What a day!

[Guest guest]

It has been one of those days. My poor Darling was confused, and so mixed up

today. Yep, Just one of those days.

What would you suggest to be the best way to handle a person that has body

temperature control problems, is confused on top of that, and wants to be in

control of the thermostat? I guess I can have a shield placed over the control

with a lock on it. Oh boy! Here we go round one! I don't know how to avoid

taking that away from him, just yet. Wait until he has a better day, and try

to explain how dangerous it is.

The way I did about his driving. When he understood, he gave me his keys

with no fuss.

Right now, we only have space heaters. This house was built in '57 without

central A/C and Heat. (Our little house is in the photo section of our list)

The heaters have served well enough, except that my LO can't tolerate cool and

warm spots. So, in a week or two we will probably be having a good central

unit installed.

Tonight I was perspiring, before I came into the office. MY LO had turned on

a 220 electric heater, and a smaller heater. Facing each other. If I don't

watch him he'll burn the house down. I asked if he was cold, and he said no.

So I asked him to turn the heaters off. It's at least 75 or 80 degrees in

here. Sometimes he turns on an air conditioner when he is cold, and other

times

he may turn on a heater when it near a hundred outside.

It's supposed to drop to around 48 later on tonight. I told him to ring my

bell and I will turn on the heaters when it gets cold. (Thats just good

sleeping weather) If it isn't 48 now, we sure don't need two heaters sitting in

the

middle of the room facing each other.(???) Why facing each other is beyond

my understanding, but I said nothing about it. Since he always falls asleep

before I do I will go and check the heaters again. That still doesn't stop him

during the night.

For safety reasons alone I sure am glad to be getting a central unit. Our

cold doesn't last very long as a rule, so we have done well, but now it's a

different story. He just can't handle any cold. He wants to regulate the heat

and cold all day long. Changes it a dozen times. It's almost a fixation. He

feels cold and of course we should feel cold too. I will beg him to wear warmer

clothes, but then it wouldn't be as much fun as being in control of the

fires (heaters) The man thing I reckon.

I don't want him to get upset, and yet, I must figure out a way to stay on

top of this heater situation, and then the thermostat later. I hadn't figured

on this all this summer. Another hurdle to jump.

I walked into the kitchen and caught him with loose pills on the stove, and

the pill box in his hand. I asked what he was doing, and he said he couldn't

find the slide that went in his box. I asked what about all these pills.

" Well, I was just fixing them " he replied. " Where are your evening pills? " He

answered, " In my hand. " " Your slide is right here, " I showed him. So he

proceeded to cover his box. I asked, Darling, may I put theses pills back

before we

close the box? " So he let me. Confusion with everything all day. Old Lewy

talking.

Imogene

Caregiver for my True Texas Gentleman husband of 35 years. He has LBD with

Parkinsonism.