Thursday

Mom and I decided that we too have brain fog.

We seem to keep forgetting what exactly things were like after dad's last surgery 2.5 years ago - January 2005. At times we are stopping to remind ourselves that some of the difficulties he is having now are the same or similar to what it was like post-BS (brain surgery) before. I guess I had forgotten how long it took him to get back to his old self. I forgot that I cried at Jenny's wedding in May (4 months post-BS) because he was so out of it. But then by my wedding in October (7 months post-BS) he was fantastic. We even had to margarita-police him that night! We were reminded today that the brain swelling can be an issue for 6 months, which plays a huge part in his current issues. A good read (and one that I apparently need to re-read) is I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse? by Suzy Becker. Check it out at http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?isbn=0761124780 if you're curious.

They are going to put him back on a fancy Alzheimer's memory drug that he has been taking for some time, but hasn't been a part of his medical regime the past 3 weeks. Hopefully that will help.

Dad told mom today that he knew about the passing of Pavarotti. Some of you may know that Pavarotti was one of my dad's favorites and he even went to see him in concert once. But that was about all he had to say today. Mom said he was pretty uncommunicative, although his voice is sounding stronger. It's conjures up strange and uncomfortable feelings when you talk to someone and they don't respond back.

I have nothing witty further to say. I miss my dad.