Yesterday DH visited the doctor for his weekly protime test. (He is on Coumadin therapy and currently the dosage is changing weekly.) After my visit with our primary care physician last week and some straight talk the first thing they did was take an x-ray of his lungs. He has fluid in his lungs again. They put him on a strong antibiotic and took blood samples for various tests. DH is scared that he is sick again and will end up in the hospital. I keep encouraging him by reminding him that this time we caught it early and will see it through to total healing. He was also told that it will take six months for his strength to totally return. I don't think he liked that, but it will give him a time line to work towards.
The rehab hospital that he was in the final two weeks of his hospitalization has a six month free use of the physical therapy swimming pool. I am encouraging him to take advantage of it. If I encourage (nag) him often enough he will finally hear me and call about arrangements. He needs this to help regain his strength.
I extend my deepest sympathies to Ami Simms and her family. Ami's mother Beebe passed away this last weekend from Alzheimer's and will be deeply missed. You can visit Ami's blog at www.amisimms.wordpress.com. She is the founder of the Alzheimer's Quilt Initiative at http://www.alzquilts.org/.
I have a very busy next two weeks so posts may not be daily or very long.
Thank you again for all your prayers for dementia patients, their care givers and extended families. This is a very tough road to walk.
And now may the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you.And may God grant unto you His peace-in your going out and in your coming in,
In your lying down and in your rising up,In your labor and in your leisure,
In your laughter and in your tears,Until you come to stand before Jesus
In that day in which there is no sunset and no dawning.
Amen
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