A Good Day

Good evening, Mike has done well today. They changed his p.o. antibiotic to I.V. because they think it was causing him stomach problems. Mike continues to have to eat thickened pureed foods and thickened honey based water, tea, and apple juice. But he downs most or all of it. They have almost stopped the tube feedings completely at night. If he doesn't eat well they will give him a can or two during the night. He tells us his legs hurt. Yes, both legs. The right leg is moving some and PT is working him out hard. His left forearm is also moving some, but it is the shoulder that keeps him from using the upper part of his arm. It is fractured from a fall 3 to 4 months ago and probably this fall didn't help it either. Mike talks and tells you stuff most of the day. Most of it makes sense and sometimes it doesn't. Today he was worried about Baby Gracie not getting enough milk and Hunter playing. This is his two youngest children. I reassured him they were fine and I was sure Baby Gracie was getting enough milk since she is totally breast fed. They increased his blood pressure medicine just a little bit today to get his blood pressure to a normal reading. So we will continue through the week and praise him for his progress. Oh, we started watching the Life Time movie but Mike fell asleep. It wasn't as good as last nights one. It didn't hold mine or his attention to well. My sister, Nancy will be here the 27th. I can't wait so she can see how much he has improved since she was here last. Well good night everyone. Take care and God be with us all.