Update - Later Oct. 24

Jennifer figured out how to lock our garage door, so now we won't need to worry about Dad getting confused and leaving at night.

Update - October 24

No luck with keeping Dad's keys over here at night. He continues to be quite disoriented off and on while recovering from the flu. Paul suggested that we use a Club to keep the car from being driven at night. We aren't sure yet how easy those are to put on and take off. We could put it on once he is in bed and take it off first thing in the morning.

Kay and I are going to start working on clearing and organizing Dad's back room to get a bed set up there. There are probably going to be more nights that we need to be over there.

Jennifer was able to get a bar that helps Dad get in and out of the tub for now. Before too long we hope to get a shower and surround in again. The bathroom cabinet and wall behind is in bad shape because of past water damage. We're hoping to do some remodeling in the bathroom. Let me know if there is anything that anybody might want to attempt or assist with. If things need done under the house, I can do simple things with very exact directions. The only part that bothers me is the closed in feeling....and this huge frog that likes to watch whatever I do down there. (one time I convinced Kayden to pick up the frog and take it to the field so it could head back to the pond......but it decided to return).

Update - October 20

On Sunday, Dad was having some pains in his shoulder and upper arm. We were concerned about his heart, but that pain subsided by afternoon. Monday morning he wasn't up when I got up at 5:30 which is really unusual. I went over to check about 6:30, and he was in bed with the flu. He was groggy and slept all day. Kay stayed with him all day, and I slept over there that night. Yesterday he was a little better and was able to drink some liquids. At 3:00 this morning I looked over to see if he was awake. His kitchen light was on, and I noticed that his outside light was on too. So I looked out front and he was trying to unlock Kay's car in the dark. When I went out to check on him, he was very confused and told me he had been out there for hours trying to get the car open. He thought that was his car and didn't know why his key didn't work. His thought was that he needed to go let Mom know that he was okay. On the way back into the house he told me that he thought there might be a broken window. He must have thought about breaking a window so he could get in. Nothing seemed familiar to him back in the house except one of his little lamps in the living room. When I showed him his bedroom, he decided he was really tired and would go to sleep. I brought his keys over here although he had no memory that the car in the garage is his. I'm going to try to convince him to let me bring his keys over here at night just to be on the safe side.