A home health nurse stopped by today. She knew Pa when she worked at Doctor's Hospital. She managed to get him a prescription for Restoril. He didn't sleep well at all last night (and neither did I). He had been using Vicodin as a sleeping aid, but that probably caused his constipation. So we got him a stool softener. Isa has prune juice for him on her shopping list. The nurse also promised to get us a supply of condom catheters to tide us over till the medical supplier sends us some.
Pa has been sleeping a lot since he got home. He has done very few of the exercises that the therapists gave him to do. I hope that changes that tomorrow.
I cannot get Pa to stop getting up by himself. I tell him over and over again that it's unsafe, but either he's not listening or he can't remember what I say. It's very frustrating. It's only his second day home, but I'm already so tired and want to move back home myself. I've moved in temporarily with Ma and Pa, but I really don't want to be here. This afternoon I fetched my cats. They're limited to the downstairs area while Isa's cats are upstairs.
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