[Fisherwoman]

Hi all , sorry for the delay in updating everybody on Bill but things have been crazy and just still overwhelming at times. Bill is starting to do a little bit better. He was able to walk the farthest he has ever walked today in rehab. SO some of his physical stuff is coming along slowly.

His ileostomy is still putting out a lot and they have done a battery of tests on him this week. He has been complaining of things catching in his throat since the beginning of this nightmare and they finally did a scope down his stomach to check things out as he has still been dealing with a lot of nausea and vomiting.

Well they had to stretch his throat and now that feeling is gone, he had a stricture in there most likely from all the tubes and crap in his throat so now he can finally eat without feeling like it is not going down. They also changed up a few of his meds which is helping with the nausea a lot better. he still is only able to eat small amounts but they finally got him some protein drinks that taste better so he has been trying to drink at least 2 of them a day.
He is retaining fluid again so they are putting him on meds. for that,
as he had 2 chest ex rays yesterday and he must have a little fluid build up in his lungs as well as his legs are very swollen.

They had to give him another blood transfusion thru the night to help his blood count and also did a upper GI yesterday to check out his bowel as they are seeing a long segment that is getting thicker from the eschemia and they are afraid he may become obstructed again. I pray to god he does not as he just can not take much more and he will be totally upset if they end up having to do surgery again. So we are on pins and needles waiting for the results of that test.

I am trying to file for SS disability for Bill and also find out about his pension as he most likely will not be going back to work. The doctors told us the other day that this eschemia in his bowels could last for 6 months a year or even forever so that was great news!!!

I got home from the hospital last evening around 5:30 got a call from Bill's dad around 6:15 that I needed to come get him in dorchester and take him to the VA, ER in Roxbury. He had some skin removed yesterday on his ear as he has Basil cell cancer and his ear started bleeding a couple of hours after he got home from his appt and he could not get the bleeding to stop, so got home from that around 10:30.

My dad had his scan yesterday on his tumors to see if they shrunk up any from the radiation treatments. so we are waiting for those results and my sister in law has to go for a lumpectomy next week for Breast cancer. YEEEEEE HAAAAAA

I need a freaking vacation.

I want to put out a big THANK YOU to Bigfish and Sgt. Striper and all of you who bought the lures to help Bill and I out, I got the check yesterday and it will definitely help in a big way.

You Guys are the best, please keep the prayers going!!!