Better Today

Ken seems to be better today. Just regular stuff going on. He isn't nauseous which helps a ton. His hiccups have stopped. He is starting to eat again. We are trying to order his dinner now. He actually is interested. That's a good sign.

The docs haven't said what his blood counts were today, so we don't know yet. They are still saying he will be here for 3-5 days. He is coughing alot and they gave him an inhaler. But so far, his oxygen level is staying up. He looks so much better today. The nurse that gave him the inhaler treatment, the puffer, the MDI treatment, was very informative. She told us about the patients in ICU on the ventilator. At least he isn't doing that. She said she thought he looked good.

He was surprised this morning by our daughter, Katy, in Chicago. She called to say she is coming to Denver on Sat to spend a few days with him. That perked him up. Our daughter in Steamboat, Tessa, is picking her up at the airport, so we will see her too. Then our son, Jeff, came to see him today for a really nice visit. We originally didn't want the kids to come and see us. We didn't want them to be exposed. But reality is, they are being exposed everywhere and Ken needs to see them. So I'm glad they are visiting.

Steph, helped us a bunch today. She brought Ken's mom home from the rehab centre today and helped her settle in. She did a great job and it helped me so much. I don't think I should be around Ken's mom for a few more days. Just till I know for sure if I have caught the flu. So far, so good, no symptoms.

Ken also got a visit this morning from Dr. Weyant, his lung doctor. Ken was so surprised and pleased when he stopped in to see him. He even remembered my son. Dr. Weyant met Jeff for a few minutes after Ken's surgery to fix his leak. Amazing that he remembered Jeff. He thought Ken was doing great also. So, even though we were so scared yesterday. Today, we are hopeful again. One thing about Ken. You can't keep him down for long. He is determined to keep his oxygen levels up and to beat this thing. Just another hurdle. Another scare. Another issue. We can handle it.

Ken was just saying that he wants to thank everyone for their prayers. He has been praying for all of you too. And for himself. He was so sick when he came in here. And they are saying that he is doing so well because we came in early. He was contagious for up to 48 hours before we came in. So I was around him, but luckily, we just stayed home all weekend. Your prayers are working. Ken feels the support. He prayed hard yesterday when he was so sick and scared. Then today, he is better. It works. Thanks for helping.