I got home yesterday afternoon around 3:00. I had stopped at Bobo’s to get a hamburger and ate it on my way home. I did two loads of laundry, took a long warm bath and was in bed by 5:25. I fell asleep quickly and slept until 9:30 when I got a text. I was able to go back to sleep and slept off and on the rest of the night.
I’m so grateful to Mary, Craig’s sister-in-law, for spending the night with Craig so I could come home yesterday. Jason was up with him by 7:00 this morning so Mary could go home. Michelle is going up this afternoon and will spend the night tonight so Jason can get to work early tomorrow morning. I will take the kiddos to school Monday morning and then head up so Michelle can come home and get a nap before she has to work Monday and Tuesday night.
I have a Doctor’s appointment in Emporia Tuesday afternoon so will need to be back for that. Kathy has volunteered to go up Tuesday so I can come home. Jason is off Wednesday so he can cover Wednesday during the day and maybe Tuesday night. That is as far as we have gotten so far. Nicole comes home Thursday so we will add one more person in the mix after that.
Craig had a good night last night and slept most of the night. He had sweated through his gown and soaked the sheets with sweat so they had given him a midnight sponge bath and put him in a fresh gown and put fresh sheets on the bed. I bet that felt good. He had a few bites of breakfast this morning. He is still very weak and sleeps most of the time.
We found out he has ecoli in his blood stream. Since they found it in his urine I wasn’t surprised that is what he has. Haven’t heard what strain it is yet. It can be a nasty infection to fight off and can do some serious damage to his organs and muscles. Crossing my fingers he has the strain that responds to antibiotics and not the antibiotic resistant strain. I’m expecting him to be in the hospital for quite a while. He is one sick puppy.
I am proud of myself that I was able to leave yesterday and not go back up until tomorrow. I remember a time when I wouldn’t have been able to do that. I would wear myself completely out before and that did neither one of us any good. So grateful other family members are stepping up and helping out. It is pretty intense being with him right now as he is so sick and the nursing care is so poor. 24 hours is about the most anyone can take at a time. It is easier if there are two people with him at a time but makes more sense to stagger us out one at a time so we can make sure someone is with him at all times.
Not sure what I am going to do with myself today. I was up early since I went to bed so early. Didn’t take my shower until 10:00 though. Not feeling very motivated to do much. May declare today a rest day and do nothing. Have a bit of a headache again and need to practice some good self-care so it will go away.
I meet with my surgeon Tuesday to find out what he saw during surgery. Next week I have the ultrasound. Not sure what comes after that. I suppose it depends on what they find. When Nicole comes home we will have to discuss our Peru trip and decide if we need to postpone it. Maybe by Friday we will have a better picture of how Craig is doing and how long it might be before he gets back on his feet. I know it has been very hard for Nicole being so far away while Craig is so sick. Not sure she wants to put herself in that position again in December. I also need to know my ultrasound results and what is recommended before I know for sure I want to go in December. They run the same retreat in January and February if we decide we want to postpone. We have flight insurance so can change our flights if needed. Lots going on right now for sure!
My neck has gotten more tender the last four to six days. It feels a bit swollen again. Glad I am seeing the surgeon on Tuesday so he can check it. Probably due to stress and not anything serious.
Got another refund check from my doctor’s Clinic. Not sure why they bill me and then when I pay they send me part of it back. We keep passing checks back and forth. Good to get some back I guess.
Another cloudy day on the prairie. If it is going to be cloudy I would prefer it rain. I don’t like clouds with no rain in them. I am craving sunshine and blue skies.
Thanks for all the prayers and good vibes being sent for Craig. I’m sure they are helping. He isn’t out of the woods by any means yet. If he makes it through he has a very long recovery in front of him and then he has another serious medical issue he will have to deal with when he recovers from this one.
Grateful for family support. Grateful for friends that help lighten the load. All is well on the prairie!