Today as been rather uneventful. I have spent all day with Bill, he is doing well today, a little confused a couple of times, but talkative and active for the most part. The kids are all scattered to the winds and my wife is with my youngest at the Bands of America Super Regional's in Atlanta, Ga. I have been diligently doing laundry and surfing the web, trying to catch that ever elusive all mighty dollar, and pointing out the truth to these Crazy Liberals and their wild ideas. Don't get me wrong, I love Liberals, they are very much like Slinky's. Pretty much useless, but fun to push down the stairs.
The big topic today has been these two clowns from Comedy Central, John Stewart and Steven Colbert. They held a rally in Washington D.C. in order to "Counter Rally" that of Glenn Beck he held several months ago. Well, although I was very impressed with the numbers that Comedy Central managed to bus into the mall, at the same time it saddens me that we have that many people willing to get their political advice and beliefs from Comedians. Let's take a look at the voices of the Liberal Left shall we? John Stewart-Comedian, Steven Colbert-Comedian, Joy Behar-Comedian, Woopie Goldberg-Comedian, Al Franken-Comedian, and Bill Maher-Comedian. What is it that makes everyone want to believe that these comedians are speaking facts when it comes to politics. "THEY ARE COMEDIANS FOLKS!"
So, Here I spent the better part of my day washing dirty laundry and commenting on blogs and message boards about the way liberals garner their facts from comedians. Usually when people start spewing facts about politics whether from the left or the right, I start looking for facts. I very rarely if ever find the truth behind Liberal comments. Yet, the conservatives generally speak facts and truth. Please people, look the facts up yourselves, and do not take the word of anyone as gospel. Do some research please!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Chapter Next
Well, its finally over. The company where I have spent the last ten years of my life is closed. . . Well, the facility is closed, the company is still thriving. I will miss my co-workers, friends and family you all were and are to me, Thank You, I Miss You, God-Bless.
It is over and now a New Chapter has begun! What now? Well, Bill is asleep on the couch, two youngest kids are in school, Oldest is at dentists office, and the weather is Beautiful today. I have Laundry going, Bill fed, Played fetch with the dog, wife is out doing the shopping. Now, its time to BLOG!!!
Let me tell you the biggest challenge we have faced having Bill live with us, his biggest issue, his Peeing!! So what? Everyone pees! Well, they do, but they do not pee all day, everyday, EVERYWHERE! He has peed on the couches, the floor, the living room, the hallway, the bedroom, the front porch, the front yard with traffic driving by. He has peed on clothes, shoes, chairs, towels, bath tub, in closets, and on the heating/air conditioning unit. He has peed while awake, asleep, sleep walking, daytime, nighttime, and anytime in between.
Well, we did not yell, fuss, gripe, complain, raise hell, or fuss at him. We smiled, said that's OK, we cleaned it up and monitored the situation. We Watched and Learned! What did we learn? First of all, he drank too much coffee, too late in the day! Hardly ever drank water. We cut back on his coffee drinking as well as soft drinks and started drinking more water. OH he still peed, but not near as much. We also, noticed he was mostly sleep walking when he peed in places he was not supposed to. Then the question arose, how do we stop him from peeing at night, or when he was asleep. Simple solution, empty his bladder before going to bed. I learned most of this by reading the blog Alzheimer's Reading Room by Bob DeMarco. Constantly reminding him to use the bathroom every hour or two, forcing him to use the bathroom before we left to go anywhere, having him go before going to bed. I even woke him up in the middle of the night a few times and had him get out of bed to go pee. The peeing episodes were beginning to come fewer and fewer, and further between episodes. But, they still occurred, and he was still peeing a whole lot.
One thing I remembered from somewhere in my past is that you empty your bladder more when you sit down and pee. I also noticed that when I stood outside the bathroom door and listened, he was having a difficult time draining himself. So, while casually mentioning to my wife in a conversation one night, with him sitting right next to me. I stated that sometimes I have problems emptying my bladder, or feeling completely drained, but I noticed that if I sat down to pee, it all drained out completely, and giving me a more satisfied, relieved filling. I then mentioned to Bill, hey you may want to try it and see if it helps. Wow, I did not get his typical macho response of . . . "I am not sitting to pee like a bitch." Instead I got. . . Hmmm I will try that, sure enough 20 minutes later he left the bathroom, and told my wife that it worked. He does not do this all the time now, but enough to drastically change the constant peeing everywhere and anywhere. Now I can use my Cabella's Waders for fishing as they were intended.
It is over and now a New Chapter has begun! What now? Well, Bill is asleep on the couch, two youngest kids are in school, Oldest is at dentists office, and the weather is Beautiful today. I have Laundry going, Bill fed, Played fetch with the dog, wife is out doing the shopping. Now, its time to BLOG!!!
