Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Hospital - Day 8


Yea - yea - yea! The doctors said Ronnie might be able to come home on Wednesday!!

His NG tube has been removed, and he is MUCH happier. He has been allowed a clear liquid diet, but suprisingly, he hasn't wanted much to eat or drink. Does a person's system start to shut down after about 10 days and just not desire to eat or drink? He needs to pick up the pace a little so we actually can go home Wednesday.

He really is back to his old happy self now. He and Chip were teasing like typical brothers, and he was laughing a lot with the nurses. The doctors say everything is looking really good, and even though we will be going home with three tubes still in place, and I will have to learn how to flush and drain some attached bags, I don't care. I just want him home!

I took a couple of pictures today but they didn't turn out. I tried taking them with a new phone, and I apparently haven't figured out how to get a good picture yet. So today I am just going with my stack of happiness blocks!

4 comments:

  1. WOOT HOO!! homecomings are awesome!

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  2. The appetite will get better. After 10 days of nothing but IV fluids, the stomach "shrinks" so to speak.

    With each day more and more food/liquid will be consumed.

    Just found you through the next blog feature in the header of all blogger blogs. But I certainly wish you and yours the best :)

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  3. Instead of skipping off like I so often do. I stayed and read more of your posts and learned more about you and your family. Ronnie is so handsome. I didn't catch his name the first time around and Ashley...I hope I got that right.

    You seem like such a beautiful person. Any way, I do have a habit of rambling. So, I'll stop.

    Definitely adding you to my "roll"! Be in touch :)

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