I drove to Denver today for the Teen Challenge banquet. On my way I stopped and visited my Aunt Margaret Shuler (my dad’s sister) along with my Aunt Paula Baer. I also stopped and visited our friends, James and Carie Ruder and dad Larry. I will share more about those contacts over the next few(…)
Today I finished my last IV antibiotic dose, but not before a few issues that arose. Last night as I was preparing for my night dose at 9 p.m. I found that my IV line had become loose. That required a call to an on-call nurse to come and insert the line once again. It(…)
I am glad that my infectious disease doctor warned me about some of the side effects of the antibiotics. Primarily the fatigue that can be experienced. I have had a good day but early afternoon it seemed that I experienced some unexpected fatigue in the midst of my day. We have also been in the(…)
Today has been a fairly routine day for me. My nurse came and drew blood and changed out my IV line. I will continue on my antibiotics until Thursday. I have an appointment tomorrow with my Infectious Disease Doctor. He will look at labs and determine whether or not I need to continue beyond the(…)
This Labor Day is far different than one year ago. I read Debbie’s post from last year as she faithfully watched over my bedside making sure I was comfortable and receiving the care that I needed at Northern Colorado Acute Care Hospital. It was around this time last year that I had a major aspiration(…)
After a big day with the family, we actually slept in today for a little while. With my mid-morning antibiotic treatment, we decided to go to the late service at Timberline Church. This provided us an opportunity to connect with our friends Gwen and Phyllis Kovak. Phyllis went through some hip surgery and a challenging(…)
