Shrouded in night, a large bonfire illuminating the darkness with eerie hues of golds and reds, casting playful shadows on the faces that ghost by. Just a large group of people enjoying the early spring night filled with laughter. A group of nomadic, gypsy like misfits enjoying their time together as the night carries on.
Basically all of us Rennies hanging out after hours at a campsite somewhere *chuckles* Pretty fitting, right?
Today looks to be interesting... It was sprung on me yesterday by the hospital that they wanted to have a small meeting today with Dad and Myself, to go over what they're trying to achieve with having him there. Apparently he's been feeling good enough to start threatening them that he's going to leave. He gave them til friday. I don't think he quite understands what that means if he does come home, which is why they want to have this little meeting in the first place.
Where he is, he's receiving palliative care. Which is a step up from simple Hospice. He's also surrounded by Docs that can adjust his medication whenever need be because of how quickly his Ammonia Levels fluctuate. *pauses for a moment as Creedence Clearwater Revival's, 'Green River' starts playing* Now, he may be feeling a bit more like himself, but they're still a little weary about sending him home so soon. They know his past history of being in the hospital for a time, seeming to be well again, and after they release him, not more than three days later he begins to spiral downward again. They want to make sure he doesn't have to come back to the hospital again after just a week of being home again.
*Chuckles as The Doors', 'Moonlight Drive' starts playing* Seriously? *chuckles shaking her head* I always get the best soundtrack for writing my blog.
The thing is, if he ends up coming home because he just won't listen and that's what he wants, then they're going to have to explain to him that he'll be receiving In-Home Hospice. That's generally Not the lesser of two evils. Not to my knowledge. They really want to get him well, or at least as well as he can be considering his Liver is no longer in service. The whole point to him being there, is to figure out what really works for him (they're also creating a sleep aid specifically for him so he doesn't have to be up all night anymore) get him in the best shape they can and then they'll have absolutely no problem with letting us bring him home. He's only been in the Retirement area for less than a week and at first he was totally happy being there. That obviously didn't last long.
So today's gunna be just, fun... *sighs softly and takes a drink of her coffee*
I love my Dad and I just hope he's coherent enough to understand what they explain to us today. That's all.
Random Video Time!
And on that note...I needs me more coffee and some waking up to do...XD
-Adieu
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