Day 7 ,Stan is still doing well,(although if you have read his blog or talked to him on the phone--you know that he is a bit befuddled at times). Today he has gotten a bag of platelets and he will be getting a bag of red blood cells this afternoon (which they say is not unexpected).We took a short walk this morning and will walk again later today.So, we are still pleased with his progress.
Today's pictures I am titling "around the town". The first is one that Stan wanted me to put on--it is the view from his window.
The second picture is of a "bayou" (I know--to us northerners--it looks like a water ditch) but the reason I took a picture is so you can imagine how MUCH rain there was last week. The rain filled the bayou and was all the way up the grassy sides and STILL 2 to 4 feet of water covering the roads! That is a lot of water ! And although I feel terrible about Mexico--I am very glad that we will not be seeing Hurricane Dean!
The third picture is one of the Children's Hospital transport vans. They take children and their families to any of the nearby cancer centers. The neat thing is that they are all decorated with art by local children--so the buses are very colorful!
The last picture (is not very good) shows one of the Metro buses (you can sort of see it attached to the cable at the top) these travel around the Medical center and to downtown Houston.
So for today---I will sign off----Tomorrow morning,I am going grocery shopping with the wife of another transplant patient who we met on the shuttle and who we continue to see as we walk here on the floor. Joan--has a car here in Texas (although she uses the shuttle to get back and forth from the hospital because the cost of and parking availability are prohibitive),. I will pick up some more food,but also I need to begin to get some of the cleaning supplies I will need when Stan comes to the apartment----in other words--since I don't have to walk--I am going to buy the heavy stuff tomorrow!
OH--and Happy Birthday to my brother tomorrow!!!!
2 comments:
Hey Stan - you're not ugly anymore. You look great.
Love and Blessings - Donna W. (ugly #1)
I Stan it's me again - I forgot to tell you - I got hives when I got platelets but they gave me benedryl and all was good; I swooshed my yucky mouthwash like a good girl (nistatin) and I didn't get mouth sores and my white count was 0 one day, I hit the wall but bounced back. Remember that it was 9 years ago and they have advanced since then. I know you are trusting in the Lord and he will get you and Leslie through this. I am cheering you on and praying for you - Love and Blessings again-Donna W
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