March 16-25

Day 400-410
Where to start? Glenn is starting to go outside more and will stand beside the railing on the deck and then move along, going to his left. It has been fairly nice on the south side of the house, so we've done that a few times this past week. It snowed a fair bit last night, (the 24th of March) so we will have to wait for it to clear up and warm up again. Jackie is staying with him today, and they had a list of things they were going to do, including income tax. I think it will be good for both of them to have some time together, and it gives Helen a bit of a break. Glenn told me again that I help him too much, and how will he get better if I help too much? I said that he just has to keep telling me to let him try it, it is hard for me to guess what he can or can't do!
I made a turkey on Easter Sunday and had the kids and a few of their in laws for company. It was a busy day, but everyone was glad to be together. What a difference from last year! My dad gave everyone a scare on Sunday. He passed out at the table a couple of times, so they called an ambulance and had him checked out at the hospital. The doctor thinks he was nauseous and passed out because the blood went to his stomach. They did cat scans, and checked for heart attack, and other things. He has a viral infection in his sinuses, and that probably didn't help. Anyway, it got to be a stressful day for everyone, waiting for results. Thankfully he's OK, and they sent him home that night.
I'm going backwards in time. We had our massages on Thursday, and my girl was concerned at the tightness in my lower back. I said I knew it was there. It took me a few days to get over the workout, but feel much better now. I never knew what a difference it could make, but then I have never been under these conditions before.
On the 17th, Glenn had his swallow assessment done, and I think we won't worry about another one, they really told us what we already knew, but the doctor wants to talk to us about it, so we'll see what she has to say. I'm also going to talk to the dietitian again, so perhaps we'll get more guide lines as far as food is concerned, but I figured out a few things myself, and Glenn seems to be doing better. He is on 10 mg of his antidepressant, which is half of the usual dose, and he seems pretty good, although he is still a bit touchy. I think he'll get better with time there too.
I think that is pretty well everything of major importance. Jackie is getting anxious to go dress shopping, so maybe we'll squeeze that in one day. She has the week off from school, so she is looking for things to do to catch up on life. Her timetable is winding down, and she is looking forward to the end and getting back to work. She misses her "fundage". We plan to go out for supper with Glenn's Mom on Wednesday this week so that is another thing on the to do list. She is doing pretty well at her new home, so that was definitely the right move.
We are making plans to get ready for farming this year, for better or worse. I hope all goes well, it is a comfort in a way because we have always done this, so it feels 'normal'. I'm just concerned about the prices on everything, as is every farmer in the province. We'll do what we can.
'Til next time,
Louise