Dear Friends and family,
Phil had a pretty Bad day today, he got a little better after afternoon rest and was able to keep a little Salisbury steak an mashed potato down. He (returned) the food he got earlier today. He missed all but 2 of his appointments. His CAT scan came back good, we are thankful for that. But there are things going on with him that have the Dr.'s bewildered. As my sister Laura and I drove home from the hospital I got to thinking that dehydration may be part of the reason that Phil is struggling in some areas that he shouldn't be. He is drinking 40 oz of milk 8 oz of juice and about 8 oz of water but he is also sending a good part of that back and 1 guy can't loose 25 lbs of fat and muscle in 3 weeks without part of that 25 lbs being water. I called the nurse tonight hoping they would check into that and give him an IV overnight. The Dr. went home and the on call Dr. doesn't want to interfere. So the nurse is going to keep pushing fluids down him. So he drank 8oz more of juice. And is now sipping on water. You know you'd think they would have a little idea of how to cared for him better. I'm a little tired so the cranky Donna is starting to emerge. Yikes! I better get to bed for I am going in at 7AM to try and get a handle on this. He has his Dr., Family, Therapist review at 1:45PM tomorrow so Laura is coming with me Josh too. We have made a long list of questions to ask, we only get 15 minutes so we have to be clear minded. Thank you for your continued Prayer. Pray for Phil's Spirit to be protected and strong during this struggle.
Love Donna, Phil
Laura, Josh, Sam, Meaghan, and Matthew