Pretty comfortable night, hiccups interrupted me more than him

My praise for Brookestone continues. They have set aside a family room (which is a full room, with a bed and recliner and bathroom) for families, which pretty much means us right now. It gives us a place to go rest, to talk on the phone without bothering others, and. . .drumroll please. . .get a shower after a night of not much sleep. I feel like a new person, and I'm sure you are all going to appreciate that as well if you're visiting today.

Dad doesn't seem as comfortable the past several hours, so we're working to get him in a new position and get his discomfort back to a lower level like we had it last night. He seems to like being on his back best, and definitely calms down when he gets settled into that. They're likely going to increase the oxyfast (morphine) this morning as well, as he just doesn't seem to be completely comfortable. And his reaction to having his VERY sore neck moved to face another direction was AWFUL -- and with all of that morphine on board now, that just really must hurt him.

He's had the hiccups several times tonight/this morning. Just between two and seven hiccups in a row, and then no more. But wow, those are loud and disruptive hiccups. They agitate him some, so we're always glad when they're over. He's also getting some congestion in his lungs, as he's not able to clear them with coughing.

Now waiting for his new doctor to come in to see how things are going, and likely adjust medications some to keep him resting.

A few of us are on the countdown to dinner for the famous 4th of July sloppy joes, courtesy of the Nelson's in Ralston.

And a quick story from Granddaughter Emily's pre-school conferences yesterday. She goes to a preschool that is run by Tracy and my first grade teacher, and it's in a church. Well, they went around the circle to ask what they'd like to pray for, and Emily, sweet, sweet Emily (who is 4) said: "I'd like to pray for Grandpa to get better."

That story brought the house down and looking for Kleenex yesterday.