Monday, July 19, 2010

It's been a long day today. When we first arrived at the hospital this morning the nurse said it had been a rough night. Skip's vitals went up and down and he was very restless. As the morning progressed, however, things got better. His numbers began going down and we have finished the day with significant improvement. His white count is down to 1300 and his liver function is almost normal.

Our kids have been wonderful about being here and supporting both of us. We really think Skip hears us to some degree even though he is sedated. We have noticed that if someone says something with a down side his pulse changes and when something encouraging is said, the graph changes for the better. He's like a weather vein. We truly appreciate all of your calls and I apologize for not being able to answer the phone when you call. I can't have my cell phone turned on in the ICU so I hope this blog will help to keep us connected. Love to all, Jackie