Friday, June 14, 2013
TOMORROW WE TRY AGAIN

Dr. S and the entourage came by this morning and the decision is to try again tomorrow with the clear liquid diet.  This time with out the apple juice as that may be too much.  The goal is three meals and see if some of it will stay inside.  I'm pretty you can have some idea of how much I want that too happen.  Until that happens there's no progress. 
I managed 2.5 laps around the unit today.  That is a lap progress but still feels lame because I used to do 10 with no trouble.  This part of my journey though is at a longer slower pace.  Exercise is the only thing that I can do to help with the healing so I'm doing what I can and I'll get that 10 laps back before too long.  In bed I do some rubber band exercises and so far I have only shot myself once and show the smaller band across the room once.
Sorry there's is not much else to tell.  Days are very routine here, especially without meals. I sleep, in hospital terms meaning interrupted, till around 8 or 9 and wait for the entourage to come by.  For a very few minutes we talk about where we are, or are not.  I finally gave in to taking a medicine for anxiety and that has helped a lot with those conversations.  Typically after that is when I go for a walk around the unit. Pauline walks with me and pushes the IV pole.  I'm still using a walker but plan to take over the pole soon.  Everything is baby steps here.  
I always hope somebody is making coffee as I pass by the machine. They have pretty lousy coffee here as I remember but it still smells so good.  I miss my coffee.  Sometimes I nap after the walk.  Sometimes I pull over the laptop and check on the world.  I hardly ever turn on the TV.  Later after varies a bit, nap, blog, rubber bandacise, stare at the wall. I have a bicycle in the room but I need help getting in an out because is sits really low so I don't get to it as much as I should. Then H and R come by most every evening.  A great blessing to me.  If not I read or compute or just go to sleep early.  It's odd but it doesn't take long to get used to the routine.  Meals help put a more regular day in place but I've learned to live without it.
I want to say thank you to all of you who are following this blog and tell all of you who leave comments how much they mean to me.  I check several times a day just in hope that there is a new comment.  Also it truly amazes me that people from a number of countries have visited.  I expected the friends in Costa Rica but some folks from Germany, Russia, the Ukraine, Vietnam and other countries have stopped by as well.  Please keep checking by and if you have the urge please leave a comment.  I think they help reinforce that ball of energy that I draw from all of your thoughts and prayers..
Thank you for thinking of me and please extend that energy to Jeri, Jan and Amanda and all the other families that are being forced along similar journeys.

Boone