Still in the Hospital

Tyler and I headed to the hospital this morning since he really wanted to see Daddy. I was not prepared to see him this morning in the condition he was in. He was in a deep sleep and had a hard time waking up. He didn't actually speak, just stared at us and closed his eyes, but not before they rolled back. He called me at 5:00 this morning to "chat" because his neighbor was snoring and he couldn't sleep. He was totally coherent then, so I never imagined it would be different when we got there. It was eye opening... not for him, but for me.

Joe and Ann were there too, so we headed to the cafeteria to get something to eat. When we got back to his room he was sitting up, talking, and we even took a walk in the hallways. He was a different person! I took Tyler home for a few hours in the afternoon, and then he played at my mom's house so I could go back and spend the evening with Bill. Sharon took over in my absence. :) I don't know what we would do without our pillars of support. Bill dozed in and out this evening, and even ate some dinner. Mark and Leslie came to visit and he had a request for playing cards. I so graciously told him that cancer or not, I would still have to give him a beating in gin rummy.

There is a possibility that he could come home tomorrow, it all depends on his white blood cell count. I did tell the doctor today that his counts are always elevated, so it may not be the most accurate measure of infection indication. He agreed, and they are going to watch his pain and try to detect how he feels as the indicator. If he seems to get better on the antibiotics then they will leave the catheter alone, but if he keeps struggling with the infection, then it will have to come out. They aren't jumping to make any decisions yet. He also stated that if he can manage the infection with an oral antibiotic, then he might be able to leave tomorrow. So, all in all, things are pretty status quo and it's a waiting game... again.