Wrapped UP

Wrapped up in being a caregiver to my husband

New Normal:  alarm goes off at midnight, get up and prepare IV, tip toe in darkness to address the situation

Start IV, empty urinal (s), poke him into using his C-Pap

Go back to my bed, sleep overtakes until 3:13 am and I am up again,

Remove IV, flush the PICC line, inject Heparin into the line, empty urinal (s)

Visit websites of note, visit forums, read email, drink 3 cups of coffee, wish I could go back to bed and sleep.

Start the next IV at 6 am

Wonder how the day will go

AT 7:30 am I remove IV, see above, tell him what time it is, let him get himself up, assist when glared at and go start my breakfast...

One two three four, who are we rooting for?

My husband is a non compliant patient.  Worries about how his progress is so slow getting back on his feet.

Tells PT lies about what exercises he is doing to regain strength.

Says he is going to PARK the power chair that I remind him saves his strength for the PT ...

Lies to the Cardiac doctor about wearing his LIFE VEST (defibrillator on the outside,  if he goes into V-Tack will save his life)

Adding a bit of back story - when he retired in June of 2011 I noticed his total lazy attitude, but wrote that off because HE CAN BE LAZY... he is retired.

He spent weeks at a time down at the lake with his cousin, I rejoiced because I had alone time, and counted the days until he would leave again for the lake...

When asked if he was driving me crazy I would honestly say NO! because he wasn't around.

I can go to bed at 5:30 pm, doze in front of stoopid HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL or such, and go to bed to wake when I had to, get ready for work and come back to do it all over again.

MY retirement because of  JOB STRESS was for exactly one month and 17 days... until I took him to the ER...

September 14 he came home - and my Altered Life changed again...