Hi All,
I stopped by the hospital this morning on my out of Durham back to Norfolk, to check in on Pat.
It was amazing, she was sitting there, playing with her food. Said good morning to me!, and some other things. Was looking bright etc, and was using her hands.
A short whie later the neuro oncologist came in, and she held up 2 fingers on command, and said “Scott” when asked who I was. Some of these things she has not done in 2 to 3 weeks. I was stunned.
After discussion with the oncologist, I learned that she had received 3 liters of fluid overnight (IV). Also that her culture had come back positive for bacteria in her blood. I pointed out the near 20 puncture wounds where they had tried to draw blood from her right arm (not happy about that). It may be possible that the positive blood results are from surface contamination of her skin. He had seen her in the ER, and also noted the improvement.
Her blood count is a low and she will be receiving a transfusion today, she will also get another spinal tap to check for bacteria. If she does have an infection they need to find out where it is.
Mom and Dad visited her early afternoon and she was watching TV , and being non responsive. We are chalking that up to being tired. But I did feel bad they didn’t see her the way I did earlier.
Thanks for all your support,
Scott
Good news! All we can do is take things as they come. Situations can change from day to day and even minute to minute. Good thimg that you have the background that you do, you can be a strong advocate for Pat. We send our love.
Great news! I hope this continues.
Thanks Sarah ,
I know … you have a lot of happy 🙂 times ahead of you. i have not yet informed Pat. I shall this weekend.
So good to hear!
I’m so happy you got to see Pat awake and alert and doing well! Crossing fingers and paws that there’s no infection and that the nausea was just a passing illness. Sending you both hugs and good wishes.
So happy to hear something positive. 🙂
Just checking in to see how Pat’s doing – any news? 🙂
Hi Pat and Scott,
Just wanted to wish you a Happy Anniversary! I hope Pat will feel well enough to celebrate. Lots of hugs to you both, Bill and Marilyn
Thanks 🙂
We shared it in her hospital room, I fed her dinner 🙂
I bought her some flowers, and Mom and Dad had a card for us.
She has had an eventful week, I will write it up in a post later.
Happy Anniversary, Aunt Pat and Uncle Scott!
Happy Anniversary!! Hugs to you both.
So glad to hear your positive news – hope Pat gets over this hurdle quickly. So sorry we forgot your anniversary – arg!
Love you both – take care.