We're still home and it turned out to be a beautiful day. I went to the office early and came home around 9:30 AM to disconnect Ed's TPN for the day. He showered and then spent most of the day outdoors, enjoying the peace and quiet, the sunshine and the warmth. I don't think I've ever seen him sit in one spot for that long! He was just soaking it up like a sponge!
Glenn Nelson came by this afternoon and our neighbor Craig Fletcher viisted too. I think Ed was grateful for the opportunity for some guy talk - he's been stuck with me and a bunch of nurses (mostly female but not all) for quite a while now... not that Ed is normally the kind of guy who minds being "stuck" with a bunch of women, nurses or otherwise.....it's just usually under different circumstances!
Dr. Mazur is still waiting for some blood and urine cultures which won't be in until tomorrow, but Ed's white count is 16.4, which is higher than the normal range, indicating an infection of some sort. He's had a couple of fevers today around 101.3 and 101.7, but the Tylenol does knock 'em down, so we'll wait and see what tomorrow brings. Ed has a CT scan tomorrow morning and then we'll see Dr. Menco on Wednesday morning to discuss the findings. Keep your fingers crossed for good news.
Ed made it about 3/4 of the way through the Factor tonight.....watching on the patio TV before he dozed off, so I made him come inside and lay down instead of going for the walk we had planned for later. I think being up and outside all day wore him out. Tomorrow we'll shoot for a stroll down to the end of the block.
Keep good thoughts - we feel them coming our way all of the time and we are grateful for the love and prayers.
Hey congrats Ed on soaking up some sunshine today - I bet it felt great. Looking forward to seeing you again - I'm planning on coming up later this week if you are up to it. Keeping good thoughts for your appointment tomorrow I know you will kick this thing sooner rather than later. Love you lots bud, TC
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