Kidney's

My dad's kidney's aren't working at all. They originally thought it was from all the medications but now that he's off the medication - they know that's not the cause. They have called a kidney specialist to come and evaluate him. They are talking about dialysis. Time will tell.

I left work at noon and went to the hospital. Our unlce Ray was there as were Joey, Kristin & Peter. When I showed up they were doing a procedure on my dad to extract some of the fluid in his left lung. They were able to get 'something' (though I'm not sure what) but they've sent it for culture to see what it grows. I almost don't want to know....ew! He tolerated the procedure well.

My mom showed up and a little later - Amanda and Christina showed up. I called a friend and asked her to bring some food to the hospital for dinner tonight. I think we're all done with fast food and the cafeteria. My cousins brought down a full Easter dinner last night - that's what's on my family's menu tonight ;-) It was nice to know I didn't have to come home early to cook. Imagine the thought of having just 15 - 20 more minutes with someone you love? That's what a meal is offering us right now.

I left the hospital to come home and try to get some sleep - but instead took advantage of the girls not being here and got some house work done. I also came home to a fresh baked zucchini bread on my door step ;-) It will be shared with the many who are coming in/out to see my dad. Pete is going to bring the girls home tonight and although my plan was to sleep here I think I'm going to stay at the hospital and come home before the girls wake up. I need to see them in the morning! We'll see.

It's hard to answer 'How's your dad doing?' because really - the fact of the matter is that he's a live and for that we're happy. But beyond that...it's small baby steps and we don't really know how he's doing. We know that he made it through another night and we can hope and pray that he'll make it through another one tonight. We know that we are there for him and we love him. And we are there for each other.

Oh - did I mention we have to gown up and put gloves on when we go in his room because he has MRSA? Lol - we're going through a whole lot of gear! The medical staff have all been wonderful so far. They keep us very informed on everything that's going on and they are very tolerant of a rowdy/funny group of people.

I'm thinking of buying some temporary Yankee tattoos and putting them on my dads arm. If he wakes up - and he doesn't remember anything - I can tell him that it's always been there and he's a true Yankee fan. Not sure Joey will let me get away with it though.