817. Written on Feb. 15th, 2016, almost a year ago, about Wayne's health problems. This was in my blog at that time.
A year ago tonight we didn't realize Wayne's days were so short. Only 8 days left! I am posting what I wrote last year on February 15th, 2016, at a time Wayne was in the hospital, having gone in early on Valentine's Day with severe bleeding.
My dear husband Wayne, whom I have mentioned often, is now on a feeding tube and can't eat anything more by mouth. His esophageal cancer is progressing, and he recently had a touch of pneumonia at the bottom of his right lung. That indicated aspirating from the esophagus, and if he were to continue eating even small amounts, it could cause pneumonia often. For the last few weeks he had been able to eat only food pureed, or liquified, and only a few bites of each food. I even had to put Cream of Wheat with milk into a blender, and tapioca with milk into a blender.
Yesterday (February 14th) we took him to the hospital with severe intestinal bleeding, and he will be there a few days. He will have dialysis there today, and perhaps more this week, as he has dialysis Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I go and put the protein drink into his feeding tube 4 times each day -- I will go soon to do the 3rd, and stay until the 4th about 8 or 9 p.m. He is getting more weak, and needs oxygen now. He can read the newspaper, and watch TV, and that is about it. Just one year ago today, Feb. 15th, 2015, we took him to the hospital in an ambulance, and during the next 2 months he would be in the hospital 3 times for 4 days, and 1 time for 6 days, culminating with his being started on dialysis. He was in a rehabilitation center in between those times, rarely a few days at home before the next hospitalization.
He has had asthma and high blood pressure for many years. He also had prostate cancer about 8 years ago, and has had a triple bypass heart operation, a hip replacement, and last September they discovered esophageal cancer, after which he had radiation. Through it all he has been cheerful, faithful -- loving to read the scriptures with me, and loves to play table games with the family, and has gone to Church as often as he could. And he keeps up on many sports, and enjoys watching them.
And indexing ! ! He did over 3,000 last month! He has hit the total of 684,898 names up to today.and 73,006 names arbitrated! He has a goal of 1,000,000, and he loves to do it.
We have made the decision to stop cumedin, the blood thinner (warfarin) and not have the doctors or hospital apply extreme measures to prolong his life. He loves the Gospel, and believes in the beautiful Plan of Salvation! I do believe he will come home from this episode, and hopefully feel better awhile.
Written now in 2017 -- Both of us continued to have hopes that Wayne's days would last longer. He was willing to do anything to prolong his life, including dialysis Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, even during other problems. These days are on my mind a lot these days, thinking how quickly a year has gone!
My dear husband Wayne, whom I have mentioned often, is now on a feeding tube and can't eat anything more by mouth. His esophageal cancer is progressing, and he recently had a touch of pneumonia at the bottom of his right lung. That indicated aspirating from the esophagus, and if he were to continue eating even small amounts, it could cause pneumonia often. For the last few weeks he had been able to eat only food pureed, or liquified, and only a few bites of each food. I even had to put Cream of Wheat with milk into a blender, and tapioca with milk into a blender.
This was taken with Wayne, our daughter Angie (Angela) and me, in September 2014, at my 80th birthday party, just after Wayne got out of the hospital for pneumonia, and after I had a rotator cuff operation.
Yesterday (February 14th) we took him to the hospital with severe intestinal bleeding, and he will be there a few days. He will have dialysis there today, and perhaps more this week, as he has dialysis Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I go and put the protein drink into his feeding tube 4 times each day -- I will go soon to do the 3rd, and stay until the 4th about 8 or 9 p.m. He is getting more weak, and needs oxygen now. He can read the newspaper, and watch TV, and that is about it. Just one year ago today, Feb. 15th, 2015, we took him to the hospital in an ambulance, and during the next 2 months he would be in the hospital 3 times for 4 days, and 1 time for 6 days, culminating with his being started on dialysis. He was in a rehabilitation center in between those times, rarely a few days at home before the next hospitalization.
He has had asthma and high blood pressure for many years. He also had prostate cancer about 8 years ago, and has had a triple bypass heart operation, a hip replacement, and last September they discovered esophageal cancer, after which he had radiation. Through it all he has been cheerful, faithful -- loving to read the scriptures with me, and loves to play table games with the family, and has gone to Church as often as he could. And he keeps up on many sports, and enjoys watching them.
This was taken the same day as above, with me on left, our daughter Tacy, and Wayne. He had just been in the hospital with pneumonia, and I had recently had my rotator cuff operation.
And indexing ! ! He did over 3,000 last month! He has hit the total of 684,898 names up to today.and 73,006 names arbitrated! He has a goal of 1,000,000, and he loves to do it.
We have made the decision to stop cumedin, the blood thinner (warfarin) and not have the doctors or hospital apply extreme measures to prolong his life. He loves the Gospel, and believes in the beautiful Plan of Salvation! I do believe he will come home from this episode, and hopefully feel better awhile.
Written now in 2017 -- Both of us continued to have hopes that Wayne's days would last longer. He was willing to do anything to prolong his life, including dialysis Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, even during other problems. These days are on my mind a lot these days, thinking how quickly a year has gone!
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