Is It Friday Already?

Hey kiddies...

So I'm here at the hospital with Mom (she's asleep now).  Here's the latest...

Yesterday was a pretty crazy day...my sincerest apologies for the failure to provide an update.  We were led to believe that Mom was going home yesterday and Michelle (that's 1.5's real name, in case you didn't know) and I got caught up trying to coordinate such things as home health care, oxygen delivery, out of town visitors, etc.  It's mostly squared away now.  Mom also had another draining and she only was able to give up 2 Big Gulps (or 1 Double Big Gulp) worth of fluid.  That's a good thing really, because it means that there's less fluid collecting on her belly.

Mom will be having a CT scan of her abdomen soon because her white blood counts are a bit elevated.  They switched Mom's antibiotics medicine to see if that will help get her numbers down.  Also, an infectious disease doctor will be stopping by to do a quick consult to see if we can get to the bottom of the white blood cell mystery.

Unfortunately, it looks like Mom will be here at least another day, pending results of her CT scan and her blood tests.  I'll try to provide another update soon.  Mom is definitely a lot more lucid than when she first got here, but she remains a bit weak.  However, she's not in any real pain, just some discomfort.

And speaking of comfort (well, technically I was speaking of discomfort, but I'm sleep deprived too, so grant me a little leeway), the many prayers said and candles lit have provided a great deal of comfort to Mom and to our family.  Mom has been inundated with an outpouring of love that has taken many forms: a call and special blessings from Mom's guru Goswami Kriyananda (it GREATLY brightened Mom's spirits), flowers sent (special thanks to Lisa and Kim), food deliveries (too numerous to list), hospital visits (like a zillion of 'em), calls & e-mails (apologies because Mom/I can't respond quickly enough) and of course your many, many prayers.  Please keep praying and Mom will do her part by fighting the good fight.

Mom sends much love to all...*

Faithfully,

Corey

* - I'm cranky, so I'm only sending a bit of love...deal with it