Thursday 29th August 2024

Woke around 0815. Descended for breakfast with mother. Sat about reading Dickens. Drove mum down to Waitrose to get some odds and ends for dinner. Not sure if dad coming out today…will have to wait and see. Pizza for lunch. Cooked up a couple of litres of vegetable stew, and made some plum spoom. Dad rang to say he was desperate to come home, but had to break off as he suddenly became violently sick. Jim and Emma showed up. Dad rang to ask us to come and pick him up at 1700. We phoned the nurse who advised he stay in another night so they could monitor his progress. I drove mum over to the Freeman, leaving Jim and Emma at High View. Kath had work. The nurse on Ward 19 confirmed dad had been sick a few times, and was tired and dehydrated…they wanted him to stay in so they could keep him on a drip. He looked tired and wan, and even a sip of water had him making for the bathroom. He had reluctantly accepted that we wouldn’t be bringing him home this evening, and he was worried he might have caught norovirus, which he feared he’d pass on to mum. His mobile phone was losing charge and he hadn’t brought his charger, so we left promising to return with his charger later. Mum a bit upset on her way out of the hospital. But I think it best they keep a professional eye on him tonight. Drove back to High View for stew with Jim and Emma. They then left, taking the charger and a small supply of oranges to drop off at Ward 19 on their way home. Jim rang later to confirm delivery, but that dad had been asleep, snoring soundly. Watched a bit of telly with mum before Kath got in. FaceTimed Aki. See what tomorrow brings…