At Home Day 1

Dale slept some in the recliner and some in bed last night. He'll have to re-learn sleeping in a flat bed after so many nights in a hospital bed. He's up and around quite a bit, very little napping and he's coughing more. That's all good!

We've had some medication changes due to possible interactions with other meds, but Walgreens has been very careful about "flagging" those meds that don't work well with others.

Dale will have some additional bloodwork tomorrow in Victoria at his primary doctor's office. Marcy will stay in Victoria til Wednesday, then I'll take over through the weekend. If anybody is going to the San Antonio area from the Victoria area on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, please let us know. Otherwise, Marcy may have to hitchhike to San Antonio! HAHA!

The Houston Marathon is next Sunday and Dennis is registered to run it again, for the 3rd time. So I'll be back in Houston for that!

Dale's body has really worked hard this week to recover from the surgery. While he hasn't always been the easiest patient to help - he has made steady progress. His voice remains hoarse and volume is low. This is frustrating for all of us, because we ask him to repeat himself alot and then he gets winded talking so much. I know - my dad getting winded talking sounds foreign to those of you who know him! But it happens! He also has his own idea of the amount breathing exercises he needs to do - and that's pretty much 1/10th of what the doctor's want!

Jackie's still battling a cough but seems to be getting better. We'll get her in to see Dr. Henry on Tuesday or Wednesday and make sure she's not getting something worse!

Plan remain for Jackie, Dale and Marcy to head to Victoria tomorrow. Fingers crossed!