I am finding that posting to my blog is getting more rare. My days of being alone long enough to post are Tuesday's and Thursdays. Some weeks I am really far behind on my Facebook newsfeed and or email. By the time I'm done wrestling with my voice software I don't have much time to post on my blog. I had hoped my blog might help people with MS but the number of hits on my blog has not gone up in the years I've been posting. One of its main reasons is to have in one place updates for my relatives and friends. I'm trying to concentrate on that aspect more than anything else. I enjoy posting pet stories and a few pictures but is hard to get the pictures because I cannot take them myself. The other night is an example. Lacy was sitting on the back of my wife's main couch off to the opposite end. Jordyn is becoming more and more of a jealous dog. She got up on the back of the couch just like the cat so that they cat could not get near my wife. Then Jordyn started poking the cat with her nose like a dolphin does. Lacy will not just run away anymore and pretty soon she's got her paws wrapped around Jordyn's nose and she hits her when she can. She is hissing and making weird noises and Jordyn thinks she is playing. We are convinced that Jordyn does not know there is a difference between cats and dogs. So she keeps getting a little more rough with the cat and pretty soon they're making a lot of noise. My wife is afraid for the cat and tells the dog to leave the cat alone. I tell her but it's very entertaining and I don't think the cat will get hurt because she can leave at any time. I think it is hilarious a 60 pound dog does not know she is not a cat. Usually each week my retired sister-in-law comes over to feed me breakfast and keep me company. Jordan does not want to share so she gets in between me and my sister-in-law so she has to push her out of the way to feed be. As this is going on Jordyn climbs on the dining room chair with my sister-in-law. Jordyn does not know how big she is and it is pretty funny. I realize now that a lot of the things Jordyn does or out of jealousy. When Matt put me back in bed after lunch Jordan gets up on the bed for my feet go and she won't leave. I realize now it is not because she thinks that bed is hers but it's because she does not want to share Matt with me.
My latest health update is that the pressure sore on my bottom is closing up. The doctor from the wound clinic said it would probably never heal up. My wife attributes improvement in I spend a lot less time in my chair, some days not at all, after I got the wound the insurance company would pay for the improved seat that they would not cover a few months earlier. Another genius set up by insurance. Spend thousands to fix the wound but not $500 to prevent the wound. Also a gets cleaned and new ointment on every day by my wife. The wound on the side of my leg (calf and ankle) is much slower but seems to be healing. The nurse visits twice a week and measures. They also allowed the use of an ointment that contains silver. It is very expensive but seems to have a little more effectiveness. The home care people visit each morning mostly around 9:30 AM. They put me in the chair on those days and Matt put me back to bed after he feeds me lunch. This bed is very comfortable and as a special mattress that is supposed to have a number of air cells that are inflated in a staggered pattern to reduce pressure on my wound. I don't notice it but they say it is there. This bed is very comfortable and some days I wake up feeling like a little cocoon wrapped around me. I can only stand one day though without getting out for a little while.
This I have been having more cognitive issues. It takes me a long time to decide what day of the week it is. I get confused about what time it is even though I can see the clock. Have been having problems with my BiPAP mask. The one I've been using since I got it was the one that fits over my nose. I was able to keep my mouth close and if I didn't it would just blow through my nose and out my mouth. This would make the machine alarm thinking it is not connected anymore. The last week I started having problems in waking my wife up 3 to 4 times a night. I was having trouble sleeping with my mouth closed. I trigeminal pain has kind of settled in that joint of my mouth on the right side. Closing my mouth hurts at spot and then the alarm goes and I sleep right through it. Last night I tried the mask that covers my nose and mouth. I never alarmed so my wife so good, Yea. Strangely Siri can still hear me if I need to call my wife. I have to time my speech with the breathing machine. Last night I would say was very difficult to get used to and I hope using it will be easier for me. My mouse software still follows my mouth so I can watch videos and play radio shows to fall sleep to. I have also had a weird pain and shows up in my left foot, ankle and calf. One of the aides what's icy hot on it and that seems to help. If the pain shows up in my foot or ankle at night my will lay jobs around like leaping Larry on the Seinfeld show.
Not sure when I forgot what I'm done for the night. Take care dear reader.
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