Thursday May 20 and Friday May 21....... Scotty has been adjusting to the schedule of the Rehab Hospital. He has enjoyed meeting his new nurses, medical doctor and therapist. I think we now have gotten down what PT does and what OT does. All the names can be a bit confusing at times. Who is responsible for what! Scotty did complete all radiation treatments and was given a certificate of graduation ! He was thrilled to be finished with this process. We now wait for the radiation rays to do their thing on the tumor !
Scotty has made it to a sitting position 2 days in a row and briefly to a wheel chair. However, yesterday the blood pressure jumped up signaling the intense pain is present and they quickly got him back to bed. The process to get him to the sitting position actually takes longer than the time he stays in the chair. Yesterday Deborah and the therapist had to review the " number" system with Scotty when used to relate PAIN ! 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. With a BP pressure of 187 your pain number is not 4!! LOL !!! He so badly wants to sit we think he gets confused.
The dietician paid Scotty a visit asking him about the quality of their food. They had noticed he had lost a good bit of weight so they were concerned. So he was given a good old fashion hotdog, chips, and milk for lunch and said it was quite tasty. He now is encouraged to drink milkshakes and is given a protein shake with his meals. It is not uncommon with radiation to have a change in taste buds or appetite so we will just keep trying to find things that appeal to him.
Today is Saturday,May 18, Day 22 of the JOURNEY and Scotty will only have one session of PT this afternoon around 2:00. Deborah and Noah will visit Scotty this morning and he is expecting some of his colleagues to stop by as they return from Indianapolis later today. Each year Scotty's Employer honors their Employee's with a Celebration and this is the first year Scotty has missed in many, many years. He was so excited to get pictures some of the colleagues sent him as they traveled to Indianapolis. His company has been so good to him about visits and phone calls. His I Phone Charger has decided to quit working so Deborah is going to take him another one to charge his phone. We thank Apple for such a great device because this is the one thing that keeps Scotty in touch with the outside world and entertained.
As far as me I will travel to see my 3 month old Grandchild today in Sumter and will return to see Scotty tomorrow.I have promised him an "OUT OF HOSPITAL MEAL" !
Thanks to all of you for your continued prayers !
