Not Much

I talked to Mom about Dad's update...

Mom said Dialysis made Dad's hands look less swollen. (This is just an experimental band aide, in my opinion. It isn't healing anything, it's just giving the kidneys a chance to catch up, if they can.) They want to do it at least two more days to see what it does, if anything.

He will wake up long enough to answer questions, but is right back to sleep. He's less alert than yesterday. Hopefully some of the water coming off (dialysis) and the laxative will help his brain function.

His bili went up again. This is, yet again, not good.
SO...
The doctor said about what the other one did Friday. Dad's just really sick and they don't think he'll ever get back to 'normal' again. They don't think he'll be able to work again, or have a normal life. IF he makes it long enough to go home, he may not even get out of bed again.

Somehow it's been easier for us to take today, maybe because we're too emotionally exhausted to know how to react (or more morbidly, maybe we're used to being told one day he's going to die, and then the next day that they're more hopeful). Either way, the future may be more grim than any of us want or expected...in the beginning.