Restful Night

 Last night, my Dad had a more restful night than he's had in the past couple of nights.  He's been sleeping more during the day and a bit restless at night/early morning.  Last night was better, which is great.

Dad's sister and her husband visited him again today.  I know he has appreciated those visits.  EJ and I visited with him today and mentioned that they had come by.  He (in his own way) acknowledged knowing that they had been there with a little smile.

EJ and I talked to Dad today.  We talked about my Mom and how we know that all he wants to do is be with her again.  He nodded "yes" and raised his hand to his face; he's ready.

Dad still has some pain, but surprisingly (his hospice nurse said the same thing), it's not as bad as it should be with end-stage liver cirrhosis.  So that's great.  His pain can be managed with morphine so that he can rest in comfort.

We tried playing the Giants game for him today on his speakers.  He can no longer watch TV, but we do know that he can hear everything around him.  We had the station on for a few minutes, and then he started moving around, a little agitated.  Trying to figure out why, I asked him if he wanted me to leave the radio on....to that, he said nothing.  I then asked him if it's too much noise, and he wanted me to turn off the radio, and he said "yea".  He seems to enjoy the quiet, with occasional conversation best.

We left him to rest in good hands.  His caregivers have been absolutely wonderful.  Dad's hospice nurse said once again, "He seems very well taken care of, and that makes me happy".  Me too.

Welp, my emotions are all over the place today, so I'm going to go enjoy some pizza and a cocktail!  Cheers!!