Tuesday

I am in debt to Nancy for the following:
Dad had eaten most of his breakfast when I walked in this morning and he looked pretty rested. I asked him if he slept okay and he said he did the first part of the night but then he just couldn't get comfortable. He was thankful he didn't get any pudding this morning!

Mom just called and said that Dr. Fish had seen him this morning and I guess he ordered some test for Dad. They had taken Dad out of the room for an X-Ray of some sort and that they were going to give him another unit of blood. When I went and saw Lindsay (ICU Nurse)last night up in ICU - she looked at his chart online and she noticed that his red count or maybe hemoglobin was very low. She asked if they were giving him any blood and I said no. She said he was very low and that we might expect him to get some more very soon. Neither Mom nor I was in the room when Dr. Fish visited. I hate that part! We have to depend on the nurses telling us things.

Hopefully Mom will call me back when he gets in the room and after she talks to the nurses. I'll send another update out as soon as I hear something.

I just talked to Mom and she said they did a full body x-ray on Dad. They stood him up and turned him around, etc. Dr. Fish ordered it to make sure they aren't missing anything. Dad was also getting ready to get the IV of the unit of blood.

Mom said Dad slept through the Inauguration Speech.
Thanks Nan!

Many of you have been singing my praises for being some kind of saint, well let me edit the eulogy. In my heart I ache to be the person you characterize, but too may of you know me extremely well and I alas am but an antonym. But before I begin my desultory tirade, let me chronicle my visit with Dad tonight.

I went to visit Mom before going to the hospital. She had a lot to digest today and there were a lot of visitors and I wanted to get debriefed the lo-tech way, face to face. Unfortunately for her, I articulated my conjecture in an ardent demeanor and was less than circumspect in my rejoinder. Okay, I threw a fit! This will make sense later.

To be continued...