Let me tell you the biggest challenge we have faced having Bill live with us, his biggest issue, his Peeing!! So what? Everyone pees! Well, they do, but they do not pee all day, everyday, EVERYWHERE! He has peed on the couches, the floor, the living room, the hallway, the bedroom, the front porch, the front yard with traffic driving by. He has peed on clothes, shoes, chairs, towels, bath tub, in closets, and on the heating/air conditioning unit. He has peed while awake, asleep, sleep walking, daytime, nighttime, and anytime in between.
Well, we did not yell, fuss, gripe, complain, raise hell, or fuss at him. We smiled, said that's OK, we cleaned it up and monitored the situation. We Watched and Learned! What did we learn? First of all, he drank too much coffee, too late in the day! Hardly ever drank water. We cut back on his coffee drinking as well as soft drinks and started drinking more water. OH he still peed, but not near as much. We also, noticed he was mostly sleep walking when he peed in places he was not supposed to. Then the question arose, how do we stop him from peeing at night, or when he was asleep. Simple solution, empty his bladder before going to bed. I learned most of this by reading the blog Alzheimer's Reading Room by Bob DeMarco. Constantly reminding him to use the bathroom every hour or two, forcing him to use the bathroom before we left to go anywhere, having him go before going to bed. I even woke him up in the middle of the night a few times and had him get out of bed to go pee. The peeing episodes were beginning to come fewer and fewer, and further between episodes. But, they still occurred, and he was still peeing a whole lot.
One thing I remembered from somewhere in my past is that you empty your bladder more when you sit down and pee. I also noticed that when I stood outside the bathroom door and listened, he was having a difficult time draining himself. So, while casually mentioning to my wife in a conversation one night, with him sitting right next to me. I stated that sometimes I have problems emptying my bladder, or feeling completely drained, but I noticed that if I sat down to pee, it all drained out completely, and giving me a more satisfied, relieved filling. I then mentioned to Bill, hey you may want to try it and see if it helps. Wow, I did not get his typical macho response of . . . "I am not sitting to pee like a bitch." Instead I got. . . Hmmm I will try that, sure enough 20 minutes later he left the bathroom, and told my wife that it worked. He does not do this all the time now, but enough to drastically change the constant peeing everywhere and anywhere. Now I can use my Cabella's Waders for fishing as they were intended.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Who am I?
Tomorrow (October 29th, 2010) begins a new chapter in my life. I am being forced out of my job due to company restructuring due to the current economic environment. What does that mean? The company I work(ed) for closed our facility, terminating the employment of 380 people, due to the "Economic Downturn" or our great nation. I have been blessed to work there for the past 10 years, I have met and befriended many wonderful people in those ten years, and some not so wonderful people as well. I also met my wife there! Well, now that I will be unemployed tomorrow, what will I do now? Well, for one thing, I will give a shot at that thing called Blogging!
My name is Brian, I am married and have three daughters. I also have a father-in-law with Alzheimer's that lives with us. Since I am now unemployed, I will be his primary caregiver. I have filled that role with my wife for the past 11 months, and it has been a journey for all of us. Although we have had some rough patches with adjusting to this new life, it has been a blessing as well. My father-in-law is 69 years old, he is in the early moderate stages of Alzheimer's and his name is Bill. I will be blogging mostly about our adventures through Alzheimer's together, how I will fill my time at home while unemployed, and my attempts at trying to make money so that we can continue to offer Bill the full time support he needs.
I also want to share my attempts of DIY Home Improvements that our home desperately needs. The misadventures of our three teen-age daughters. My political points of view, my increasing disgust of the lack of morals in our great country, and anything else I can think of that may entertain you the reader. I ask that if you post comments to this blog, please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts, but to be civil in all respects, whether you agree, or disagree with anything I post or anyone else post on this blog.
My name is Brian, I am married and have three daughters. I also have a father-in-law with Alzheimer's that lives with us. Since I am now unemployed, I will be his primary caregiver. I have filled that role with my wife for the past 11 months, and it has been a journey for all of us. Although we have had some rough patches with adjusting to this new life, it has been a blessing as well. My father-in-law is 69 years old, he is in the early moderate stages of Alzheimer's and his name is Bill. I will be blogging mostly about our adventures through Alzheimer's together, how I will fill my time at home while unemployed, and my attempts at trying to make money so that we can continue to offer Bill the full time support he needs.
I also want to share my attempts of DIY Home Improvements that our home desperately needs. The misadventures of our three teen-age daughters. My political points of view, my increasing disgust of the lack of morals in our great country, and anything else I can think of that may entertain you the reader. I ask that if you post comments to this blog, please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts, but to be civil in all respects, whether you agree, or disagree with anything I post or anyone else post on this blog.
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