Had a visit with Dad this past Wednesday, as well as a couple of weeks ago. I had heard from Johanna, the hospice nurse that Dad was showing "stiffness" when the caregivers were doing transitions. She thought perhaps he might benefit from a drug "baclofen" and was going to call me back to discuss that option. I haven't heard back from her yet, but when I was there on Wednesday, Anna and Al said he wasn't doing it quite so much lately as he had been. While I was there, Dad was being fed lunch, but he did look up at me with wide eyes to respond to my greeting and spoke a few words coherently. He looked good.
Haydee has been reporting that somedays Dad doesn't want to do much, but on others he is alert and still walks. When she was there yesterday, he was feeding himself and did walk.
I guess there's a chance that Dad might "graduate" from hospice if he continues to remain stable. I think his next assessment will be in November.
