[Nfbf-l] most recent update on Jim

[Sherri]

You are very welcome.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Harmon" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] most recent update on Jim


Sherri, thanks for giving us all the updates on gym. It is appreciated
greatly!
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:48 PM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A Bit Of Improvement
> Written 5 hours ago
>
> Good afternoon, I am going over to the hospital to visit with jim in a few
> minutes; thus, I will keep this brief. Jim seems to be doing a little bit
> better. He's much more communicative; and, he even said that he wants to 
> get
> out of there. Thus, he's back to his fighting self. He has been seen by an
> ear, nose and throat doctor. After a scan on his throat, it has been
> determined that jim has esophagitis. He also has thrush. These things can
> make a person quite miserable and cause a great deal of throat pain. He
> continues to be treated with antifungal and antibiotics. He was able to 
> eat
> some applesauce today; which, is the first thing he's had to eat since
> Wednesday morning. He hasn't run a fever since yesterday. His white cell
> count has only increased to 0.3; still not good. Thus, he cannot continue
> with his chemotherapy treatment until this comes up more. Hemoglobin is
> around 9.6. He says that he thinks he won't be able to leave the hospital
> until his WBC count comes up and he's able to eat and keep food down.
> Overall, he seems to be improving a little; and, I for one, am so 
> relieved.
> I have been worrying about him and lately, have resorted to drinking too
> much coffee and tea; which in turn, causes me not to sleep well. I'm not
> sure that he is quite ready for phone calls; he still doesn't want me to
> bring his PlexTalk. Says he just isn't interested in doing much. So, we'll
> just take it a little at a time and be thankful for the small 
> improvements.
> KIM
> Sent from CaringBridge iPhone App
>
> Amped
>
> Sherri
>
> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no 
> one
> is paying attention.
> Sherri Brun
> NFBF Newsline Chair
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
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