Mar 28, Day +58 Shakes, Malts and Ice Cream

"Just the Facts"-- Weekend recovery, eating much better, able to walk better, Head was a little clearer today. But tires by the end of the day.

One of the things we get when we go to infusion every day is a print out of the labs, from the blood taken.  The report reveals the chemistry and blood levels.  The liver/kidney issue is declining nicely but it has been over 2 weeks now and still not at normal levels.  It only took 2 and half days on the "bad medicine" to go out of whack.  But it has taken a lot more time to reverse the effects.  B still needs to get stuff, like today he had platelets and some potassium.  Saturday he got 2 bags of blood.  All these make him feel better.  The peeling continues and now the last frontier is the soles of his feet.  This is a difficult area as the skin that is peeling is very thick here, this leave behind very new fresh, almost raw skin.  So you can imagine the difficulties of making sure we protect this new skin and avoid any cracks.  The other thing I haven't mentioned is that B lost his voice some time ago.  His voice box is very weak and he can only squeak out words, hence he doesn't talk much.  So phone calls and visits are difficult for him right now.

We have had some success with the weight.  B's appetite has improved and he is able to eat more and keep it down.  So we have added frozen yogurt, ice cream and some shakes and malts.  We have bumped into some ice cream angels along the way!  That has been fun and most appreciated.  The end result so far is about 7 pounds.  Some would think that eating like this is a dream come true, but B has paid a heavy price to be able to eat like this.  So we continue to stuff him with healthy food and along the way allow some high calorie items to keep the scale going up.  He is worried about his muscles, so when he gets some strength he will want to lift my 2 pound weights.  Hey, you got to start somewhere.  All this is just music to me, as I see my guy come back to life!  We thank all of you who continue to keep us in your prayers and thoughts and those who support us in some many loving ways.  We are truly very blessed.
Until next time,
Hopeful Believer.