
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