Quick update . . .

Bob has been recovering remarkably; all his vitals are strong, stable. He was kept in cardiac ICU last night, only because no rooms were available in the "regular" hospital, which is where they were going to move him to yesterday. He didn't mind, as he has his own room (no freaky roommates to deal with), it's quiet, and the nurses pop in lickity-split when he calls them (not that they didn't before, but in ICU, they're lightening-speed). We're told that, for now, he'll be back in the primary care of oncology, since his heart is stable, recovering well, and that his cancer treatments take precedence again.

From what I understand, a whole new game plan needs to be devised; he was to have one more stint of the in-patient methotrexate, but his oncologist told me they wouldn't be doing that, that one more treatment, in the grand scheme of things, won't have that big an effect. . . Surgery was supposed to happen on the 19th of April, but that'll be rescheduled, too. Guess it sounds like all kinds of people need to reconvene and re-plan his course of treatment. I have no idea what will happen from here on out . . .

I went to the hospital for a few hours yesterday morning, then to work all day, then back to the hospital to say "good night" to Bob. Nice, quiet evening. He looks good. Handsome, as always, even with wispy hair and tired eyes. Other than an IV tube and the glowing red "ET" light on his finger, no other tubes remain in him. Now that I think about it, I think even the PICC line was removed . . .He has a HUGE bruise on the upper left side of his groin, where they'd inserted the balloon pump, the insertion site that wouldn't quit bleeding . . . when he saw that, he was like, "What the hell is that from?!?" Oh, just another tube that was shoved into you, to keep you alive . . .

I have a lighter work day today; I had taken half the day off, to take Bob to the surgeon consultation, which won't be happening. Nancy, Brian and the girls will stop by the hospital to see Bob again, then head toward Iowa later today, to go to Brian's dad's funeral tomorrow. Rocco will be so sad to see his new bff go . . . Jim and Penny will probably stay until Bob is discharged, not sure when that'll be—tomorrow? Friday?

Not feeling especially creative now, just wanted to give a quick update on my superhero.