Weak days

Dale is quite weak as he receives a second dose of platelets today. He also has the TPN food bag dripping inline. He does not get nutrition any other way now. His pain level is 4 and his countenance is quietly enduring it. Each day seems to increase in its difficulty for him. Today he tells me that he is very sore from the diarrhea. I hate to think of that discomfort. Dale seems to be shriveling away this week. His vitals are stable although he rests most of the day without the TV. He must need the quiet. Nurses take good care of my Dale.