ValleyRD Mailing List: Fwd: Kay's Update # 5 - - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Afternoon - - -
Just a quick update on how Kay is doing.  She is doing good but not as 
good as
she wanted to be doing.  The doctor this morning gave her the good (?) 
news that
she could be staying a little longer.  They said somewhere from Tuesday or
Wednesday maybe even Thursday.  Don't know for sure yet for it will 
depend on
how she does.  She was not all that happy but then she gets mad at 
herself for being
tired and sleepy know that she is not ready to leave just yet.  I do not 
want to leave
tomorrow for there is another front coming in here and it is suppose to 
be worse than
the last one.  Houston is already pre-positioning equipment to keep the 
roads drivable.
Now for the news on Kay.  This morning she was eating solids.  This 
consisted of
scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, and fruit cocktail this morning.  
This afternoon
she ordered an egg sandwich and some other stuff.  Cannot remember right 
now with
my old age.  She does have the option to order pizza, sub's, and regular 
meals now.
One thing the doctor told her was to eat frequently, like ever two 
hours, instead of the
normal three big meals.  Drink lots of fluid, like she hasn't been told 
that before, and
a lot of protein and fiber.  I am going to Sam's and buy the big economy 
size container
for the doctors do not want her straining going to the bathroom.
The wound care nurse came in and was going to change the drainage bag 
but Kay had her
hold off so she could either get a sponge bath or a shower. She did take 
the shower.  This
did tire her and when I left she was nodding off to sleep.
She did call me a little bit ago to tell me her aunt called and she felt 
good about that. She also
told that she did walk and now was getting ready to eat her dinner.
She still has the drainage tube to the stomach and it is still passing 
out fluids.  We were told
not to worry about this for this was natural with the cavity that was 
left with the removal of
the bladder.  I did notice that her urine bag was getting better looking 
if urine could look good.
It more yellow without the red tint of blood.  So far everything is 
working Great - except - -
The other day she was trying to answer some of the messages she received 
and it just did not
work.  Being the trained typist that she was in her youth she has a 
nature habit of setting her
fingers on the keys of the typewriter.  Every time she would look at the 
message she would have
three or more lines of gibberish on the screen.  Those keys would just 
start running.  Anyway after
30 minutes of typing three lines on the tablet she gave up. Guy's I am 
sure she is going to want
to answer you, just give her time.  I did not bring the laptop with for 
her to use in the hospital and
I just brought the desk top that is an all in one; screen and processor 
together.  I need that here.
Well, I better be going.  I want to catch the 3:30 shuttle back to the 
hospital.  Take care and I will
try and send something out tomorrow sometime - - -  Ski's