Today

Grandpa Jean is now very, very weak and very, very thin. He takes in enough fluid and enough food daily to make it through another day. I bought a baby bottle, and John is able to squirt water into his mouth, which he can usually swallow. He doesn't speak much. Sometimes he mouths words. Usually he just nods weakly "yes" or shakes his head "no". We still get him up twice a day to sit at the table. He watches a little bit of tv. We have been able to avoid bed sores till recently, but now he has one on his left elbow. He doesn't move his left arm when he's lying down, so a pressure sore has developed there. We're treating it as best as we can. He is not in pain. His nurse said she has never seen anyone like him!