Update on Uncle Wally

Michele - it was great seeing your Mom and Dad at St. Timothy's on Saturday morning. It was rather early but your Dad is looking good. He was giving your Mom a hard time about u-turns and her parking abilities so he sounds the same as always. :)

Turtle and Lisa's oldest kids (Mindy and Jeremy) are down in Florida right now visiting Mom and Dad. Dad's ulcer was cauterized during the endoscopy so it's no longer bleeding. They're treating it with an antibiotic and it seems to be working. His blood counts are good and the plan is to send him home today. He's eating/drinking okay so that's a really good sign. He'll be back on Monday to have more of the fluid drained from his abdomen which hopefully will provide more relief from the pain. He's currently on morphine in the hospital but not quite sure what meds he'll be on when he comes home. Hospice is coming in today to speak with them and they'll help coordinate the medicines, etc. Turtle says he's smiling and making cracks so he seems to be getting back to his normal self.

I can't tell you how happy that makes me since he was nothing like that when we left. Brian will be leaving on Thursday to go visit for a little bit but not sure who's going with him yet. More details to follow and thanks again for allowing me to use your blog to keep everyone updated on Dad.

Keep the cards and emails coming...I think it helps to lift both Mom and Dad's spirits! Here's their address:
103 Camellia TrailLeesburg,
FL 34748

Love,Theresa