Doug's heart rate remains elevated. It is beating between 103 and 106 beats per minute. Yesterday the doctor had Doug remove a Clonidine patch that he is wearing for blood pressure. We expected her to call with another medication today, but we did not hear anything. He is still taking blood pressure medication. It is just that he had been on 2 different kinds and another to reduce his heart rate. Apparently there is a drug interaction between the Clonodine he was taking and another medication he was taking. I guess the good news is that his heart rate is remaining pretty stable and his blood pressure is good..
Doug surprised me last night. He went into the bedroom by himself in his electric wheelchair. He rolled up next to the bed, pulled himself to a stand with a support we have on the side of the bed, pulled himself to a stand and crawled up on the bed. Now, I would really rather that he had not done that by himself. He had worked with the OT on it earlier in the day and decided that he could now do it on his own. And so he did. All is well that ends well! One more step toward independence.
And so we pray.
Holy Lord we are thankful for these small improvements and steps towards Doug having more independence. We are especially grateful for this improvement since Doug has had less activity this past week while his heart rate has been high. Be with Doug now. We pray for his heart rate to lower, so that he can be more active again, allowing him to increase his physical activity. In your name we ask it. Amen
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