Pat had her final radiation treatment on Thursday September 27th !
I arrived in Durham on Friday, and at the home, Pat was doing quite well, she was acknowledging, responding to questions , and smiling at jokes. Physical therapy came by and I convinced them that Pat could stand up. So we got her to sit on the edge of the bed for a while, then gently pulled her onto her feet, and she was up. We probably stood there for 5 to 10 minutes, and I got a hug :). This was all in an effort to convince them that she could be put in a wheelchair and wheeled about. PT gave her a wheelchair, but then I was informed that she wouldn’t be able to leave the room because she was still under contact precautions. Long story short, that was changed so that she would be allowed to leave her room as long as she stays 6 ft away from anyone else.
On Saturday, Pat had a small fever in the morning and also got sick. I think that pretty much ruined the day for her, as she slept for the rest of it. That was OK, it was a dark, dismal, rainy day in Durham, a good time to catch some ZZZzzzs.
Sunday (Today) , she was awake and responding well when I got to her room. I fed her breakfast, but shortly thereafter they came in to clean her, and when they rolled her onto her side, she got sick, so much for breakfast. Then she pretty much didn’t want to do anything else, and went to sleep. I woke her up at 12:30, and fed her a little lunch, we watched a little TV, but she was tired, and nodded off again. Now it’s 1:30 PM and she still asleep, and I’m hoping my typing doesn’t wake her up.
I was hoping I would be able to get her into the wheelchair today, but that doesn’t look likely.
Thanks for all your support,
Scott