Great haircut! 
Susan H programing the stimulator. The battery pack is in his right shoulder.
He is worried about how he is going to shoot his gun for hunting!
Dad with Rachell, one of the great nurses who helped care for him. Great news today, Dad was “turned on”. Susan H arrived around 10:00 this morning to turn on and fine tune the stimulator. Of course, when she came in dad’s tremors had subsided, even with refusing his Parkinson’s med’s. It took a while but tremors finally became apparent and Susan was able to program the connectors. It is truly amazing. Dad felt some slight “shocking” like a little electrical shock at times and some tightness at other times. When Susan finally had the coordinates where she thought they should be we watched for a while and there was NO tremor. She taught dad and mom, Sue and me how to turn dad “on” and “off”. As soon as he was “off” the tremors started within seconds. Once turned on again, they stopped within seconds. WOW!!
We had one more encounter with Dr. No Personality (his name is actually Dr. Barak Bar) and we were able to spring dad from the hospital. So off we went with a sack full of prescriptions and instructions to stay in town and report back on Tuesday to see if there needs to be any “fine tuning” done.
We brought him out to Mel’s Drive In for a great dinner. Figured he should experience where we had been hanging out when we weren’t with him. Dad was in rare form and when Sue was “testing” his memory with types of cars on the kids meal boxes he pulled a fast one on her and cheated by looking at the year on the back. He laughed so hard when she finally figured it out. It was so great to hear him laugh like that.
His roommate in the hospital suggested that we take a trip to see the city lights off the Bay Bridge. Well, Sue’s GPS managed to get us lost and it took forever for Eloise (the GPS) to get us back to the hotel. What we thought would take a short time and be relaxing to see, turned out to be a bad idea on his first night out.
With all of us exhausted now we made it back to the hotel and started getting ready to turn in. We figured out the med’s and set up the c-pap (breathing machine for sleep apnea) and got it going. It took all of three minutes and dad was sleeping like a baby. Mom followed shortly after. Once we knew they were asleep Sue and I snuck out for a much deserved beer right next door. Mom and dad were none the wiser and we were back in less than 30 min. Thank god no one broke in and kidnapped them! Heck, with Dad and his c-pap machine and Mom with her walker it would take the average person at least that long to take them! The kids at the bar were not the brightest of kids and poured us a glass of beer “to go” after we drank one there! Sue showed them our room key card for the motel next door and one of the kids asked the other if it was ok. She said well... I think that's why we have plastic cups! LOL So while we are writing our e-mails listening to our parents snore, we are drinking beer!
Now back to Dad! After the Tuesday adjustment appointment we expect that he will be totally released. Colette will then get them both on the plane back to AZ and Mark will be there to take them off the plane when they land. He is bringing the kids out to Mesa for spring break. Sue is set to return home on Sunday. Now we all wish she could stay and we all realize that it is a lot easier with both of us here to help with the walker and luggage and in’s and out’s of getting things done.
For example: Colette drops Sue and Mom off at the door and they start up to the room while Colette parks the car and most times catches up with them before they got to Dad's room. There is always the numerous bags an such to keep track of too.
Sue’s daughter Sarah will most likely go to AZ Thursday for a few days to help out for a while. Mom has doctor appointments and Dad won't be able to drive for a month. She has been having continued problems with her eyesight. Dad's siblings are also in the Mesa area and are egar to help out. Colette is thinking about taking a road trip out to help them pack up for the season and get them back on the plane to Minneapolis later in April.
Dad is doing super and is every bit the over achiever that the Dr's. and nurses have called him. We hope that he doesn't over do it only to wear down fast and get sick.
On Sat. we will try and sleep in as late as possible grab a late breakfast, nap time for all of us. (Colette and Sue are tired too!) and head to the wharf for dinner. It will hopefully be a lazy couple of days.
Good Night for now, hope everyone enjoys their weekend. (Happy Birthday Karen!!)
Colette and Sue
We had one more encounter with Dr. No Personality (his name is actually Dr. Barak Bar) and we were able to spring dad from the hospital. So off we went with a sack full of prescriptions and instructions to stay in town and report back on Tuesday to see if there needs to be any “fine tuning” done.
We brought him out to Mel’s Drive In for a great dinner. Figured he should experience where we had been hanging out when we weren’t with him. Dad was in rare form and when Sue was “testing” his memory with types of cars on the kids meal boxes he pulled a fast one on her and cheated by looking at the year on the back. He laughed so hard when she finally figured it out. It was so great to hear him laugh like that.
His roommate in the hospital suggested that we take a trip to see the city lights off the Bay Bridge. Well, Sue’s GPS managed to get us lost and it took forever for Eloise (the GPS) to get us back to the hotel. What we thought would take a short time and be relaxing to see, turned out to be a bad idea on his first night out.
With all of us exhausted now we made it back to the hotel and started getting ready to turn in. We figured out the med’s and set up the c-pap (breathing machine for sleep apnea) and got it going. It took all of three minutes and dad was sleeping like a baby. Mom followed shortly after. Once we knew they were asleep Sue and I snuck out for a much deserved beer right next door. Mom and dad were none the wiser and we were back in less than 30 min. Thank god no one broke in and kidnapped them! Heck, with Dad and his c-pap machine and Mom with her walker it would take the average person at least that long to take them! The kids at the bar were not the brightest of kids and poured us a glass of beer “to go” after we drank one there! Sue showed them our room key card for the motel next door and one of the kids asked the other if it was ok. She said well... I think that's why we have plastic cups! LOL So while we are writing our e-mails listening to our parents snore, we are drinking beer!
Now back to Dad! After the Tuesday adjustment appointment we expect that he will be totally released. Colette will then get them both on the plane back to AZ and Mark will be there to take them off the plane when they land. He is bringing the kids out to Mesa for spring break. Sue is set to return home on Sunday. Now we all wish she could stay and we all realize that it is a lot easier with both of us here to help with the walker and luggage and in’s and out’s of getting things done.
For example: Colette drops Sue and Mom off at the door and they start up to the room while Colette parks the car and most times catches up with them before they got to Dad's room. There is always the numerous bags an such to keep track of too.
Sue’s daughter Sarah will most likely go to AZ Thursday for a few days to help out for a while. Mom has doctor appointments and Dad won't be able to drive for a month. She has been having continued problems with her eyesight. Dad's siblings are also in the Mesa area and are egar to help out. Colette is thinking about taking a road trip out to help them pack up for the season and get them back on the plane to Minneapolis later in April.
Dad is doing super and is every bit the over achiever that the Dr's. and nurses have called him. We hope that he doesn't over do it only to wear down fast and get sick.
On Sat. we will try and sleep in as late as possible grab a late breakfast, nap time for all of us. (Colette and Sue are tired too!) and head to the wharf for dinner. It will hopefully be a lazy couple of days.
Good Night for now, hope everyone enjoys their weekend. (Happy Birthday Karen!!)
Colette and Sue
PS- as you can see, tenses and names slip back and forth. Sue and I each put in our "two cents" worth on the blog and we don't necessarily go back to correct it all to sound like it is from one of us!
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I am happy to hear that all is going so well! My continued prayers are with all of you. I hope you have a peaceful weekend, and safe travels. Take care and blessings to you all. Love, Rebecca
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