Today I got some more diy done. Finished the edging round the living room, still have to paper a wall, hopefully do that tomorrow. We're waiting for new sofas to come so want to have the room ready. I also put the strip down to join the floors from the hallway into the living room. What I thought was a five minute job turned into 2 and a half hours! Sam had put a temporary bit of wood down when he laid the floors 4 years ago and I thought i just had to take that up and put the proper thing in, but I had to lay another 5cm piece of flooring to make the gap right to do it and I just thought, while I'm there, I'll replace the bit he had laid in the doorway as it had got damaged. Got the saw out and cut it, piece of cake, but couldn't get it laid without taking some other bits up, then they wouldn't lay flat and it turned into a nightmare! This was supposed to be something I could do while Sam was sleeping. Sam woke up before I was finished and I was in a foul mood because nothing seems to go right when I try to do it. As usual, when I was explaining to him what i was trying to do, it finally dawned on me what I should have done to make it right. So, after a cup of tea at Sam's instruction, I finished the job in 15 minutes! Didn't get the holes drilled that I had marked up earlier to fix DVD units to the wall, Sam had told me which drill to get and by the time I had found it and come back he was fast asleep so I didn't want to wake him by drilling into a solid concrete wall. Hence my bright idea about doing the floor to make use of the time! Sam is pleased with what I've got done so I feel happier now. He's asleep again now. When he woke earlier I asked Sam if he wanted something to eat, by the time I had made it - just cheese on toast, he was asleep again!
Sam is sleeping much more now, he was convinced it's the amitriptyline that he takes in the evening to help the nerve pain down his arm, I had to explain to him several times that he misses the time for that medication quite often because he's asleep so it's hardly that making him sleep! The hospice nurse suggested we try Furosemide for the fluid retention. Sam has been on it for 5 days now but it doesn't seem to be making much difference. Sam is so uncomfortable because he feels bloated and full all the time, I hope it will start to work soon, although I have already been told that it's probably his glands that can't deal with the fluid and there's nothing that can be done for that. I wish I could make him more comfortable and life more enjoyable. My daughter is out tonight, and staying over, with Sam's daughters so we have the house to ourselves. It would be so nice to be able to make the most of it and do something special. I feel so sad knowing that Sam would love to be able to too but there's nothing he can do about it. I really don't know how he keeps a smile on his face and can still have a laugh. I admire him so much, he is so special, I am thankful that I am able to share this time with him and do all I can to help him. He has often said he would be in hospital if he wasn't with me and he couldn't have stuck that for long. I love Sam with all my heart.
