The biggest concern right now is that Gma’s body is not absorbing the extra fluid in her abdomen.
For the last week, ever since the surgery–so more than a week– Gma has had a “drain” in her, to siphon off the fluid/blood that collected in her abdomen after the operation. They took it out Wednesday [...]
One of the Doctors diagnosed something called ITP as the reason for Gma’s low blood-count. The treatment is steroids. As I understand it, they give your system a kick in the pants and try to re-start/reset the body’s levels.
Well, she’s been undergoing that treatment (diagnosed/prescribed by Dr. A) for days, and it’s had [...]
(pre-timed again)
Well, with all the stuff about Gma I’ve not had time to post what’s been happing at home. Starting with the youngest (I’ve been with him the most lately):
Elisha
is smiling, laughing and “talking” now
Has an incredible attention span: He spent 15 or [...]