Tuesday3 may

There are a few photos attached this time, two from our aborted lunch at Original Joes on Sunday and three from this morning. One shows Noni doing a test strip of knitting using yarn that Linda found downstairs which she loved and wants a scarf out of. The others are Noni looking through my first sorting effort in her sewing room. This was from just around her original White sewing Machine. She had a large number of felt cases in different locations, some with scissors, some without but finished and others only cut out. So this is the collection which she enjoyed looking through, knew where each one had come from and what they were for. wHo knew that there were so many different scissors. One set is coming home for Trixie as they are for cutting dogs toenails!!

Yesterday was a big day because we gave Dad a shave and fully combed his hair and he cut his finger nails. He asked for a mirror and was pretty happy with result. But not up to photos yet. he had a we had visits from three people Russian Jane, Loudmilla the Home Health aide (the Russian parade continues) and Helen who runs a small home carer business. 

Jane came at 11 and dad was sitting up in the den and she was impressed, said yes You are looking a lot better. She last saw him on Thursday. She told dad he is definitely improving but he needs to be patient, at his age it takes much longer to get over things. His lung infection is not quite gone, he has to avoid doing so much that he gets fatigued, so frequent naps are good, just keep up the medication routines and drink drink drink. Martinellis and Mom cannot believe the change. Jane taught us a new Russian word "Da" this is a good word, better than "nyet". The second visitor Ludmilla came around 1 to give Dad a bath. This visit was not so successful and although dad admitted after she had gone that he felt cleaner, he did not like the experience and he let her know right through. He was not keen to get into the shower so she did everything on the bed and in a chair. She was short and chunky, looked very strong and was very authoritarian,  I think I have seen her in a few movies playing the part of a scary Russian. Dad was fully clashing with her after not very long. The worst was washing his hair which seriously needed washing. She had dad hold a wash basin and she played a bowl of war water over his head, not once but twice. Whoa! when she was finally done he said well I won't be going through that again. She took it in her stride and plans to come back on Thursday. 

Our third visitor was Helen who is the first one of the people Linda has contacted about day time or 24hour live in careers. All the people we are talking to have helped other families that Mom and Dad know. Helen was wonderful, but the service is incredibly expensive. Approx 600/day for the 24 hour service. Both Noni and Gramps can add and have managed their own money all their lives. I cannot imagine that they would be willing to pay that kind of money even if it was only daytime hours. It would make them feel sick.

So gramps has come up with another plan and we will be talking to his real estate guy and his lawyer in the next few days. Bruce Tognetti the RE guy will be here this morning at 11.