March 31 & April1

Day 46 & 47
I'm having a bit of trouble starting tonight. Jackie and I went for supper and my nephew and his daughter caught up to us and had coffee with us there. They are troubled by the sad news of another sister - in - law who is struggling with cancer. I think he needed to be reassured that Glenn is coming back. We had a good talk, and got balloons for the kids. I hope for the best, and add our prayers to theirs.
Glenn had a lot of spasms in his right side yesterday. He had a temperature, and threw up a couple of times. He may have had the flu, or he may have just coughted too hard and been laying too flat in the bed too close to his meal. The good news is that today he was fine, but needed to sleep. I just sat with him and let him sleep. Jackie came in later, and we watched "Land Before Time". We didn't have any company before we left and missed my nephew because we left earlier than usual. Glenn has needed a bit of alone time, so Saturday night he told me to leave and go to bed! I thought that was cute, and respected his wishes. Tonight he was a bit upset when we said we were going for supper, but waved good-bye to us as we left. I think that his right hand was a bit more relaxed today, so I hope the spasms were a sign of signals making their way through to the muscles.
We are in a new month. It is hard to believe that we have been going to the hospital for 6 weeks. This whole thing is still hard to believe at times. I want to take Glenn outside again, but the weather has not been very nice, so we have just wandered around the unit. The nurses said that he had sat up for 4 hours today, but he was already back in bed when I got there because I had gone to church and stayed for a potluck lunch there. Palm Sunday helps make me realize that next Sunday is Easter. Someone asked me if we were having Easter dinner, and I must admit I haven't thought about it yet. I am now, so I'll talk to the kids and see what they think.
It's been a fairly quiet weekend for me, Glenn had a rough day on Saturday, but was better Sunday. He is more annoyed by our help, that is a normal kind of reaction, so in a funny way, that is a comfort. We'll see what tomorrow brings with the therapists, and let you know of any progress. 'Til next time
Louise