'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy Got off to a good start this
Morning, before breakfast i assisted him
In the bathroom, before going to senior
Services,He ate a good breakfast,100%.
I picked him up at 4:20 from senior
Services. He ate supper at 5:30 eating
100%.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up at 7:30 this morning,
I assisted him in the bathroom before
Breakfast. We did our exercise routine
Today and listened to classical music .
We later got out the ''hidden object book''
And searched for the hidden pictures.Mr
Dancy ate 95% of breakfast and lunch,
At supper time he ate about 70%,i gave
Him a supplement drink.Mr Dancy is
Relaxing by the tv at this time.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up at 7:30 this morning,
I assisted him with a sitz bath,shower,
Back- rub and skin care.We went for a
Short walk this afternoon and put together
A puzzle. His appetite was good eating 90%
Today.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Evening''

Hi, I picked Mr dancy up from senior services,
At 4:pm, he had supper at 5:30,eating 80%.
Mr Dancy is now relaxing by the tv.Ilene



P.S. he left his other glove in my car,i brought
It in today.

Dad's Weekend

We went to a church Father Daughter dance. Most of the daughters were 10 years old, but I missed it then, so this will just have to make up!

We had some nice hors d'oeuvres and finally asked Dad to dance. He basically stood in one place and swayed a bit. Then he sort of got mad and asked me to set up the people in the other side of the room! I decided to go home then as Dad must be getting tired.

It was fun to get out of the house. I hope to take Dad out to a play for my birthday next Sunday.

The rest of the weekend went okay. I worked on a jigsaw puzzle while Dad watched Tiger Woods perform a great game! He was really excited as he watched it.

On Sunday I fixed Pizza (frozen from last week). Dad didn't eat much, but luckily he made his piece look so unattractive by cutting it up in small pieces that I didn't feel tempted to eat his leftovers!

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up at 7:30 this mornng,
I assisted him with a sitz bath,back -rub,
Shower and skin care. We did our exercise
Routine and later went for a short walk.
We got out the ''hidden object book'' and
Did some stencil art work.He ate most of
His meals today around 80%.I took his
BP this evening ,at 6:15 it was 130/78.Mr
Dancy is relaxing by the tv at this time.
Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up at the usual time,7:30am,
I assisted him in the bathroom before breakfast.
Around 9:30 i took him to senior services,
And picked him up at 4:pm. He ate a full breakfast
And supper,the two meals 100%.He is now
Relaxing by the tv. Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi ,Mr Dancy was up at 7:30 this morning,
I assisted him in the bathroom before having
Breakfast. Around 9:30 we went for a walk
And later got out the ''hidden object book'' and
Worked on a puzzle.Mr Dancy talked a lot
Today about New Orleans and some of the
Neighborhoods there,he said that he grew up
On Magazine Street.He has been very alert
The last three days.his appetite today
Was much better eating at 90%.Mr Dancy
Is relaxing by the tv at this time.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up this morning by 7:30
Am,i assisted him with a shower, sitz bath
Back-rub, and skin care. He ate only 50%
Of his breakfast and about 80% of lunch
And supper. We didnt go for a walk due
To bad weather.i got some games out today
But he wasnt interested.Mr Dancy was
Alert and talked a lot about business, he
Wanted to know if the red car was in the
Garage so i took him to the door to show
Him that the car was there.He said that
He would like to go dancing and wanted to
If he could go tonight,i explained to him
That weather conditions were bad and that
He could talk to cathy about the dancing
When she stops by on wednesday.Ilene

Dad's Last Few Days

I haven't had time to write down everything that happened this past weekend.

Just some observations: On the way to the visit with Dr. Lichstein Dad was worried that I was going to wreck the car. He also complained to Dr. Lichstein that I was spending all his money.

Dr. Lichstein seemed to think Dad was doing well. He asked again if someone was staying with him just during the day during the week. I said Ilene was with him 24/7. Then he said you mean 24/5! He will see him again in six months.

