March 7, 2007

Day 23
I was in and out quite a bit yesterday, but was in the room when the doctor was making rounds, so we were listening to the check list and understand that while Glenn's lungs are getting better, they are still concerned, so he ordered another X-ray. His white count was a bit elevated, but that may be normal, and it could be the trache sight giving a bit of trouble with infection. An RT had been in right before the doctor and was wondering if the physios had capped the trache during his session that morning, but I couldn't answer that as I hadn't seen them. I was glad to hear that he was thinking that it was a good possibility. My biggest concern , which is being checked, is blood in his urine. I hope that clears up soon.
Dale is a Sudoku maniac. He can solve those things... I don't. I've gotten through a few, but really, something that takes me hours, he does in 5 minutes. Mind you, I'm still learning and have yet to perfect my strategy!
My friend Carol picked me up from home yesterday and we met Bonnie and Joy for lunch. I was then treated to a massage (my first one) done with hot rocks. Man, I had no idea how effective it would be. I was pretty loose when I left, and she told me to drink lots of water for the rest of the day. I had to go to the washroom like crazy! Guess I was shedding a few worries or something, because my shoulders feel good. This I highly recommend!
Poor Glenn didn't have a lot of company yesterday, I was in and out, Jackie and Colin drove in together, so they didn't stay too long. ( the weather was crappy again, so Jack and I bunked at Chris' again. This time we don't have a set of wheels, but Dale has the day off). Between classes and work, Chris was tied up for the day, so Dale and I hung out withGlenn after supper. The night nurses were ready to wash him and change his bed for the night, so we left just a little before 9. Things should be a little less hectic today.
Here's something, Jackie held up a little comment book the people from Glenn's office had left for him and he was reading it. I didn't think of letting him read before, so that was a good idea that Jackie had. It's a good thing my kids are around to do things like that. It would seem as if I'm mostly in a fog.
I should be with Glenn more today, I still haven't connected with the therapists to learn how to do stretches, but I will try hard to get there on time. He sat up in the wheel chair for 4 hours yesterday, so they are really pushing him, or he is pushing himself, or both. It will be good to see the last of that trache, so I'm hopeful that will be soon.
The day looks nicer today, so maybe we are going to have a bit of a breather as far as the storms are concerned. The 364 was getting quite heavy, so I wouldn't be surprised if they pile it up again, although it is March and spring should take care of that soon.
Thanks for reading this, more and more people are telling me that they are and appreciate the first hand updates, so I'll do my best to keep it up and try not to be too chatty!
Louise