Tuesday May 14 - Sorry I did not have time to post last night. Jacob and I stayed with Scotty for a while and got back a little late. We took Scotty Chick-Fil -A and he was very excited to have something to eat from the outside world ! We had a great visit and we talked about what was going to happen today. He did hear from the radiologist that the tumor appeared to be showing signs of shrinkage. Halleluiah FOR THAT !!! He continued with PT and OT and had radiation treatment #8.....Now for the GOOD NEWS !!
Wednesday May 15th, Day 19 ........... Scotty has officially changed residency and he is now in the Charlotte Rehabilitation Hospital right beside the Hospital. YAHOO!!! God is GOOD ! You actually have to park in the same parking deck that you use when visiting the hospital. Deborah and I were so hoping we could be out of the parking deck but nope we will continue to dodge big SUV's and settle for the 3rd deck !! We never get the first floor !! They got Scotty settled in his new room 2306 and met the very nice staff. Scotty said everyone had been very nice to him so far. Shortly after getting settled in they had to take him for radiation treatment #9 . They invited Deborah to go along so off she went with Scotty and 2 newbies !! Well apparently this was quite an entertaining trip for Deborah but I am not so sure Scotty enjoyed the ride. At one point Deborah asked the 2 individuals if they needed a GPS !! They apparently got off on a wrong floor and headed to unknown parts. They finally received some directions and proceeded through a tunnel which led them to the correct radiation room. They sent some more experienced help to retrieve Deborah and Scotty after his treatment and she suggested they give guided tours for the newbies !! LOL !! She also got to watch how the radiation machine works.
Scotty called to tell me tonight he had a nice room with a full bath and a real toilet ! I told him I hoped it was real !! If you could have seen the facilities in his other room you would understand his comment ! He also gave me his schedule. Wanted to make sure I would put it in the Blog.
8:00 - He has speech evaluation - Well I told him I thought he would pass that with flying colors ! Even though they told him when they did the MRI of his head that there wasn't much in there ! (Deborah actually told the Doctor that when they were reporting the negative results)
10:00 - 11:00 OT Evaluation and Bath Evaluation ( I told him they may use a hose to wash him down now )
11:30 - OT Dress He finally will have real clothes on !! (No more just boxers , preppy hospital gowns or the cute Spongebob yellow footies)
1:00 - PT
1:30 - PT
2:00 - PT
They have him on a pain patch and something by mouth to help control the pain. As you can see he will have a full day tomorrow and he said he is ready. Please pray he can be successful and not get frustrated. He has to practice patience! He will also have radiation #10 !
As for Deborah she continues to handle things in a Deborah kind of way and is so thankful for what everyone has chipped in to do for her. The meals are fantastic for her and her yard assistance has been awesome.Noah had a play date with Connor Lee this past Saturday and is still talking about the trip.
As I close tonight I have a verse that I think sums up how Deborah reminds us each day on how we are to approach Scotty's journey !
Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. " We are taking one day at a time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
