One Step Closer to Home

Dad is doing a lot better, he was released from the hospital on the 19th of February. He is currently at a rehabilitation facility to go through occupational and physical therapy. The last few days he's been looking really good. My mom, sister, and I have been to see him nearly every night since he was released. We didn't see him on Tuesday but mom and I were able to see him off as he transported from the hospital to his rehab facility.

He's a lot better and that is the amazing thing. My dad is my hero, for everything that has happened the last few years, he has taken it for what it was. Never once has he complained or questioned why it has happened to him. Instead all dad has done is just pray for fast recoveries.

I want to thank everyone who has been keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers. It has been a help, because everyday I see him he looks better. Hopefully he'll be back home with our family soon. I plan to have another update of the abbreviated timeline later this week. So, please keep an eye out for it.

-ADF

Our Familial Struggle

Hello everyone, today's post is going to be a little different. February has started off with a quite a bang for me and my family. To know the whole story, we'll be going through the events that led to the first of February and what has happened since. This is an abbreviated timeline, some details have been omitted but if you have specific questions, you can ask either here in a comment or send me a message on Facebook and I will answer them to the best of my knowledge.

Jan. 16th: Dad developed a cough
Jan. 17th: Routine diabetic appointment with primary doctor. I mentioned the cough, but our doctor didn't hear anything in the lungs.
Jan. 18th -19th: Goes through normal day to day with cough
Jan. 20th: Chills develop, trip to the ER. Flu swabbed, tested for strep, chest x-rays, CT scans, and labs drawn. Results come back with nothing out of the norm, just a common cold.
Jan. 21st - Jan. 31st: Given tylenol and robitussin to help with cold symptoms. Ran fevers at dialysis every once in a while. Stayed at home when he didn't need to be out, appetite started to leave around the 28th of January. Ate bowl of soup on the 31st and looked better.
Feb. 1st: Went to dialysis, at 2:45p got a call they would be sending him to ER. He was running a fever that he hadn't been running that morning. Mom, sis, and I went to the ER to meet dad there, he ran a fever of 103.1 in the ER. Flu swab, chest x-rays, CT scans, and more labs drawn. Plus waiting lots and lots of waiting. Pneumonia in his left lung…labs came back within range of cold but X-Rays and CT find the pneumonia. Admitted into the hospital, given some nausea medication to help with slight nausea.

Feb. 2nd: On antibiotic, looks better, spiked a few slight fevers.

Feb. 3rd: Same as 2^nd

Feb. 4th: Same as 2nd and 3rd

Feb. 5th: Lack of appetite at dinner, slight nausea. Ran a slight fever towards the end of the night.

Okay, so I'll give you all a part two tomorrow. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this difficult journey.

-Alex