Hi Everyone,
Dad is fighting another series of fevers but is in good spirits and working on healing. We are all very positive about his progress and realize that the road to recovery will have lots of ups and downs.
Here are a few of the ups and downs since I last wrote. On Wednesday night the doctors had reason to believe that Dad had some internal bleeding. He was also starting to retain fluid again so he received platelets and more of the medicines to help flush his system. On Friday he was able to continue with physical therapy. At some point in the past few days, Dad was able to get out of bed and walk around a bit. Today, however, he is fighting another fever and trying to rest.
Resting continues to be one of the most important things Dad needs to do. We continue to request that you do not call the hospital and instead send cards, letters, or pictures. I am not sure what Dad’s schedule is for checking email but I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t log in when he has a fever.
Thank you again for your positive thoughts and best wishes.
Love,
Dina
FYI: Dad was dressed as a hospital patient for Halloween (I’m not sure he’s going to want to repeat this outfit in the future). Mom and Dad handed out candy to two kids visiting their families – an adorable little girl was dressed as a cow.
ps We are also sending our best wishes to Mom who is running for re-election on Tuesday.
pps I’ve hidden everyone’s name on the email list. Please let me know if you no longer want to receive the updates, if want to add someone to the list, or if you want to check if someone is receiving these emails.
Ben lets the fish know he’s in charge (2 Nov 02).