Thoughts on the Aftermath....

of a stroke.

You might remember that I wrote a post titled Thermostat Wars recently. That has changed dramatically. Mr. kenju used to be hot all the time; sweating profusely if the thermostat was set above 68*. Guess what? Now, he wants it set to 72* or higher. It seems that high blood pressure (at least in his case) sets you on fire and bringing it to a more healthful level will lower your body temperature. Whereas I used to freeze in his presence, now I am too warm. HA! The hospital room has been hot and stuffy to me for the last 3-4 days. I don't know if that should be a warning to those of you who are hot all the time...maybe you need to have your blood pressure checked? At least, do that if you know it is not hot flashes....LOL. It's always something, isn't it? Gilda Radner knew what she was talking about.

Mr. kenju got all tired out today. They have therapy, even on Sunday, so this morning he was busy doing whatever it is they tell him to do. After lunch, our son and his family arrived, then our daughter and her nephew, and I got there at 2 pm. They were in the cafeteria, having spent part of their time together outside in the sunshine. Today was a perfect example of a perfect day: beautiful blue skies with nary a cloud, gently breezy, warm, but not too hot (as it has been all too often recently). Mr. kenju secretly enjoys being pushed in a wheelchair, I think....LOL. One grandaughter loves performing, and so she treated us (and many others in the cafeteria) to a dance that her sister had to do in cheerleading practice. She is only 9, but she probably dreams of being a cheerleader one day, and she is getting an early start at learning the routines. I don't think she realized that we were not the only people in the room who clapped when she finished.

We took mr. kenju back to his room; all seven of us. One of the male nurses looked askance at the big group, seeing as how they only allow 2 visitors per person. But he didn't say anything, as he could see how much mr. roommate was enjoying the crowd. Later, the roomie had 4 visitors, so we sort of evened it out...LOL

As soon as everyone left (except me), mr. kenju went down for a nap. He had been resting for about 10 minutes when a nurse (female, this time) came in, woke him up and tried to give him a bath before dinner. He turned her down flat, saying he needed to rest. We decided he would have a bath after dinner, since my opinion was that he smells like a billy goat after no proper showers in 12 days! Another problem is that he needed a haircut when he went to the hospital and after almost 2 weeks, his hair is way too long and curly. The longer it gets, the curlier it is. I told him I could find a hairdresser to come to the hospital to cut it, but he is afraid it will cost an arm and a leg to do that. I am going to ask when I get my hair cut on Tuesday, and maybe someone in my salon will do it for only a pittance above the normal charge? Ya' think?