On Monday Dad was more active than usual. Instead of just watching me set up a jigsaw puzzle, he came over and attempted to help me turn over the pieces. He did that well, but couldn't seem to get the pieces together. He was trying to put pieces together that obviously did not match. I tried to explain the flat side edge pieces. It was fun to share an activity.

We had a nice dinner, sharing some crusted cod, chicken stir-fry, pea pods and broccoli and fried rice. I also ate half a piece of cake with a small scoop of ice cream and half a piece of impossible pie. Later I had some bread pudding and popcorn.

To work at 9:pm

Hi i arrived at the Dancys around 9:pm
Mr Dancy was watching a movie.I
Gave him his medication and he is still
Watching tv.Ilene

Weekend with Dad

It got really cold this weekend in the 20s. Hopefully it will go back to the 40s soon. I almost got frostbite on my face on my run this Sunday.

Dad seemed a bit lethargic today compared to his norm. He slept a lot during the day on Saturday according to Bettie. He had to be coaxed to eat his dinner.

On Sunday he ate about half of his dinner, one slice of pizza and 1/2 of his salad. Though he did eat all of his ice cream and cake. I ended up eating his other slice of pizza. I have a hard time with pizza! I did manage to save half of the pizza and hopefully it will taste just as good next weekend (stored in the freezer). In the morning he did a few stretches while I was doing my yoga routine. [Mostly his arms go up and down.]

I plan to take Dad to my house on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Then come back for dinner. Ilene will come back about 8 pm.

Dad's Visit With Dr. Lichstein

Yesterday was a busy day for Dad and me. We went to visit Dr. Lichstein. Dr. Lichstein reviewed Dad's medicines. His blood pressure was slightly higher 150 or so. But Ilene is recording his Bp on a weekly basis. He thinks that Dad should have lotion applied to his back and chest twice daily for itching. He doesn't think much of using the Claritin and Benadryl all the time. I am going to stop the Claritin and continue the Benadryl at night for a while and gradually stop it and see how it goes.

Dad seemed very alert. He also got a chest x-ray for the use of the Senior Services for monitoring tuberculosis.

Dad will also get his B12 injection at the VA or Donna Myrick RN (Suzie's mother in law) will inject him once a month. I will give a money card to Ilene once a month for checking BP-such as Burger King or Starbucks. I can give some money to Donna as well. ($40-50?)

When we got back we ate some dinner--Hawaiian chicken and cod, mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables (I made the vegetables). I ate Dad's roll, along with a brownie and a sugar free cookie, (Dad ate one of the cookies). I then passed out on the couch for an hour until Suzie came by and I returned to work until Midnight. Since Ilene is off this Friday for her once-a-month job, Bettie came by after her job at Homestead Hills and is there now until Suzie comes by again this afternoon for a few hours before I get off work at 7 pm. Bettie will spend one more night as well, so I can get to exercise class tomorrow. Then I will be back tomorrow afternoon.

''Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up this morning at 7:30
Am,i assisted him in the bathroom before,
Breakfast. We went for a short walk to the
Mail box after lunch and did our exercise,
Routine. His activities today are,walking,
He cut out and stenciled some pictures and
Watched some tv.His appetite was good
Eating 100%.He is watching tv at this time.
Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Today was a nice quiet day for Mr
Dancy,he was up at 7:30 am ,i assisted
Him with a shower,sitz bath, back-rub
And skin care.After breakfast we cut
Out some pictures and worked a puzzle.
It was too cold to take a long walk so
We walked to the mailbox and back.
His appetite was good,95%. Mr Dancy
Is relaxing by the tv.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Evening''

