Better

The pain is not as severe today as it was yesterday. He's still on a pretty heavy dose of morphine via the pump, and the weaning process will probably begin in a couple days. He had a good number of visitors and phone calls today, and had no problem carrying on a conversation. It was a totally different story yesterday. He's still confined to bed, due to a blood clot in one of his legs (behind the left knee). I posted yesterday that the blood thinners cause the clots to dissolve, I found out today that's not really what happens--they allow the body to absorb the clots. Hopefully, he'll be able to be up and around some tomorrow (Mon), which the Dr says is probable because of the length of time he's been on blood thinners.

When the Dr. came in today, he said that everything looks good on paper--meaning the blood work is all in good shape. A big question we had for the Dr. was,"Does this change anything as far as receiving a transplant?" His answer was: he is not sure, but said he would be talking to the transplant Dr. in MD about the whole situation.

Andy spent the weekend (nights) with us, which was a tremendous help, especially Friday when we made an unexpected visit to the ER during the wee hours. (Isn't God good?) Since he was here last night, I decided to get a cot and stay at the hospital in Ray's room. I was thinking he would really NEED me, plus I was worried and hated to leave. It was more than likely due to sleep deprivation, but I couldn't believe how well we both slept. Plus I found out, he really didn't NEED me, so I'll be sleeping in my own bed tonight.

We need your continued prayers--for healing, strength, good attitudes, patience, and stamina.

Love you all,
Kim