OK, Day 51 is here without any big events in the past few days. We had (2) VNA nurses here on Wednesday to change the IV to the right arm and take blood. The IV they put in has an extension and is much easier to use than the LGH one. And - the blood tests were checking out levels, specifically hemoglobin (Tuesday it was 8.6, and should be 12) and platelet levels. We are guessing they both were OK, as the doctor did not call and have us go to the hospital for a transfusion to get the hemoglobin level up.
So daily tasks are down to infuse Adele's antibiotic twice a day, flush with saline and heparin before and after, and secure the IV. Sometime around 2 - 3 PM we also flush with saline again. Every morning (and evening before yesterday) we also wash and soap down Adele's arm where the skin is torn, and treat it with triple antibiotic gel and cover it with gauze. Of course, I am still in charge of cooking, cleanup and all laundry. Gotta vacuum sometime also.
Other than that we are doing well and have very few problems right now.
Pray for Molly's quick healing and future surgery.
Thanks to all - Rick
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