It's a beautiful day outside. And it's Friday. But in here it's anyday and it's not beautiful. Dad's in bed suffering from the symptoms of a nasty urinary tract infection. He's 98 now, and I don't think people expect him to be around for much longer, so what should they do? Well, I say they should at least make sure he has access to water. How's that for lowered expectations? Just water, I'm thinking, would really be a help to have a hope of getting over this. Every time I come here, he's in bed with no water in reach. He doesn't ever ask for anything, so they just let him lie there. Now Iask myself who "they" are. CNA's are so busy here. They have a very difficult job. Most of them are cheerful and caring, but we can't expect them to understand that this man has a need for water when he doesn't ask for it. The nurses should be a little more tuned to the problem. They always seem so busy too. His water is not like someone else's meds. They worry about passing out medication. That's number one. And he never asks for anything!
His personality is a real puzzler. Always has been. No other person I know has such contradictory aspects to his character. Truly a puzzle. Also, he probably doesn't feel like he's thirsty.
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