Sat 10.22.11

Since I haven't been sleeping well I was amazed that I slep till 8am for a total of about
7 1/2 hr. and that's a very good thing.  I have found that being well rested makes a huge difference in my patience and overall attitude.  So all caregivers must embrace a good nights sleep.

Don's day
Wt. 118.6 (2yrs ago Don weighed about 168 lbs., 1 yr ago about 154 lbs.)
Breakfast today: strawberry yogurt cup, two eggs, 3/4 cup buttered potatoes, toast with
2 tsp. butter, medium banana, coffee.  Don ate everything and then immediately went back to bed and fell asleep. Compress to the eyes and drops.
Personal hygiene and some pt exercises.  Sleep.  Compress to the eyes and drops
Lunch: pasta with turkey and black beans in alfredo sauce, toast with butter, kitkat bar,
4 oz prune jc, 8 oz chocolate nutrition drink. Nap time.  Compress and drops.
Mark and Marcey came to visit before the three of us went to the dinner theatre.
Supper:braised chicken breast(he ate 1/2), roasted potato(he ate 1/2), 2/3C braised carrots, toast with butter, cup of cantaloupe pieces. 
While I was out for the evening, he finished his supper and had a snack of 8 oz nutrition drink, 1/2 banana, slice of orange cake.
Compress and drops.  Nighttime meds.  Straighten bed.
Don did use his bipap machine tonite.