Tonight the nurse showed Isa how to use Pa's feeding tube to give him food and medicine. Last week she was freaking out about it, but she did just fine tonight. She used a syringe to give him his crushed tablets mixed with water. Then she used the feed bag to give him his liquid nutrition.
Because of the stroke, Pa has been peeing a lot, especially in the evening. We decided that he'll use what's called a condom catheter when he gets home. It's basically an external catheter that goes on like a condom and lets you urinate into a bag. It will help him sleep through the night rather than every hour or so because he has to pee. The nurse assistant had us watch tonight when she put it on Pa. Tomorrow night I'll make sure Isa actually does it, then I'll do it the following evening. Again, I thought Isa would freak out about it, but she didn't. That's a relief because now there'll be two of us who can do the things that Pa needs.
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