Wednesday 8 April, 9:30 pm MST
Just spoke with Aubrey. He is at the hospital with Daniel. Aubrey says, "Daniel may not realize it, but he is feeling a little better tonight." Aubrey can tell from little things he observes that Daniel is not in quite as much pain tonight. But Daniel still only talks in whispers because he is so "wiped out".
We didn't put this in the earlier post, but Daniel's supervising physician told him this morning that if he is not able to eat in the next day or so, they will put him on a feeding tube. The doctor was not getting on Daniel's case. In fact he said it was natural for Daniel not to have an appetite at this point. However, throughout the day things have been disappearing from Daniel's room. First there was a few sips of Insure. Then a few slices of banana. Then a half cup of orange juice. And then a couple of crackers that Aubrey had left by Daniel's bed, just in case. So either there is a hamster loose in the Ortho Wing or T-Bob is beginning to nibble.
We didn't receive the pictures yet (we're guessing getting them off Mendy's cell phone has presented a problem), but we promise there will be some tomorrow. In fact we plan to go take some new ones also -- this time no scenery pics :)
Thank you all for you support and prayers and all of your wonderful comments.
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hey bill i have the pictures on my email aunt mendy texted them to my mom and mom emailed them to me.. my email is bbikenite@hotmail.com and if you want to email me yours i will forward the pictures to you...
ReplyDeleteglad daniel is doing better it is quite a relief
I have thought a lot about Daniel last night and I pulled up some of my "sick" memories and he really should be able to express himself about how he feels and act them out to some degree. He has so much tension in his body and mind it is a release to heal if you can yell. So tell the parents not to worry and there will come a time when he will tell everyone involved how grateful he is and thankful for all their care.
ReplyDeleteAlso about him going home. A home is never set up for "long term" healing. There will be stairs, toilet height, shower stall etc. I learned all that with Danny and my broken foot for three months no weight bearing. If he wants to become an EMT, a skill place would be ideal for him. He could learn so much with different techniques of body mechanics. In fact he may find out he wants to be a nurse. Always a shortage of that position. This is food for thought. Also other patients need encouragement and I am sure Daniel can give them that.
I hope the little nibble is a two legged kind and not a 4 legged kind. lol
Love, Nancy T