Hi ,I picked Mr Dancy up from senior services
At 4:pm and returned here at 4:25 pm.Mr
Dancy had a good supper eating 100%.He
Is now relaxing by the tv.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi , this morning Mr Dancy was up at 7:30
Am,afterwards i assisted him with,sitz..
Bath, Back-rub,shower And skin care
We went for a short walk this morning
And did our exercise routine.i got out the
''hidden object book'' and Mr Dancy
Engaged in the search for the hidden objects.
His appetite was good today,100%. i took
His bp at 6:15 it was 130/80.He is relaxing
By the tv at this time.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Evening''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up at 7:30 am i assisted
him in the bathroom before taking him to
Senior services. We left at 9:30 this morning
And arrived here at 4:30 pm.Mr Dancys
Appetite was good today,100%.He is relxing
By the tv at this time.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up this morning at 7:30
Am,i assisted him in the bathroom before
Breakfast. We did our exercise routine
And afterwards went for a walk. We got
Out the ''hidden object book'' and searched
For hidden objects. Mr Dancy watched some
Tv and nodded on and off,listened to opera
For a time.His appetite was good ,100%.
He is relaxing by the tv at this time. Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi ,Mr dancy was up this morning at 7:30
Am, i assisted him with a shower, sitz bath
Back-rub,skin care and ear wax removal.
After breakfast we did our exercises and
Later went for a walk. We did some games
''hidden object book'' and Mr Dancy put
Together the US map. He was very much
Alert today and his appetite was good,100%.
He is watching tv at this time.Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Evening''

Hi, I picked Mr Dancy up at 4:pm and
Arrived here at 4:30 , I saw the morning
Pills in the pill container and gave him his
Medication with his supper,he ate 95%.
He is now relaxing by the tv. Ilene

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy had a nice quiet day,
He was up this morning at 7:30 am,
I assisted him with a shower, sitz bath
Back- rub, skin care and ear wax
Removal.His appetite today was 100%.
For activity we read more poetry and
Used the ''hidden object book''. I took
Mr Dancys BP at 4:30 pm it was 120/70.
The trash had not been picked up here
And several houses on this street by
2:pm today i called the city and they
Were here by 3:30 pm.Ilene

' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi Mr Dancy was up this morning at 7:30
am, i assisted him with grooming and getting
Ready for senior services, i took him there
At 9:30 am and picked him up at 4:30 pm,
His appetite was good today, 100%. He
had a good day and is now relaxing by the
tv. Ilene

'' Through The Eyes Of Children''

'' As the children watch the scene take place
They looked down and saw the leaves'',
The Children were washing themselves
with Rain drops,
the rain drops rained down to the
River as the children began to play.
The children Returned home to play with their toys,
They wrote down their cares,
joys and worry,
They greeted nature that day
and longed to See the stars that night that sparkled in the sky.
After a time they drifted off to sleep
dreaming Of the world they left behind.'

Creative Writing: By Charles Dancy as told to Ilene Simmons

'' Mr Dancys Day''

Hi, Mr Dancy was up this morning at 7:30
am,i assisted him with a shower, sitz bath,
Back-rub and skin care. He has been resting
Well and the rash and itching is much better.
This morning we did our exercise routine,
And afterwards we listened to opera and
Worked on the ''hidden object book'', Mr
Dancy read poetry and put together a poem
That he created.His appetite was good 100%.
He seemed to have a good day,the poem
That he wrote will follow.Ilene

Dad's New Years

On New Years Eve, Dad and I went to the Pops concert at Reynolds Auditorium with the Winston-Salem Symphony and featuring a soprano who sang both opera pop tunes, and some dancers who performed the dream sequence from Oklahoma. It was great!

New Years Dad came to my house. We had take out from the dining hall featuring Moravian chicken pie, shrimp newberg, pasta and vegetables and bread pudding, and of course some collard greens. (I skipped the black eye peas). I ate a small amount of collard greens, but I couldn't get Dad to eat them even though I said eating would give him luck or money! We then went downstairs to watch football games. He fell asleep after a while and I attempted to clean out some junk in the closet (small room off basement).

Dad had a bit of diarrhea but otherwise was okay. Luckily I had a change of clothes for him at my house.

'' Mr Dancys Evening''

Hi, I arrived at Mr Dancys home at 7:pm,
Mr Dancy was watching tv ,i took him to
The bathroom several times,he had diarhea,
Cathy suggested i give him 'pepto bismol'' i
Did and it seemed to help him.Mr Dancy is
Watching tv at this time.Ilene