3:44pm
A quick update: Nathaniel is up and walking around because he wants the swelling in his legs to go away. He’s also trying to eat, which is a big improvement. He understands what things he needs to be able to do to get out of here and he is working really hard at them.
I hurt my back in the recliner I slept in overnight so I’m going home to sleep in a real bed tonight.
All of this is a lot for both of us, and the fact that the doc N is now under pissed both of us off the first time we met him did not help things.
On the other hand I haven’t worked in tech for 20 years to get pushed around by a guy. So I’m not worried.
And in the meantime the hospital has been very active today, reinforcing that Nathaniel is still one of the healthiest people here except for the part of his body is trying to kill him 😉
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8:25
I’ve lost track of which folks know what so apologies for any repeat info.
Nathaniel’s out of the ICU and we’re weaning him off of some meds while trying to figure out others. If 0 was healthy liver and 10 was liver transplant we’ve got him back down to a 5 and the plan is to get him to a 2 or a 3 before he comes home. And boy does he want to come home. He’s very slowly walking laps of the hall in hopes he can get his edema down so his shoes fit again.
The dogs are in camp until Saturday and I’m paying for muzzle training to see what we can accomplish — maybe that will be the secret to stopping the fighting.
And one of my friends is up in Philly for work for the next 3 days so she’s booked a two doubles room. I’ll have somewhere near the hospital to sleep and shower for the next 3 days.
This has been a really chaotic week but the world has been full of little kindnesses. I hope that your world is filled with them too.