Tonight Dale was pretty quiet. He was able to eat a late breakfast and dinner and seemed to enjoy eating it instead of forcing himself to eat because he has to. One glad there. Results of the CT scan last night may have been a sign of an aneurism, but when a neurologist looked at it, said no. That was a scare for awhile today. They also told Dale that his skull was thinning--or in other words--osteolytic. Still need to find more information about that one. The team decided more information was needed so they ordered an MRI for better details. I hope to hear about that one tomorrow.
He has an intestinal infection, therefore, nurses must gown up whenever they treat him so that they do not take his infections to someone else. He may have become infected by someone at the hospital, or by non-hand washing food preparations. My hands happen to be raw from so much hand washing and sanitizer. I will clean them deeper. I bought medical latex gloves to use more consistently. I am worn out, but know there are many who are caring for us and keeping us in their prayers. Thank you. We know this is helping us continue from day to day with each challenge as it comes.
When Dale was given platelets tonight, he had reactions to them, chills, increase in blood pressure, and so nurses assisted him more intensely. They were very efficient and kind. I am glad for their skills and care for Dale. Vitals every 15 minutes are taken along with the platelet transfusion, that is how they monitor his reactions to the transfusion. Once I left, he was much more comfortable.
There were too many people on the roads on the way home, but a beautiful night to see the mountains, city, and autumn colors. The drive is not so bad, really. I have it memorized. The Wasatch Blvd. side of I-215 and Foothill are some of my favorite drives...until the snow flies. So far it has been good, well except for that one time, the first day of chemo, way back in July....
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