Almost the weekend

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Almost the weekend.

Our plans to spend a quiet week at home before Penny went to hospice have gone awry.
She is however, much more comfortable in hospital. They give a lot of her medications through the IV now instead of orally, which was getting difficult. Quite often at home she would throw up soon after taking the meds, and it was tough deciding whether to give her more or not. Getting her fluids hooked up through IV has also helped a lot. It works much faster than the setup we had at home. Even the pharmacist there comes to see her personally and checks to make sure all her medications are working well for her. She is as comfortable as can be and is surrounded by caring people. The hospital staff couldn’t be any nicer and Penny has a family member or two or three with her around the clock.

Penny received the results of yesterday’s tests this morning. There are tumors on the liver and pancreas. A specialist is going to review the tests and decide whether or not to attempt an ERCP and insert a stent.
It may make things more comfortable for her.

Thank you for all the kind messages.

I am sorry I can’t read them all to Penny anymore because she doesn’t have the energy to listen for very long. We only chat for a few minutes during a day. I do try to tell her who wrote, but I keep it short and simple and tell her they all say the same thing.
We love you Penny.

Michael