Getting better, Nan rules

Dear Family and Friends,
Its about 9 pm and Nan and I are about to call it a day. She is watching our little TV again since the hospital system failed yesterday and they have not seen fit to have it repaired again. So Nan is watching CSI on a little 9 inch that normally sits on her desk at home.

This day started rough for both of us. When Nan called she had suffered through a night with little sleep and lots of foot and ankle pain. Breakfast was not awful but not terribly good either. She had a temp of 100 at the start of the day which was a bummer. At home I was trying to cope with the loss of the computer, trying to balance needing desperately to get work done and at the same time needing and wanting to be in the room with Nan, helping her deal with the doctors and nurses and their changing treatments. The enormity of the finance situation was looming over me and I had a rough time with it all. Art was very kind and thoughful and gave me needed encouragement on the phone. Then Jim called to say that he had solved the laptop problem, the power converter in the power line had failed but he had one I could use. That was the beginning of hope for the day, what a lift to know I could be with Nan and still work, that she could check out her emails and that we could move forward. Nan called again and sounded better, she had seen a doctor and there was talk of starting the process of going home.

When I arrived Nan was sleeping so I slipped in and set up the computer and started it up, yes it worked. Then a nurse came in and she woke up. Gradually she began to feel better and better during the day and just as I prepared to leave for work Mary walked in, perfect timing. What a day she had yesterday, family needed her and she didn't get home until early this morning. Mary was with Nan for a couple hours and they got to catch up on all the news.

During the day Dr. Rhone, kidney doctor, came in and we discussed creatins, low 2s, potassium 3.5 and too much fluid, she said she would prescribe some lasix, of course that has not happened since her blood pressure is too low to qualify for lasix and she can't walk far yet due to extreme pain in her left foot, yes there is a slight improvement but still she could only handle walking across the room to sit in the chair for awhile.

As I drove back this evening Nan told me that her dinner had arrived and the soup was great, tasty and she was enjoying it. Finally I was back after stopping at Staples to buy paper, we are so out of paper at the office that we can't even function. I've been holding off due to low funds.

Dr. Rhone and the oncology doctor have indicated that all of Nan's basic numbers are much better now. There is discussion now about Nan going home tomorrow or at the latest the next day, of course there is also the fact that there appears to be some leaking around the new nephrostomy site and if a repair is needed she would have to be transported back to concord for that repair, you never know whats next.

All in all a day that started rough ended up better. Nan has done a lot of catching up today sleep wise. Tonight she is more rested. Now we are about to change the incision wound which by the way is not harboring an abcess, the fluid drawn did not show up to be infectious. Other than one temp the vitals the rest of the day are normal.

We thank you for your intense prayers over the past night. Especially I want to thank Jim from INet computers for his help and prayers, to Pam for her supporting phone calls, to Art for his heart to heart talks, to my brother Jerry for his kind calls as well and thanks to Irene who called this morning and lifted Nan's spirits.

Thank you for your prayers for Nan tonight.

So we send our love and deep appreciation for your help.

tim and nan