It has been, in a lot of ways, a very calm day. Husband has been able to eat a bit - oats porridge for breakfast, rice porridge for lunch, and oats porridge again for dinner. He did try to eat his usual boiled egg for 2nd breakfast, but today his taste buds decided that eggs taste horrible and he just could not eat it at all... so it ended up as me eating the egg instead!
My parents dropped the maid (her name is Sree) off with me this morning, and she did a lovely job of cleaning the house for me, and when she finished that, while waiting for my parents to come and pick her up, she got so bored she asked if it was OK to iron the clean clothes that were in my little ironing room! Not a lot (as I always iron each time the clothes are dry, as I don't like piling them up!), but I definitely appreciated her offer.
My parents turned up at 3.30pm, spent some time with Husband and me - with my Dad praying for Husband (after asking his permission!) and me. After which we left Husband to rest, while I got some tea and tid-bits on the table for my parents. We sat and chatted for a while, then they said their good-byes to both of us, and took Sree and headed home.
The pain patch is not working as well as it should on Husband, as he still has breakthrough pain practically every 4 to 5 hours, which means he needs extra meds to control the pain... so I have written to the pain management specialist to get her advice. The slow release morphine tablets worked a lot better BUT due to the gastro paresis was (1) taking a long time to get into the system after each dose and (2) was in constant danger of being puked up, which would have nullified the benefits of the pills! My brother had given me some new meds for Ken, something called Ganaton, which is to assist in the 'motility' of the stomach and help in digestion. So far, since starting it on Thursday night, Husband has only puked once... which is pretty good for a change. Maybe if the Ganaton really helps in digestion, then we may be able to switch back to the slow release pills. Will wait for the pain management doctor's advice - hopefully by tomorrow.
That's about it for now. Please continue to pray for Husband that the pain should be brought under control so he can start LIVING life again - so that he can, as the doctors keep saying, have some "quality of life", not this constant, unending pain and discomfort.
Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!
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Hello. This is Jody, Jasons daughter. Just to let you know that im thinking of you and grandad.
Jody Fogg xx
Thank you Jody, and I hope that the above message from you means that you are in touch with Jason!
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