Back home . . .again . . .

Discharged from the U around 4 this afternoon; got home and settled in without incident. Thought we were done with that place, once and for all, but ended up spending nearly two weeks there with this latest crisis. But, other than a few extra prescriptions to treat the ulcer that caused the horrific bleeding that sent Bob into the ER then ICU then back up to 7th floor, nothing more has changed with his home care. We met with his primary care doc this morning, who will be our "go-to" contact at the U from here on out. . .

Also got a call back from Doc Writes-On-Her-Pants tonight (I had left a message with her a few days ago), as I was on my way home from grabbing a few groceries for the next few days. Had an awesome conversation with her regarding alternative/complementary treatments (an interest of hers) that we might explore. The goal now is to try to regain a sense of control, turn our attentions toward Bob's quality of life, a significant piece of his care that's been glaringly ignored by conventional medicine, for the entire year Bob's been at the U. Doc WOHP isn't the first doctor who has told me that the current, conventional modality of medicine is so broken, it's gonna take a helluva lot to fix it (as though I needed someone else to point that out to me. nice to have those thoughts confirmed by someone with "MD" behind her name, though). It's a system that blatantly, arrogantly ignores patients' quality of life, void of any consideration of truly "whole-"istic care . . . I would never say one should completely eschew modern medicine, but to ignore nutrition, the mind-body connection—the power of the mind, spirit, heart, soul—while treating the physical body is a travesty. . . so much evidence supports the success of treating the entire body vs. just parts. . . why the twain shall never meet is beyond me . . .

Anyhow, nice, very quiet night at home, even the dogs are better behaved (must be Bob's calming presence); chicken enchiladas in a tomatillo sauce for dinner. Bob is so tired tonight, but is resisting going to bed. Wasn't sleeping well at the hospital, maybe that has something to do with it, sleep schedule could be messed up, perhaps. But, he seems pretty tired now, so hopefully tonight will be a good night's sleep, for once. . . speaking of tired, I need to hit the hay soon. . . xxooxxoo j