Hello friends! To follow up on last report: We visited our primary care physician (PCP) and she confirmed there is no ascites-no current liver failure. Yay! Also, she thought perhaps the increased gut pain was due to a new supplement we were trying. We have since stopped that but there is not much improvement in… Read more

Hello all! This can be a short update. I keep telling myself I don’t need to wait for something traumatic to happen in order to report. Right now, it is thundering outside. A rare event here in Eugene! Thunder feels like an outward expression of what could be going on within. I did think of… Read more

I kind of hate writing this because it just keeps going…. He felt OK Saturday 7/27 and then Sunday night there was another fever that went to 102. Monday morning, the 29th, his fever was low, 99. We had an appointment with our primary care provider at 4 in the afternoon so we thought we… Read more

It has been 12 days since my last post, and so much has happened. I wrote this in four different sittings to try and keep up. Finally last night Michael reviewed it and I will send it today. For me this was a process of coming to the end of my proverbial rope. At the… Read more

John and Amanda and the little ones left to go home to San Antonio last Wednesday and the house is again, quiet. I admit the quiet is welcome and we have reset the house and rooms to better serve the two of us and other visitors. I am amazed and thankful for the challenge of… Read more

It has been a busy 14 days since the last update. We did go to the Local interventional radiologists and we talked to the Physician’s Assistant. She checked the dressings and said he basically has diaper rash due to the continued moisture. She recommended using zinc oxide to keep the area dry and to drain… Read more

Health Update 6/24/24 Wow it has been 17 days since the last update. Well, we have been busy and the health side has been relatively quiet. Thank God. John and Amanda are here along with Anaiah and Isaiah. They have brought joy and delight and lots of distraction. Well yes, I did burn the scones.… Read more