Just a few thoughts

I returned home this past Sunday, after 5 weeks in Orlando. It was both nice and strange getting back.

When I walked into the house (no animals...strange) the first thing that hit me was the smell...really bad smell. I decided it was a combo of old house smells, smoker smells, an undumped litter box and the house being closed up for so long. I looked in the 'fridge to find something to eat and discovered the source. The power wasn't on in the 'fridge and everything had spoiled including the jam-packed freezer. I spent the next two hours cleaning things out and scrubbing everything down with a bleach solution. Then I put crumpled up newspaper and kitty litter (fresh) in.

Monday AM I dashed to the vet to get Shirley, Goodness and Mercy out of hock (to the tune of $609.00 after a 25% discount) and hurried back to check on the 'fridge. The smell seemed just as bad as it was originally, so it was off to the store to get baking soda, air fresheners and coffee...and I put all three in the 'fridge when I got back.

Today is Thursday and I think there is a reduction in the odor...the ice cubes taste like the smell...I guess time will tell.

I've talked to the hospital every day since I've been back. Before I left on Sunday I was told that an order had been issued for Mike to be moved into "step-down" or intermediate ICU as soon as a bed was available.

Yesterday I spent several hours talking with nurses and surgeons. He is scheduled for a surgery tomorrow at 5PM to begin closing his surgical site. I'm taking the animals to the vet at 7AM tomorrow and going back down.

More when I can...this is the first time I've been on line since I've been back.

Mike

Things are slightly better...but that is all so relative. Mike is still on a ventilator. His every system is on support of some sort. His nurse told me today that of all of the patients on all of the floors in ICUs, that Mike is the sickest...so when he has a better day, it means that he had made some slight progress forward instead of backwards. He has a long way to go.