for the Family: Poppy!

Well, I see I have not fulfilled my duty to my family and given the latest update on Poppy! Apologies extended to those who might have been holding their breath...

Good News: Poppy is home again in his nice little apartment with his familiar helpers and friends.

More good news: He's managed to stay there for two whole weeks now! Yippee!

Not so good news: He has had bouts of melancholy; not exactly unexpected after spending seven weeks in hospital or nursing home with few visitors.

Other not so good news: He has fallen five times so far, either trying to get into bed himself or get out of bed himself. He never has been great at asking for help.

Bad news: in case you haven't read my profile, he has been officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's, though I'm not sure that it's much different than his already diagnosed dimentia. He also is ver weak. He spends a lot of time in bed and sleeping. He's still anemic, too.

Good news: He receives home-health care visits from a very nice nurse, who gives him his once-weekly injection of some substance to help his body build up it's iron levels.

Better news: He's speaking rather clearly, albeit slowly. He does finally get his sentence out now, instead of falling asleep mid sentence as he did when we took him to hospital.

He still has the same phone number if you have it, and would love a phone call from you.

Thanks for reading!