10/21 better

General upswing today

i asked him what is the difference?  this is mental clarity Im talking...and just gerneral wherewithal...

He says I have no idea - I cant even tell a difference.  When people say I am better or worse I have no idea what they mean because I feel the same.  I asked him to please try to start gauging and judging himself daily so he could have his own personal markers.  He asked don't the nurses keep that - and I had a long talk with him about being responsible about his own rehab, because he wasn't rehabbing for the nurses, and what they thought might be completely different than how he feels.  He is so stuck on the point system.

Today he was in his wheelchair at the nurses station when I got off the elevator there he is.  I guess he was talking to Bella about loosing his phone, and she asked me to fill out a form for Igor.  He had his new one on a lanyard around his neck.

He looked like he was about to get up - I mean put his hands on his armrests and started to shift forward I said whoa where are you going - he was just readjusting himself in the chair.  Bella says this is VERY good.  She was very pleased to see that.  He was sort of stuck on the corner of the station and despite me asking him to wheel himself he said he just got done wheeling around the universe and asked to hold his dim sum and my drink so I could push him....so push I did.

He got himself on the edge of the bed to eat...then he got up and moved to sit on his bedside commode and eat from there.  He was having a hard time picking the food up to eat but he ate most everything.  He really loves the siu mai from there...but always asks me for a chili paste.  I asked today and they don't have it..I probably ought to bring some rooster sauce up there one of these days.

His posture is horrible right now.  slumping a lot.  his left and right are equally weak

He moved himself back into his bed, and I asked him to move himself closer to the head before he laid down and he did that on his own a few inches at a time.  Then he took his own shoes off and put them away under the commode and asked me to help him lay down.  I asked him to do it and use his muscles.  He did a little bit.  but was sideways.  He used the headboard to pull himself up and I straightened his body.  Gave him a shave...had the talk about gauging himself, about me going to Napa tomorrow, his expected visitors tomorrow, the earthquake - which he was SOOOO happy I was here for (grumble mumble)...he thinks I have NOW had a complete San Francisco experience :/

I had to get out of there because of the time and where I parked...and I got some much needed cleaning up here done today.

Tomorrow morning early I'm off to Napa with MY Bill and his partner Chris.  I have no idea where we are going, but they asked me to come with them and rent a car... I said I'll drive and they said they'd pay.  Whatever it is I'm sure its going to be fabulous.  One of my most favorite people on earth.  I'm picking them up at 9 and I'm sure I wont be home until late.  Going to just bring Buck with me and leave him in the car.  He is SOOOOO soft from his bath yesterday I cant keep my hands off him.  I swear he rolls his eyes at me.

and on the same animal front I met the owner of the pet store down the hill on Fillmore today at Alamo Square.  Had a great conversation with her about foods, then we walked out of the park together and I was explaining my situation here....I mention meeting her to Richard and he says oh shes a good buddy!Polo's picture is in her window, I was probably one of her best customers.  So I just had a conversation with her explaining my uncles situation and the whole time she knows exactly who he is.

Best thing I garnered out of it was where to buy my favorite food (The Honest Kitchen) - Pet food Express if you can believe that~!  I ran out a couple weeks ago and hes been on more kibble and canned and he gets bored stiff with it...plus its got a lot more fillers than Honest Kitchen...but I couldn't find honest Kitchen anywhere.

His eyes seem to be clearing up.  I cant believe how bad he reacted to sprouted grain bread?!  his teet is still red but staying under a bandaid with antibacterial ointment for now.

He just loves visiting Richard, and Richard get a kick out of sharing his meal with him.  spoiled rotten.

Ill try to get a video on Sunday