Still Here

It is Saturday night and Ken and I are still in the hospital. We had an eventful day. The surgeon removed Ken's right chest tube early this morning. It was painful for Ken, but at least it is out. The tape they have used on him has been brutal. Pour guy says if he ever comes in the hospital again, he is going to shave everywhere. The nurses gave him his 2nd rituxan treatment at noon. It took about 5 hours all together and they put it thru his IV. He did great today, no issues at all. We were excited. We thought he might get to come home tonight, but after talking to the nurse about everything, Ken decided to stay another night. We will be home by noon tomorrow if his chest doesn't need to be drained in the morning. We are looking forward to being home again.
We have been walking around the hospital and have gone to the baby nursery window four times. We finally got to see a little girl this afternoon on our forth visit. She was naked and very cute. She had a ton of dark very curly hair. It was fun to finally see a baby in the window. We keep hearing the lullaby played over the intercom every time a new baby is born. We finally got to see one and her proud papa was standing over her holding her hand. It was special and lifted Ken's spirits.
Ken is still talking with a low voice. He is getting better at talking on the phone and talked to Katy and my dad today. He lights up when someone calls or stops buy to see him. But it makes him tired. It is still a chore for him to talk. Tessa called when he was asleep during his treatent. Linda and Gunnar came to see him again today. They brought him some pictures Gunnar painted for Ken's wall. Gunnar is 4 years old and laughed when Ken talked about his urinal. He said it was gross. Then he had a blast when Ken put him in his bed and folded him up by moving the bed flat then up like a V.
Just wanted to keep you updated on his progress. Hope you are all having a great weekend. It was a glorious day and I hope you were able to enjoy it. God Bless you all. Bev and Ken