His pulse was 99 and the BP was really high. Obviously, I called this am to make sure he gets no tea nor regular Dr. Pepper anymore. I felt so guilty as well as stupid! But this has never happened in the 8 years I have known him. Anyway, the big thing is, after I called his Dr's nurse nearly 2 weeks ago, she listened to me and did get the changes made by the hospice nurse, OVERTURNED! The nurse told me that Hospice calls and keeps changing scripts. I said I would have an autopsy done if I thought they were overdosing him! The dosage of Ativan was immediately cut in half and is back on PRN! I am so proud to say that he has had it only once (by the early shift),since then, because he woke up at 6 am. Go figure??!! None since a week ago last Fri. Also, 4-5 family members of other residents have asked me what has happened because Ron is looking and acting great. When I walk in, he smiles big and laughs and talks a bit more. He has not fallen once since and is eating well, as well as walking less and able to sit through meals and feed himself. Pardon the rambling, again! I just wanted to share how important it was to confront issues! The hospice nurse has shrugged me off when the aides/techs mention me, even when she was told that I am his DPOA and girlfiend. She hopefully won't do that again. I thanked the "boss" there for giving my Ron back and she says she has been getting kisses from him! So, I pray every night and every morning that nobody has given him any Ativan. So far, so good. I just felt the need to share this good story with you folks. Your support gave me the strength to take control! I hope to hear how you and your loved ones are. I went back to the Otorynolaryngology dr, rather than his audiologist or nurse practitioner, to no avail. He said my hearing is better than his and there is nothing to do about the tinnitus, it was stress. Oh well. Got to pick our battles don't we? Your forever friend, Shelley
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