We left home Friday afternoon and got to Arizona that night.
The children are well taken care of at home and THANK YOU to all those who are helping us!
We were so happy to see Dad and Mom again! Dad was in good spirits despite of his condition. With just going through another surgery, to make an extension in his stomach so that food and liquid can bypass his cancer tumor, Dad was very tired. He's still weak and was having pain. They put a new pain patch on him plus give him oral pain meds when needed.
Mike and I went back to the apartment that night to sleep. Mom is renting a nice apartment now instead of living in and out of a motel. With the time change here, it was 1 AM EST till we got to sleep!
Saturday was a rougher day here. Dad had some pain. He woke up early in a sweat and so they cleaned his clothes and did some blood work just to be certain there wasn't any infection causing the sweats. Dad slept a lot yesterday. When he has a downer of a day, it affects mom too. It's just hard seeing a loved one suffer and not well. It's important for Dad to start eating or drinking more liquids and drinks like Ensure. This will help nourish and strengthen his body. He did well with that last evening and even more today. He got up once yesterday and walked to the door, with the help of a walker. He then sat in a chair for awhile before asking to get back into bed. :) Mike took a turn with spending the night here at the hospital with Dad. He says that he is "not a nurse" and he really didn't want to stay, but he did just fine!!! Him and Dad both slept OK and today is looking like a better day than yesterday for Dad!
Here's where we are.
Mike and I ate a very delicious lunch yesterday!!! We loved these beef and mushroom taco salads!!! Mike can't resist homemade chips and I opted for some sweet potato fritters on the side. So yummy!!!
One day is just not like the next for Dad. It's ups and then downs. We just take one day at a time. Mom and I came out to the hospital this morning after eating some breakfast and feeling refreshed. Pray that today will be a start to much healing for Dad!!!
On a different note ... the weather is hot! 98 degrees when we arrived. It cooled down a lot during the night and in the 70's today. That's a lot cooler for May here.
Dad is feeling a bit better this morning. Still sleeping a lot but resting well.
Thank you so much for caring and praying!!!
