Roller Coaster, 11:30am

Hi All,

Once we got settled in Gibson yesterday afternoon things went downhill.  I'm thinking it will be best going forward that only one person can be in with Anne at any one time.  Conversation itself seems to exhaust her.  There were 3 of us here yesterday afternoon, and evening, and she was glad to see folks, but she was 'junk' last night to the point we were afraid to leave her for the night.  She has not been able to push the red button on her own, a worry when it comes to leaving her.

Later, once she was able to shut down the lights and have quiet, she went right to sleep and did so like a baby, and she snorred away to dreamland.  She did so for 2 hours between 9 and 11pm, was stable, and then I felt comfortable going home. 

This morning they informed me that Anne wanted me to get in here to sign a consent form.  Anne hasn't been doing that.   Just to sick.  It was for a CT Scan that they said she was strong enough to have done.  Well, I got here and they had cancelled it.  Saying that her labs etc. have been improving so much that they don't want to do the CT Scan after all.  Not sure I get that, where her belly is still bothering her so much. 

Anne is in a recliner now, and her legs are up with 4 pillows holding them there.  She said it makes her legs feel good.  Her legs are bursting at the seams with fluid, and actually weeping drops last night.  They will soon start some diarhetics to treat that, being careful not to dehydrate her again.

Her kidney labs are back to nornal.  Her liver labs are still elevated, but coming down.  She still has the clot, but they have taken her off of the Heparin drip and changed it to a twice a day shot in the belly of something else, which is a positive sign according to her nurse today who I like very much.  I know the Heparin shot to the belly always hurt her, but this one did not. 

The only IV drip left is the antibiotic which fights the staff infection.  Her white blood count is down to 8.6 today, which is a normal range.  She has fought this down from over 19 this week.  I said yesterday that she had that infection licked, but not quite I guess.

She has basically had her eyes half open all this week with the sickness.  It is troubling.  She only makes brief comments on occasion.  One can see her drifting in and out.  However, when the nurse came in to share the results of the labs, Anne's eyes opened wide and I was so happy to see that.  It didn't last long, but what a relief......

When I got here this morning we had a solemn talk about how she is, and what she is thinking about.  It was an honest talk, and she was glad to have that with me.

Dr. Evans told me he feels she'll recover from the hellacious month she has had, and that time is and rest are of utmost importance at this stage of the game.  She is still in and out of it.

Her brother Bobby visited briefly this morning, but Anne doesn't remember seeing him.  Erika is here for a day from Connecticut, got here yesterday, and Anne didn't remember it this morning.

We pray for Anne to feel better and turn the corner.