I rang Dad today and he was allowed home on Thursday. He sounds strong and was complaining about not being able to find any towels after his sister cleaned up the van for him. The hospital have set up an oxygen cylinder in his van so he's not having to get on the ventilator 5 times a day anymore, and not waking up in the middle of the night having to use it. Of course, the first thing he did after leaving the hospital was to buy a packet of cigarettes and he said that he never stopped craving them for all the weeks he was in hospital. I know what he's going through. I've been trying to give them up myself but I'm not doing a very good job of it. Last week I bought a pack of Nicabate Lozenges, and had on Thursday morning and was nearly sick. I had to spit it out. They taste foul and disgusting. Now I'm thinking about hypnotherapy after reading about one person's success with it.
Dad's still driving his car, a bit of a concern to his brother, who's worried about him having a blackout while he's out and about. There's been no more blackouts since the night Dad went in to hospital so I'm hoping that they've finally sorted out his medication and they'll be a thing of the past. All in all, I thought he sounded better than before he went in.
Yesterday Alex had football here in Junee and they played against Tumut. All the teams were missing their rep players but the boys still managed a win and Alex even scored a try. The wind down at the footy ground was bitterly cold, but out of the wind it was beautiful.
Carly plays today in her League Tag team here in Junee too. Last week the girls won so have a win and a loss so far this season. It's a new event, and not all the clubs have teams in, but our girls are going okay. Carly loves it.
Carly cleaned Alex's bedroom for me on Friday night. She wanted me to buy her a jacket and so worked all night for it. Friday after work I thought I would be washing all night, and when I came home she had it all done and half on the line. I was impressed, so yesterday after football we went shopping and they both got new winter clothes. Alex has grown so much this last year that nothing much fits him. Thank God I have a job that pays well.
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