10/6 Renegoitiate the contract

Got there as he was eating breakfast.

How are you?  not good.

Hes been up all night coughing.  He just finishing breakfast but isnt eating it all.  Its french toast, scrambled eggs and a crumbled sausage with cream of wheat on the side.

Main complaints are that he feels exhausted of inability to get a good night's sleep because of his coughing, that he has no strength, that he just wants to sleep all the time, and that he is constantly dizzy sitting up.

I said I noticed he was not in street clothes, how come?  He said he couldn't get them on and made them quit when they were trying...ugh.    

I was really frustrated at that point.  and then he says...

'I want to renegotiate the deal with Arlene'...huh?  'I don't want to be a tennis champion I just want to get better and go home...''  

Translation is he doesn't feel like he has the energy to fulfill the schedule that we set up for him.  I'm frustrated some more!  I left frustrated needing to absorb, calm down, and brainstorm.

Prior to the stroke he was taking a caffeine pill daily to give him energy.  After talking with Arlene this afternoon I sent a long email to Bella to ask if the Dr could please prescribe him a daily B cocktail (B12 + B Complex) injection for a natural energy boost rather than caffeine.  Also asked a bunch of other questions about assisting him with clearing his lungs with alternatives - a mega c dose, astralagus, and maybe mucinex.

Tomorrow early we have the contrast swallow study.

Meanwhile on my way home Stef Naess calls me so I dealt with the Richard stuff a bit then showered and we went down to the International cafe and talked and talked and talked some more.  So good to see her.

Richard's cell called me after I got back and its the fun therapist downstairs  (the owner of Max the dog) saying Richard wants another massage.  She had Michael the masseur on the other ear and we set something up for him on Sunday.  Im pretty out of pocket on Sunday with the Naess girls, but she is there and will assist Michael, and I will stop by early and leave his pay in an envelope.