Thank you for the reply, its encouraging to know myself and my family are not alone in this oddly lonely journey - if that makes sense.
Dad went for eye appointment today, they are going to operate on his left eye (the worst one) within the next fortnight and then the right eye in the future. They also found a cataract in his eye which they will remove for him at the same time so quite pleased with the outcome of today really.
No arguments today, no asking why he couldnt go home - seemed to have quite a clear day and dad was pleased to see some sort of action plan as oppose to just feeling in limbo. THe next step is to get a helmet measured but they have been waiting for the swelling to come down - which it is starting to.
It seems as the swelling has gone down - dads behaviour has improved. As I said before I know it is early days and there will be up and down days for a while to come but was nice to spend some relaxed quality time with dad today .
Will do a write up on here everyday when I get home from the hospital ( only got in ten mins ago) as I actually find it quite therapeutic! Hope no one minds me rambling on, all your advice and experiences have proved invaluable to me and my mum.