What do these things have in common?
Nothing really, but they came in handy today. Between the dry hospital air and the medications drying Mom's breathing passages out, a little vaseline up the nose feels good! So, today's invention: Q-tips with medicated vaseline on the ends. For use up-the-nose only, please.
On Sunday, Chad was chewing gum. "Boy, that looks refreshing" Mom thought. The only kind of gum we had was spearmint. That was a little too spicy for her sore mouth. But juicy fruit really hit the spot today! It's bland, but has enough kick to make you spit a little.
Mom's platelets dropped again yesterday so last night she got another platelet infusion. The results of the bone marrow biopsy were suppose to be in today, but Dr. Jeong wanted to run another test on the bone marrow. We should have the results Thursday.
Slowly, she's trying to get back to "real food." She ate pancakes for breakfast and a cheeseburger for lunch... and not just a hospital cheeseburger, a DQ cheeseburger!
Wendy, Dad gave me your blog address. Thank you so much for writing this. I think that this not only helps you as a family, but also all of us who are fond of :) she is in my prayers daily.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Sheri Piper