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If all looks good with the labs they’re running on the blood they just drew, Nan and I will be heading home sometime today – pray and keep your fingers crossed, because we are both SO ready to go home!

Natalie is doing really well! Her epidural, NG tube, and foley catheter have all been removed. She was able to take her first bites of soft food today – after five weeks of nothing but clear liquids – and savored … Continue reading →

Natalie and I are heading south to Spokane tomorrow morning for surgery. She will be having the inflamed part of her bowel removed, since the C/T scan last week showed no improvement. The abcesses are gone, but inflammation is the … Continue reading →

We are home! I’m too exhausted to say anything else, but we will be sleeping in our own beds tonight.

Natalie is back in the hospital, at least until Thursday. I won’t have time to do constant updates here, but if you want to be informed, you can friend me on Facebook, where I’m doing short updates when I can.

Nan is doing much better – was sent home with a PIC line for IV antibiotics – which I will infuse – once a day until next Monday. Then if doc says all is ok, line will be removed Mon. … Continue reading →

One more night in the hospital. The docs didn’t want to give Nan the new antibiotic on the same day as her Remicade, since they are pretty harsh on the system. Also didn’t want to give new antibiotics on the … Continue reading →

Natalie just had her first Remicade infusion with no reaction. Dr. isn’t sure if we’ll go home tomorrow or Sunday – depends on her appetite and whether she’s eating enough to take her off the IV nutrients. Possibly Saturday, if … Continue reading →