As I am sitting "guard" over Dad today, I thought I would give you a quick update! Dad's white count has gone up to 17. They have taken another stool culture as well as a sputum culture to see if they can figure out what he is fighting. Some infection along with the diahrea certainly explains the weakness and exhaustion.
Dad's nurse and I have set some goals for today - eat, sleep, breathe and try not to poop! We know we don't have much control over the last one! I am working on the eating - they would like to put the feeding tube back into Dad's nose but we are trying really hard to get him enough calories with real food. He ate very well yesterday for his first day. This morning he ate a bowl of cream of wheat and drank his whole container of milk. He was so tired after he ate so I now have the door closed so we can work on goal #2 - sleep! He needs to rest to fight the infection and recover from the diahrea.
As far as breathing, he is doing well so far. His sat numbers are wonderful as long as he rests and is relaxed. Once he moves they drop a little bit.
Mom is home doing laundry. She plans on lunch with friends and then she will come here. Hopefully, she will feel a little more rested today! Thanks for praying!
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