Can you imagine what it is like being married to a four day old you have known for 42 years and have been married to for 35 years? WOW! What a thought!
Janell's body is on target by doing what it should be doing. Her immune system is primarily gone. She is being supported by her collection of medications. With that being said, we went in for our regular blood lab draws and the check-up by her team nurse and physicians assistant. After about ten minutes, they agreed that Janell needed to go to the hospital right then. They made arrangements for her room and I drove her over to UW Medical Center.
Why is she in the hospital? Janell is having an increasingly hard time swallowing. She is not able to keep her food and medicines down consistently. That is one of the criteria for being admitted to the hospital without an immune system. Janell currently receives her medications and hydration through IV. There are four IV bags dripping into her veins as I write this blog. She just finished peeling a handful of grapes and eating them. She is determined to keep eating orally as long as she can.
When she is not eating, she is looking out the window. This time we have a room on the water side of the hospital. The view is wonderful to share with each other, which we are doing right now. Hmmmmmmmm...... she just drifted off to sleep again. She does that more often, daily.
Before I end, I want to thank two wonderful groups of people:
Inglemoor High School staff has generously provided us dinners through Dinner's Ready for a few months. They are delicious selections and have made my caregiving much easier.
Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church has organized work parties to weed and maintain our back yard. They have done a superb job and have freed me up to focus on Janell.
We really appreciate Inglemoor High School and Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church. Thank you for your love and support.
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