Today is one of those days that I can't figure things out. Perhaps, I shouldn't even try to figure these things out, but part of me makes me want to figure them out.
Why is he sleeping so much the last few days? How can he go to bed at 9:00 pm and not get up til 11 am? Of course that doesn't include the bathroom trips, but still, that's a long time. And why, at 3:30 am, were all the lights in the house on and my dad was all dressed, even his shoes were on, and he was sleeping/snoring lying on his bed? How can he get up at 12:00 pm, eat "breakfast", and an hour later be so tired that his eyes are drooping and he crashes on the couch for another 3 hours? Sometimes he says to me, "I'm an old man - I'm so tired". The other day while Dawn and I were sitting in the family room talking, my dad came over and sat next to me. He looked real tired. I asked him if he wanted us to keep talking so we could keep him awake, and he said something like, "no, that's OK". And I'm not kidding, but within 5 seconds his eyes were shut and he was sleeping! How did he do that? Why did he do that?
At 86, I assume that people get tired and sleep more. But it's not normal for him. Is it his blood sugar level? I used to be able to test it in the morning and the evenings, but I can't anymore. I don't think I have been able to do it for about 4 months. It's not that my dad won't let me test it. He is just unable to let me test it. He is always verbally cooperative when I get all the stuff out to do it, he just can't let me. He freaks out...laughs, shakes his arm, pulls away, and yells at me to hurry up. But I can't poke a moving target! So I guess it would be wise to just really watch his diet more carefully and see if that helps. And maybe learn to poke a moving target?
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