Here I go, counting the days again. We just moved from St. Al's to Vibra on Doug's 35th day in the hospital. It has been 53 days since Doug's transplant and 70 days since we went to Puebla Mexico.
What a Camino it has been.
We spent the morning completing all the paperwork to assure a successful transition from one hospital to the other and saying goodbye to all the people who have cared for Doug these past days. I can't say that either one of us were excited to go. We have developed some close relationships with some of the staff and will be forever grateful. But I think Doug is ready. He is ready for a change in scenery. I feel a little raw and neutral. I tried to understand my feelings. Perhaps the best I can say is that I have a sadness that we are moving to another hospital, but most of the sadness comes from the fact that Doug is still so sick and needs to go to an acute care facility. He has such a long way to go to come back to where he was when he entered the hospital.
The staff at Vibra were very welcoming and very professional in getting Doug settled and moved in to his room.. They had all his records and were prepared to meet his needs including having a switch for him at his bed to call if he needed something. The doctor met with us and wanted a copy of his records from Mexico. He like others could not believe we went to Mexico and made some comment about the hospitals there. I said I have not been in any hospital as nice as the ones we were in in Puebla. I promised to share our pictures with him. The prejudice against Mexico is amazing. People have so much mis-information.
Much happened this afternoon. They changed Doug's feeding tube. It was not near as traumatic as the first time. The one that was put in at St. Al's was very large. Doug's nose and throat has been sore making talking and swallowing hard for him. They put in a smaller one. We are hopeful it will be much easier on Doug. They did another stomach x-ray to make sure the feeding tube was placed correctly, a new chest x-ray to see how Doug's lungs were doing with his current pneumonia, and an EKG. Tomorrow he will be evaluated by the OT, PT, and SLP. After that they will meet as a multi-disciplinary team to develop a longer term plan for Doug. I look forward to participating in developing that plan.
I headed for home tonight a little after 9: Doug was pushing me out, worried about me being too tired. He has not said anything like that for a long time. And tonight he watched a little TV with me. He seemed stronger. It looks like this is a good move for him. We are hopeful.
God of Light, thank you for lighting our path and pushing us further down the road. Thank you for providing us just enough light to lead us to take the next step. Be with us as Doug settles into this new place. Continue to give him hope and courage. Bless him with people who see him as the person he is and not the shell of a person his body presents as right now. And Lord give us providers who will help Doug to live and to recover. In your name we ask it. Amen
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