75 Days Post Transplant - Jim still in Hospital

Friday night I stayed the night with Jim. On Saturday I realized I wasn't feeling so well. So, after realizing I had a cold I stayed away from the hospital for two days. That was brutal not to be able to come and be with him. Thankfully he had some family members and friends visit him so he wasn't completely alone. Truth be told he probably was glad to have a break from the task master that I am. So, today with mask on I am back. So first order of business, get that man a shower. As funny as that seams, when you don't have any strength or energy getting a shower can wipe you out for the day. Even simple things like eating a meal. He dreads eating because he knows it will take a whole hour to eat and then he is exhausted. He is definitely getting some strength back though.

So, here is where we are at. Blood is still trying to convert. The cardiologists have looked at his heart and the heart looks good. I always knew he had a good heart. (Ha Ha). Kidneys are still having issues so those specialists are looking into that. They have pumped him full of fluids which have made him swollen but still are not getting to the kidneys. Blood pressure is doing better. He is not having the dizzy and fainting spells as much. The steroids have wasted much of his muscle tone, so he is still very weak. So pretty much the doctors think that this is still all related to the blood conversion {or lack of } medications and the CMV virus. They are pretty much giving him the support he needs to get through this. He has received multiple blood transfusions since he has been here. Also physical therapy is working with him to build his strength back up. Surprisingly enough he is still maintaining his good spirits most of the time. I don't think he is too depressed or frustrated. He still has hope in the process and knows that this is just one more hurdle he needs to get past. We don't believe that any of these issues are life threatening at this time, so that is good. We still don't know how long Jim will be here in the hospital. I know they want to have a handle on everything and make sure all of his major organs are ok before they send him home. It is possible he could be home as early as the end of this week. I hope but I also don't want them to send him home too soon and a mess. So, we will see what happens.

The kids are doing fine. This is the last week of school. Yea! I love it when my kids are home. Things are definitely more chaotic with them home all day but there is also that since of carefreeness (if that is even a word) that comes with summer. We lose all structure at our house. I think that is what summer is about. For me that is probably good, because I am a very OCD structure loving freak of a person. It helps me relax and let go a little. I have to say that by the end of the summer I always hate to see my kids go back to school but ready for structure in my life again. I guess it is all about balance.

Today, I AM THANKFUL that I can get back to being with my sweetheart.