Hello all – Marcia here with the latest news on Gary (via Anne). Although he still isn’t having a lot of fun, he has, off and on, had times when he is feeling better today. He slept well last night and made several circuits around the nurses’ station today.
Less positive is that he has something else going on – a side effect from the surgery.
So, for the time being, he has been taken off tube feeding and is getting his nutrition directly through his port. The formula, of course, is complicated and has to be created by a pharmacist working in conjunction with a nutritionist. Gary would have told you it was a mad scientist working with a descendant of Euell Gibbons. Anyway, the concoction will have to be closely monitored and he won’t be able to leave the hospital until everyone is sure that there is not too much of this or too little of that in the mixture. Once he’s home, a home health nurse will be stopping by regularly to make sure that everything is going as it should.
This, of course, is an annoying detour he has to take before going back on tube feeding and taking longer test drives with his new stomach. It’s always something, isn’t it? We hope that all of this is behind Anne and him very soon.
Oh, one more thing. He asked Anne to bring his computer to the hospital. You have been warned
Computer to the hospital. One can only stay away from cyber-reality for so long. Hang in there little guy, you’re almost there.
Gee, I hope this latest snag is the last snag. But one wants to be absolutely sure things are working as they should be, huh? So glad you can get that computer into your hands again, though. It’s been a long week without it, right? All the best as you work toward freedom!
After all that perseverance with Picard, now the gods require patience as well?! – we honor your Promethean task, and send love and support. hang in there….