Update on Papa Paul

Today is great cause Papa took a walk down the hall and around the corner to the dialysis room in the hospital but then it is more than he has been able or willing to do. On Saturday they started treating Paul every six hours with an antibiotic I.V. Thursday and Friday they were giving him what they thought he needed. Then they read the lab results and told him he'll have to stay in the hospital for a while. The way Dr. Karen Harrison put it, "You're here for the long haul." She said the infection is a bad one and she wants it gone before Paul gets to come home. We do know that infection in the tubing is the biggest thing to worry about and want you all to be praying with us that the infection clears and that the Heart Dr. will let us know soon when Paul is strong enough to have his fistula done. The Dr.'s really want to wait for a full six months from heart attack and stent procedure to do any surgery but with the infections occuring they might not be able to wait that long.

Papa's in the hospital

Papa went to hospital by ambulance at 1:30 A. M. Thursday and will be staying several days. There is another infection and the Dr.'s want to get it knocked out without having to change out the dialysis setup. Paul is on blood thinners and that makes surgery a real hazard. Hospital Dr. and the kidney specialist today also found out that the family Dr. had prescribed something they don't want a person on dialysis to have and promptly stopped that medication. Paul was to have a stress test Monday at the Heart Center but with him confined to the hospital that is on hold again.

Home

Our home is small (just under 1,000 sq. ft.) and comfortable enough for the two of us and our pets. We have two cats, one dog, six goldfish and uncounted feeder guppies.
We live in Washington on a high desert area and have to irrigate during the growing season if we want to see any color other than brown in our yard. In the spring there is plenty of color in the many flowers and one tree in the yard. Part of the back yard is a veggie garden and this year will be worked again since laying fallow. It was hard for me not to work in my own garden in 2007 but found comfort in spending time in my neighbors garden instead.
My hubby Paul is 69yrs. old and doing better since beginning dialysis in Sept. 2007. More on that subject in another post.
I will be 56 in Feb. and am interested in flower, fruit and veggie growing which I'll report on in another post. I'll also post photos soon.