JANUARY 13, 2009

TODAY WAS A VERY GOOD DAY FOR DANNY. I WENT TO BIBLE STUDY AND HE HAD A VOLUNTEER STAY WITH HIM TIL NOON. HE TOOK A BATH ALL ON HIS OWN. WHEN I GOT HOME, HE WAS TAKING A NAP. HE ATE A VERY GOOD LUNCH AND DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE WITH HIS MEDICATION. WE HAD A VISITOR FROM HOSPICE AND HIS NURSE (WESLEY) WAS HERE ALSO. WESLEY TOOK SOME BLOOD SO WE COULD FIND OUT IF HIS LEVEL WITH DILANTIN IS HIGH ENOUGH OR DO WE NEED TO INCREASE HIS DOSAGE. THE DOCTOR DOESN'T LIKE THAT HE IS HAVING SEIZURES WHILE TAKING DILANTIN. HIS AUNT PATTY CAME OVER AND DANNY AND HER WENT FOR A WALK AND PATTY TRIMMED HIS BEARD. EVERY NOW AND THEN WE CAN GET DANNY TO SMILE. HE IS STILL FEISTY BUT HE SHOWS THAT HE LIKES TO BE LOVED. HE WOULD NEVER LET ME HUG HIM AND RUB HIS NECK AND I THINK HE REALLY LIKES THAT. WHEN DANNY GETS A SAD LOOK, THEN THATS WHEN I BREAK DOWN (BUT NOT IN FRONT OF DANNY). I THINK THAT SINCE DANNY'S DIAGNOSIS, IT FINALLY HIT ME TODAY. BUT I NEED TO STAY STRONG SO THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM. MEMORIES ARE SO GOOD TO HAVE AND I STILL SOME PRETTY HAPPY ONES OF HIM. HE IS THE FIRST AND ITS ALL NEW WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR 1ST CHILD. TONIGHT, SHARON ROBERTS BROUGHT US BEAN SOUP AND DANNY ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. HE HAD 3 BOWLS OF IT WITH 2 SLICES OF ITALIAN BREAD. I WISH ALL OF YOU COULD SEE THAT. TOMORROW WILL BE A SLOW DAY FOR US. NOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON AND HIS AUNT PATTY WILL BE HERE THURSDAY TO TAKE DANNY AROUND WITH HER AS LONG AS HE HAS A GOOD DAY. I WILL GET A BREAK ALSO, EVEN THOUGH HE ISN'T ANY TROUBLE TO BE WITH. I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU READING THIS BLOG IS ENJOYING IT. I READ SOME OF THIS TO DANNY AND HE LIKED IT TOO.