Dad has remained sleepy all day.
Chemo is officially done. Now we all wait (except that dang liver of his better quit waiting cause it's driving us nuts, right??!!!).
They have him on restricted fluids, which includes no water, so Mom thinks that's part of why he wants to be left alone...we'd all be a little testy if someone told us not to drink when we're thirsty!! He's had lots of ice chips. (Those of us who have delivered a baby on ice chips know how NON-refreshingly frustrating it is to pretend to hydrate on them. And besides, it's the same thing once it's down the hatch, so why ice chips and not water????)
There was no echo on his heart done today...weekend maybe??
(I'm slightly irritated that doctors think they get time off, and can restrict someone to ice!!)
We're all back to being down-trodden again. Besides now it's just a waiting game. Mom said he's only got one bag on the IV pole, and yesterday he had about 7.
Mom is staying at the hospital tonight because the roads are snowy. She'll call me after the doctors come in tomorrow. And obviously I need a little sleep myself, I'm taking my anger out on innocent doctors--only right now I'm pretty sure they're not innocent.
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Now Uncle Jeff, you know our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family; yet there is a part of me that can't help being light hearted whenever you are around.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I just love the picture of you at the BBQ in Memphis. Just like you to leave all of that BBQ on your face just so you could show everyone how much you enjoy yourself.
If I were there, I believe I'd lick it off of your face just so that you couldn't be so smug about your enjoyment.
You are the perfect tease. I can't even stand BBQ and yet I want to be there with you enjoying it. How can you not love a man like that?
Big hugs and kisses from the little Tim...
We are all behind you and praying for the best outcome. We know this is a difficult time for the family, but even though we may not be there in person, our thoughts are continually on your family and your needs.
ReplyDeleteI have never been pregnant, so I don't know about the torture of ice chips. But I do work in the renal (kidney) failure field, so I will give my two cents worth of gibberish. I have found that most dialysis (the process of removing excess fluid) patients find ice a craving and they compare it to a candy addiction. Maybe that metaphor may help Jeff as he takes another chip down the hatch:)
Jason