Hello, it is Saturday, the 22nd of June!  Yesterday was the first day of summer and don't we know it.  The temps are going up!  Very humid.

This morning Wayne is washing clothes!  Yes, he washes clothes.  I worry sometimes that he might forget the soap, but so far so good.  It is my job to fold and put away.

I think he is depressed but who wouldn't be with everything happening to him as it is.  He tends to sleep in his chair a lot.  He also sleeps during baseball games, something he loves.  Next time he sees the doctor, I'm going to bring that up. 

We were up at a nice time this morning... just before 8am.  :)  I feel like I had a fairly good night's sleep but I'm always so tired when I get up.  Some nights though, I don't hardly sleep at all OR I am up 2 or 3 times during the night, bathroom trips for me and Wayne.  He needs to be cath'd and he can't do it himself, so that is my  job. 

I have added some games to a tablet for him and I hope to get him to play them.  He is reluctant but I am going to encourage him.  I think it could help with his brain.

Something I have noticed that he tends to think I know what he is thinking.  Then when I tell him, you didn't say anything, he just tells me what his need is.  I tell him he thinks I'm superwoman and he agrees.  LOL

I'm having problems getting him to wear the right socks.  He wants to wear "normal" socks, the ones that cut into his legs (since they are swollen).  I bought him some new socks that are similar to the "normal" socks but he still doesn't want to wear them. He definitely will not wear compression socks.  :(  and I have trouble getting them on his foot.  Actually, I can't get them on his foot.  So I have to be the "bad" guy and tell him to take those (normal) socks off and put the right ones on.  In this case I know it isn't because of his brain.  This is his stubbornness.

I have to repeat myself a lot.  Either he isn't hearing me or his ears are blocked.  He had a problem with blockage but we cleaned them out so not sure that is it now.

I have been told that I need to make him try to do more for himself so I am trying to do that now.  He does tend to rely on me for too much.  I am trying to get him to dress himself first and then if he has problems, I will help. 

more later