Last night Mom spiked a fever and had stomach pains which have earned her another night stay here at Stanford Hospital. Around 5:00 PM things started to change from Mom truly feeling fine to "something is not right." Fortunately, Konstantin was able to give her something to reduce her fever and subside her pain and she ended up having a good night. Although she feels better this morning, the doctors are concerned about this recent turn of events and want to run a few tests. Mom is scheduled to have an Eco cardiogram sometime today at 1:00 PM to check out her heart. Mom has continues to struggle with her magnesium level. Today she was at 1.3 and needed four bags to bring her up to speed. She was low! A normal is level is 1.8-2.4. A fever can be a big deal so they will continue to monitor all her vital signs to gauge her progress.
Mom's appetite has not been very good so Ensure has become her new best friend. It was no small accomplishment when she chose to sit in a chair and have her Ensure this morning. She is even going try to eat her lunch while sitting in a chair. Little steps in the right direction are definitely something to be thankful about! Mom also has plans to take a shower and get her transfusion port dressing changed today. We also hope to see the art therapist, along with a visit from our dear friend, Janet Grinstead. It should be a full day for Mom. Wahoo!!
Mom was blessed with excellent care from Aimee last night. Today Brian is taking care of Mom. he is absolutely delightful and truly goes the extra mile for his patients. All of Mom's nurses and caregivers have been wonderful! We appreciate the competent and caring staff of Stanford Hospital more than words can express. These are the "super heroes" of life disguised as medical professionals. Thank you, thank you, thank you to each and everyone one of you!
Stasi returned late last night driving the sporty rental car that made her look good while drive it (at least that is what we'd like to think!). We forgot to take the camera when we dropped off the car so the nicely dressed Enterprise guy was spared from our neurotic photo taking ways. It is GREAT to have Stasi back.
We have started talking with the Ann, the Oncology Social Worker, about how we can best help Mom when she leaves the hospital. Ann is going to help get us all the supplies to make life in the apartment easier for Mom's care. She is also going to help us look into getting a caregiver who can come in a couple days a week to help out with the more difficult challenges Mom faces and give Dad some respite when he needs it. All this is a lot for Mom to process. No one likes to think they have come to a place when they need more than the usual care. With Mom's levels going out of balance at a drop of a hat and Mom's physical condition able to change hourly, we are now dealing with entirely different issues than we have previously faced after Mom went through ATG. Mom is doing the best anyone could expect but the bottom line is that she has had to deal with Aplastic Anemia for over three years.
Mom knows that she is only here by the grace of God and praises Him for another day. We would covet your prayers on Mom's behalf as she comes to terms with some many major changes. Thank you.
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