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Hi all ... if you don't want to get this mass email, let me know. Just trying to save my lazy butt some typing :-)
Monday at Shands was kind of boring. Just tests and more tests. They are being cautious about planning treatment which is okay by us. They took tons of blood from KD, but that's okay because they gave him some also and that really perked him right up by the end of the day. Tonight he wanted to try talking the nurse into letting him walk outside, which is a huge improvement from last night. His blood was just that poor. He's actually got some color back and looks less greenish-purple like he did for the last few weeks.
He was weighed and measured, and was properly gratified to find out he was 66.6 inches tall... very heavy metal... the mark of the beast :-) We also got to see an echo scan of his heart and it looks a lot like a sheep yodeling and a frog dancing. It must have been a good heart because the tech was impressed.
Everyone is impressed by how healthy he is. Even Dr. May who is the main Grand Poo-bah of the deal. Hopefully tomorrow we'll actually find out what the treatment plan is. Then we'll know better about how long he'll be in the hospital and how long in home recovery care (I'm starting to learn all the hospital-speak, like i've joined some cult)
In the mean time, phone calls and visits are still welcomed. If you need his cell phone number, let me know. If you need help finding him at Shands, it's really easy ... park in the East visitor's garage and follow the signs for the East Lobby past the ER. They're really helpful at the desk at the far side of the lobby. (Just don't bring any bacteria with you if you stop by :-)
Once I know what's going on with treatment and time-frame, I'll be asking certain people for certain kinds of help, since I'm already exhausted and apparently need to learn how to ask for help. ha ha ... So just remember.. you asked for it!
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