Day 19
I seem to have lost track of time, but Wednesday was John’s 19th day in the hospital, two days into the recovery of his immune system. He continues to receive antibiotics and platelets, but he persuaded the doctors to stop feeding him by IV, which means he isn’t tied to his IV rack all the time. His weight has stabilized, but his interest in food is not where it needs to be yet. He asked Debbie to make up a chicken dish of hers he likes, which is a nice compliment of sorts.
John’s face is beginning to return to one color, though is feet still look foreign. He was able to walk about a dozen laps around the floor yesterday, which would amount to about a half a mile. That is a big step up from a wheelchair. His hair is thinning, but he has grown accustomed to the idea. John isn’t up to much mental activity yet, but he did send an email out on his webpage forum explaining the lack of updates and asking for volunteers to act as guest cartoonists for the webcomic section. He said he got a number of responses.
I’ve been unpacking the things from his dorm room at night and trying to turn the guest room into “his” space. It’s quite an adjustment for a small two person – two dog household, but this is the 21st Century and the “average” family today statistically does resemble ours.
There are many great rewards for working for a good company, and health insurance is one of them. Between the Cox insurance and what I have from my first career, our out-of-pocket costs for John’s expenses will amount to pocket change. There are many people that aren’t that fortunate. It has also been a great help to be able to come and go during the day and even work some from the hospital. I’ve always enjoyed going to work at Cox, but the caring and covering for me through this is a great gift.
John is still restricted in terms of visitors but he does like having someone with him to help out and break the boredom. I was there in the morning, hoping to get the day going for him and he came up with reasons for me to need to stay until Debbie came after lunch for a time. John’s mom is leaving for a four day vacation, so he will probably be alone a bit more over the next few days. I will see what he may need in terms of visitors and pass it on.
John’s face is beginning to return to one color, though is feet still look foreign. He was able to walk about a dozen laps around the floor yesterday, which would amount to about a half a mile. That is a big step up from a wheelchair. His hair is thinning, but he has grown accustomed to the idea. John isn’t up to much mental activity yet, but he did send an email out on his webpage forum explaining the lack of updates and asking for volunteers to act as guest cartoonists for the webcomic section. He said he got a number of responses.
I’ve been unpacking the things from his dorm room at night and trying to turn the guest room into “his” space. It’s quite an adjustment for a small two person – two dog household, but this is the 21st Century and the “average” family today statistically does resemble ours.
There are many great rewards for working for a good company, and health insurance is one of them. Between the Cox insurance and what I have from my first career, our out-of-pocket costs for John’s expenses will amount to pocket change. There are many people that aren’t that fortunate. It has also been a great help to be able to come and go during the day and even work some from the hospital. I’ve always enjoyed going to work at Cox, but the caring and covering for me through this is a great gift.
John is still restricted in terms of visitors but he does like having someone with him to help out and break the boredom. I was there in the morning, hoping to get the day going for him and he came up with reasons for me to need to stay until Debbie came after lunch for a time. John’s mom is leaving for a four day vacation, so he will probably be alone a bit more over the next few days. I will see what he may need in terms of visitors and pass it on.
