Friday, August 31, 2012 7:30 PM

Sorry this one is late! I wrote this post on my iphone while I was in the car, I thought it published it but it didn't!

Grandpa is awake and being fed chicken stew (Sherri Stucki Stew) right now.  His speech is the same as it has been (everything has a number and no complete sentences).  He is mostly the same he has been the last two days, sleepy and confused.  

I will update again tomorrow morning.  Lets pray he has a restful night tonight.

Friday, August 31, 2012 5 PM

Grandpa did wake up for a little while today.  Marilyn tried to talk with him a little bit but he was back to obsessing about his numbers.  He ate "breakfast" (a small pudding) around 4 but went straight back to sleep after.

I know there have been lots of updates today, and I hope you all feel informed even though not much has changed.

Friday, August 31, 2012 3:00 PM

Grandpa is still sleeping.  When visitors come he can wake up long enough to see that they are there but, he is unable to acknowledge that they are there.

Friday 11 AM

Still sleeping soundly, snoring loudly

Friday, August 31, 2012 AM

Grandpa was very restless and agitated last night.  In the middle of the night he tried to pull out his catheter and was very upset for a while.  This morning he is VERY tired.  When his Aide came to shower him this morning he slept through her moving him into his wheelchair, bed bathing him, shaving him and putting him back in his hospital bed.  He has been asleep (snoring quite loudly according to Marilyn) all morning.  I will try to update once he wakes up.

Just as a side note I wanted to let you all know that during one of his awake and lucid moments yesterday he expressed how much he loves his family.  I'm sure he knows of our love for him too, especially as we continue to pray for him. 

Thursday, August 30, 2012 PM

Grandpa no longer has the strength to stand on his own and he continues to have to be fed.  He will occasionally get a whole sentence out but generally his speech is jumbled and doesn't make much sense.  He spent the day in his hospital bed and will continue to stay there.

Here are some pictures taken of Grandpa in April, when they had their brother/sister party.

Thursday, August 30, 2012 AM

Grandpa continues to decline.  He was determined to sleep in his own bed last night instead of the hospital bed, however as of today he will spend the rest of the time in the hospital bed.  Grandpa can stand on his own but he can't get his feet to move, and he doesn't have the strength to walk anyway.  He hasn't been able to feed himself the last two days so Marilyn and Steven have been feeding him, but even then he has only eaten a few bites.  He is still worrying about these numbers/letters, and is still unable to speak full sentences.

More than anything Grandpa just needs someone to sit by him and hold his hand.  So, if you are available to stop by for an hour or so to sit by him you are welcome too.  But please no children.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 PM

As the day has progressed it has become apparent that Grandpa's fall last night was due to a stroke.  The nurse came in and dressed his wounds this afternoon.  They have delivered a hospital bed for him and depending on if he can walk to his own bed on his tonight they might begin using.  He has been asleep or unresponsive for the majority of the day today. Grandpa's Bishop, the Hospice Chaplain, and Nurse all came today and Grandpa was unresponsive the whole time each one of them was there.  Marilyn estimates that he has been awake and responsive for about 20 min the whole day.  While he was awake his speech was very slurred and jumbled.  His number obsession switched to an alphabet obsession for the few minutes he was awake.

Thank you all for keeping him and Marilyn and Steve in your prayers.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 AM

Grandpa had a rough night last night.  Giving him Morphine never helped him sleep during the day and    he didn't fall asleep until after midnight.  He woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and fell.  He has two abrasions, one on his arm and one on his hip.  This morning the Aide came to help him get up and dressed but he was too tired to shower, and too tired to eat breakfast.  He is sleeping in his chair now, and hopefully will be able to get some more sleep today since he was still seeming to worry about these numbers while he was getting dressed this morning.

I'll try to update again tonight, or if anything significant changes during the day.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Part 2

Grandpa continues to be more and more confused as the day goes on.  I'll try to explain but it may not make any sense.  He has been correlating certain objects with numbers.  For example his body is ONE, his shirt is TWO,  his boots are FIVE... But he can't keep them straight himself, and often changes which number goes to what, which is frustrating to him because he feels that these numbers are very important.  As the day goes on he is getting more and more frustrated over it and more and more confused.  The hospice nurse recommends that we give him enough Morphine that he sleeps. That way he isn't just sitting around stressing about these numbers and getting more and more frustrated and agitated.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Grandpa's Hospice nurse came and checked on him last night (Monday).  She say's that at this point Marilyn needs to only be giving him his "comfort" pills (anxiety and pain pills), and that he is on his way out.  He woke up this morning very weak and is having a really hard time making sense of anything.  His speech is very jumbled, and he wasn't able to do any of his Sudoku puzzle this morning. Marilyn is taking good care of him and will let me know if anything significant changes so I can continue to keep this blog updated. 

Thank you for your concern.  Let's continue to remember him in our prayers.

Monday August 27, 2012

Thanks for visiting Grandpa Noyes' Blog.  We have set it up so those who love and care about his condition will be able to know how he is doing without having to take time away from those who are caring for him.

Grandpa Noyes woke up very weak this morning.  His Aide came to help him get showered and dressed and she was surprised by how much he has declined in the last few days.  He was unable to shower and shave himself like he normally does and he ate breakfast in his chair because he was too weak to sit up to the counter.  He seems to have gained a little strength as the day has progressed and he was able to get up, walk to the bathroom and back around 2:00 PM. His Hospice Nurse will be in later today or tomorrow to check on him.

Thanks for all your love and concern for Grandpa Noyes.  Please check back here for updates on his condition.