Got back into town tonight so I went LLUMC to see how Dad was doing. Upon my arrival to the ninth floor I found Dad in the Day Room surrounded by my brother Eric, his wife, Chanel and their three children and Dads wife Natalie. Eric and his family had been there for a while so they left and charged me with the responsibility of returning Dad to his room. We visited and fairly quickly Dad wanted to go back to the room. I got him and his IV pole pointed in the right direction and we were off and out of the room. It takes a little practice to push the wheel chair and IV pole and keep them in sync.
He was glad to get on his way to the room because nature was calling. Upon returning to the room, he went to the bathroom and then with a little help he changed into a clean gown. Just after Dad got back into bed, Mike Grant and his wife Chris came by for a visit. Dad did not say much, Natalie, his wife, did most all the talking. Perhaps he was not up to a lot of talking. He seemed tired from all the activity. I let Dad know that I would be back in the morning to see him.
On the way out I checked with the nurse regarding Dads white blood count. It only went down a small amount. If I remember right he is receiving three different antibiotics for the infection. It will be good news if the count keeps going down.
