Monday Update

Dad has been doing good the past few days - nothing much has changed. Mom took him to my marching band competition on Saturday. I think he enjoyed it, even though he was cold and tired! But, we are doing a WWII show - so I think he liked it!
I saw him Sunday and yesterday. He was doing pretty good. He has had some visitors this past week as well. Newman's came down to see him on Friday and he said he had a great visit with them. Some people from his ward also have come. Thank you so much to all of you for visiting with Dad. He loves it!
He is still working on getting up and walking and on his eating. They seem to be going pretty good. Some days better than others. He is very picky lately on what he eats. I am not sure he likes the food there all too well, so if he knows we are taking him out, he won't eat all day. He says he is "saving up"!
Well, hopefully I'll have more tomorrow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

So, I have to make this post super quick - I apologize, but I am falling asleep as I write :).
Anyways, today was Dad's birthday. I went over around 12:30 with Myles and Bree. We met my Aunt Leslie, Uncle Roger and Grandpa Rupp there (I wish I had gotten a picture!!). Dad was anxiously waiting to see them. We had a great visit with them and I know Dad loved it. Aunt Leslie gave my dad a message/picture board so he can hang things on it, and a picture album - it was so neat. She put about 20 pictures in it - so, if you visit Dad asK to see it. It's wonderful!
Then tonight we took Dad to Los Hermanos for dinner. He was in a great mood and I think he loved being out with the kids. They even sang to him and made him wear a hat - it was great.
Anyways, I hope he had a great birthday . We love him so much and are happy to have him here with us!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD. WE LOVE YOU.

Wednesday Update

My mom called me this morning to see if we could take Dad to lunch - he was feeling a bit down today. So, we met over there to take him to Zuppas. He did seem pretty tired and down. I think he enjoyed lunch, but I think it wears him out pretty fast. He didn't talk too much.
He sure seems to have his good and bad days! Yesterday was certainly better than today. But, it was good getting him out again.
Here are a few pictures of our outing:

Tuesday Update

Dad was in a great mood yesterday! Bree, Myles and I went to see him in the morning and he was working on his speech therapy. The physical therapist also came in while we there to take him walking. Dad isn't using his wheelchair anymore - he gets around just with the walker, so that's great!

He told me he had some visitors from his ward that came on Monday - and it made his day. He gets so lonely and loves visits.

And, tomorrow is Dad's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! WE LOVE YOU!!

Sorry...

Well, it has definitely been a crazy week. I am so sorry I haven't been able to update on Dad for so long. Things have been a bit hard for our family this week.
But, Dad is doing pretty good. We were able to take him out to dinner last night to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate my mom's birthday. I think he had a good time - he did seem pretty tired after. But, he is doing better at walking (with his walker) so that's good. He is remembering things better too, but still has his "bad" days.

I also forgot to post this picture of Dad and his cousin Larry. Dad hasn't seen Larry for years, so he was so happy he came up from Arizona to visit him.

But, everything is going great. I'm glad Dad is building his strength and is close to home.

Quick Update

So, I will be in Idaho all day today so I won't be able to go visit Dad. The past two days have been pretty good for Dad. He seems to be in good spirits, even though the disease is wearing him down. He is starting to understand what Lewy Body is, and it's very frustrating for him knowing that there is no cure.
He also doesn't like being there alone. He loves it when the family is there. His cousin Larry came from Arizona to see Dad, and I know he enjoyed that visit.
Anyways, I promise more tomorrow. We are taking Dad to Grandpa Rupp's birthday party tomorrow - and he is pretty excited for that!

Tuesday Update

Sunday night, Heidi and her family came down for dinner and to go see Dad. We celebrated Talen and Mark's birthday over at the care center. I think Dad enjoyed it, even though he seemed pretty tired. Monday and Tuesday were better days for Dad. Yesterday he even laughed with Bree and tickled her! It was good to see him a little more up beat.
I still think he is enjoying the new place. He has been doing physical therapy quite a bit, and they are starting to give him better food (so I guess I don't have to sneak in food anymore...).
Anyways, I am off to see him this morning. His cousin, Larry, is in town to see Dad. Dad hasn't seen him for many years so he was glad he came to see him. We are going to meet them over there.
Here are some pictures from the birthday party:

Family Pictures

Our good friend Christy took our family pictures a few weeks ago, and the turned out GREAT! (check out http://cheapshotsllc.blogspot.com/). She even drove from Spanish Fork to the nursing home in Murray. So, thank you Christy!! We love them.
Here are a few...

Weekend Update

Well, it has sure been nice having Dad closer to us! I went to see him 3 times yesterday - he was pretty down so I think the visits helped. He was happy that Aunt Susan and Grandpa came to visit - that cheered him up quite a bit. And, they are still giving him pureed foods so I've brought him a few "good" meals (from Subway and Del Taco...). The old care center didn't send over the orders that his diet had been changed, so they'll only give him pureed until they can talk to someone on Monday. And, he won't eat the pureed food!
But, by last night he seemed to be in a better mood. We all like the new place. He has his own room (for now at least), so he likes that! And, it's a lot quieter too.
Anyways, if any of you would like to visit Dad, call or email me (dtjbmiller@yahoo.com) and I can tell you where he is. I am sure he would love visitors!
Dad sure is doing great about remembering the past. Lately, he keeps talking about the Newman's and Henderson's and how great of friends they are. He was very concerned that they wouldn't know where he would be moved to, but I assured him that they would read the blog :).
Well, here are a few pictures of the move...

He's Moved!!

So, I'll update more later today - but, I just want to let you all know that he has moved! Hooray! He is closer to home, and I think he is so happy about that. He was in a great mood yesterday:)

Anyways, I'll post pictures of the move and all... (soon)