Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days. Having Dan home is great, however taking care of him is an all-day and all-night activity. I'm getting pretty good at helping lift Dan out of a chair to his walker, who'd have thought someone my size (5'3") could deadlift a 6'4" guy, thanks to something called a posey, a sturdy canvas strap that tightly belts around Dan's chest. And a huge thanks to Dan's dad who helps me lift Dan when needed.
Like today, Dan started walking with his walker the length of the lanai, about 100 feet from end to end, and he made it one round trip for 200 feet, probably the longest he's walked in a long while. The rest of the day, his legs were very wobbly and we were so thankful Dan's dad was here to help.
And a special thanks to Dan's mom for "encouraging" him today - "you go, girl!"
I gave Dan his first insulin injection this evening, not really his first but first since he got home. He's only diabetic since transplant, this will go away hopefully after he stops taking prednisone, but until then we check blood sugar before every meal, and if the count is over 150, he gets an injection based on a "sliding scale". We opted for the insulin pen rather than a syringe, my mom uses the pen and it seemed much easier to do and less scary to me than a syringe. Dan said he didn't even feel the needle or the insulin, so I hope I did it right.
By the way, last Thursday's doctor appt. went well and his labs were good, his kidney function is still not 100% so they scheduled a follow-up with the kidney doctor a week from Monday. We go back to Mayo on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the round of labs, doctors, PT and OT, squeezing in meds and blood sugar tests when we can.
Have a wonderful day of worship tomorrow and remember...you can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens you (paraphrase of Philippians 4:13 NKJV, emphasis mine).
Aloha from the desert,
Debbie and Dan
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