I wanted to wait a couple days to update because you never know what is going to change and when. Rich (Ed’s dad) is doing much, MUCH better. He gained enough strength to be released from the hospital Friday. While he was being released, hospice came and set up a hospital bed in the living room and switched out his oxygen tanks.
At that point, the plan was to go home and get strong enough for chemo. I think coming home has really helped. He’s been getting up and walking around more, taking regular showers, and is having to use his oxygen less and less. It also helps that he can actually eat and sleep when he wants without constant interruption from nurses (and 11 p.m. cleaning ladies!). Yesterday we even went for a little car ride, just to get out of the house and see some sun. He’s eating more and more (which is good!) and he has got some fight in him. When we first got here, it seemed like he was ready to give up.
While the hospice nurses were here, he ran up the stairs and told them that he just wasn’t ready yet and that he was going to fight! Karen and I were both sitting there, very surprised at this sudden burst. But since then he’s been gung-ho and ready to beat this. He's got a doctors appointment today, right about the time that we leave, and hopefully we'll hear nothing but good news!
Today is our last day here. We fly out at 2:30 p.m. after we drive to Omaha. I really hope that his get-up-and-go sticks around after we leave. Karen said, that us being here has really helped. I’m not sure how, but we’re glad it did!
So good to hear he's doing well! Think of me when you're in Omaha. We're heading to NE at the end of this week!
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