I passed Dr. Dunn in the hall this morning and he is very pleased with how Tom is doing. He said the red area on Tom's leg is smaller. He thinks that the medication Tom is taking for the adrenal gland issue has really made a difference in his overall progress.
Breakfast also arrived shortly after I did and it appears to be correct. Maybe we are finally getting somewhere! Tom called me last night and said he "got up and walked around the bed". I asked him if a nurse or tech was there to help him and he said no! Of course that's great news that he was up and also proves how stubborn he is! He said Dr. Dunn seemed to be the only one that was happy about the fact that he got up.
Anyway, Tom mentioned yesterday that they might give him a pic line so that when he goes home, someone could come over and give him antibiotics and blood, if necessary. Maybe that means he will get to go home very soon - surely that will make him happy!?! I can't imagine what a production it would be for him to be given blood at home. It takes two to three people to verify the information each time they give him some, I just envision a bus of nurses arriving at the house with one tiny bag of blood. Maybe he can just get some here before he goes home and then he won't need any for a while. We'll see what Dr. Rutland says today.
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