last night dad had the nurse from hell -- "rita". if his fever didn't go down she was going to "rip his clothes off and cover him in ice". her bedside manner was less than desirable but mom encouraged him to be sweet as honey anyway.
"rita"'s antithesis was "mae", a sweetheart who was a gentle breeze with a wonderful bedside manner. "mae" put ice on him anyway, but at least she was nice about it.
mom was there til 3am making sure that dad was comfortably settled in his room and that his fever was going down.
this morning we called and he is scheduled to have an antibiotic IV drip every 12 hours, a CTScan [b/w], and a blood transfusion. his temp has gone down and his chills are gone for now.
thank God for "mae" and blessings to "rita" anyway... God is good.
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Heidi and family,
I definately have you all in my thoughts and prayers. Keep fighting! Heid, I will try calling soon!
Love,
Stephanie
I think often of my Springdale buddy,
Don, and his current health situation
and we remember those school days with fondness.
We say a prayer for him and his family at this difficult period and trust that with so much love and concern, all our prayers will be answered
Jack Williams SHS 1946
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