A Good Day

( Just a few hours ago, on Tuesday night.)

Ray, our kids, and I just got back down here to MDA for a quick overnight visit with Mom and Dad. To our surprise, when we arrived, Dad had all his tubes removed except for his feeding tube, which will stay in for several more weeks, and his iv. Also to our surprise they are planning on letting him leave the hospital tomorrow. He will not get to go home to the Ranch, but he will get to go across the sky bridge to stay with Mom in the Rotary House Hotel.


This sounds great, but scary at the same time. All care giving will be upon Mom now. He will not have any iv pain drugs, and still will not be able to drink or swallow anything.


It sounds like after a few days, if all goes well, they may let them go back to the Ranch for awhile. They will have to come back in a week or two for Dad's swallow test.


Dad seems to be feeling ok, but cannot feel any difference in his energy level since his feedings have started.


He has been walking alot the last few days, but is very frustrated about his fatigue. The Dr. told him that this is just part of it, that because of the trauma that his body has been through, that he will feel fatigued. Short spurts of exercise are good, but he must rest as well and let his body heal.


As far as the blood supply problem, we will not know how that is effecting him until he comes back to do the swallow test or if he starts developing symptoms like severe pain in the chest or fever.


Pray for them both as they transition out of the hospital and into the next phase of this journey.


Thank you to all who sent Mom birthday greetings. She had a great day!!


In Him, JJ