9:48pm
Things are going really well. I was at the hospital for most of the day today, I got there right as Natalie and Willa and Gran left to go home. They made it home safely, and are only a tad worried about tomorrow and who will watch Willa during Gran's surgery. ( She has to remove a scrasquamis spot from her leg. I'm sure I spelled that wrong, its possibly pre-cancerious )
Dad's creatinine level this morning was 2.0 which they said was the best that you could expect over that amount of time. By the time that Mom and I left to go back to the hotel, it was at 1.8. For those of you who don't know, creatinine is what is used to evaluate the kidney function. When the level is up, that's bad, so lower is better.
He's not moving much, due to the pain. Grandma said that he could have gotten a part as a Corpse in 6 feet under, because he was staying so still. They had him standing up twice, and he may be sitting in a chair later on in the night.
He had some jello today, and his first real food was an amazing brownie and shortbread deal that someone had made for the family/Dad. As we left the hospital he ordered a cottage cheese and fruit salad and we are hoping he kept that down.
Lori had a bit of a migrane this morning, so the goal for her was to get that down. By the end of the day, she was feeling a lot better, and taking a nap.
I also got some news from the people in Denver, Colorado. Mom and I will be flying out July 29th to begin testing, and we will come home August 1. The flights will be quite long, because apparently its a bit difficult to find flights from South Bend to Denver. :) We're both very excited about that!
Mom is currently passed out on the chair. She's extremely tired, as this has been quite hard on her.
Continue to keep us in your prayers and thoughts, and thank you so much for all the people out there supporting us!
Dad's creatinine level this morning was 2.0 which they said was the best that you could expect over that amount of time. By the time that Mom and I left to go back to the hotel, it was at 1.8. For those of you who don't know, creatinine is what is used to evaluate the kidney function. When the level is up, that's bad, so lower is better.
He's not moving much, due to the pain. Grandma said that he could have gotten a part as a Corpse in 6 feet under, because he was staying so still. They had him standing up twice, and he may be sitting in a chair later on in the night.
He had some jello today, and his first real food was an amazing brownie and shortbread deal that someone had made for the family/Dad. As we left the hospital he ordered a cottage cheese and fruit salad and we are hoping he kept that down.
Lori had a bit of a migrane this morning, so the goal for her was to get that down. By the end of the day, she was feeling a lot better, and taking a nap.
I also got some news from the people in Denver, Colorado. Mom and I will be flying out July 29th to begin testing, and we will come home August 1. The flights will be quite long, because apparently its a bit difficult to find flights from South Bend to Denver. :) We're both very excited about that!
Mom is currently passed out on the chair. She's extremely tired, as this has been quite hard on her.
Continue to keep us in your prayers and thoughts, and thank you so much for all the people out there supporting us!
Comments
Thank you so much for keeping us up to date on your dad, your family, and all these amazing happenings. It warms my heart to hear he's doing so well, and that you've got such good support. You're also good at supporting each other.
Sending much love to Kevin and all of you. And special thoughts for Joyce.
Suzanne
Thanks for creating this blog, it has been an awesome way to keep up to speed on things!
I know how scary it must be to see your Dad feeling so weak but it is a temporary thing. He is a really strong guy and will come through this with flying colors.
Please let him and Lori know that Kevin's friends back home are all keeping them in our thoughts.
I look forward to seeing him with short hair...although I am not sure I will recognize him.
With Love,
Kelly