hospitalization for monitoring

this afternoon, dad was taken to the ER because his fever was persistent from last night and the docs all warn that fever could be the sign of infection. so with all of the happenings of yesterday, mom decided to take him in.

he had blood tests, CT scan, chest x-ray and a couple other tests to see what was causing fever. he has also contracted a cold with deep chest cough. because of these things, he will be kept in the hospital for a few days so that his fever/symptoms can be monitored, and they can be certain that there is no sign of pneumonia.

please continue to pray for him; i will make it a priority to keep posting re: his condition.

Don is home

Don came home last night because the doctors agreed that there was nothing more they could do for him there. He has no bacterial infection, he had two units of blood and won't receive anymore unless his blood tests on Friday say he needs one.

He came home a bit weak and disoriented because of his high fever. He continued to have chills, sweats and high fever throughout the night despite doses of Tylenol. The doctor of internal medicine said that what Don is suffering from is likely "tumor fever" -- his body is wanting to get rid of the cancer in his blood. He is obviously tired from the toll his body is taken and so has been sleeping quite a bit.

Rachel is keeping track of Don's fever spikes/drops as well as doing what she can to make him comfortable [though she's had to remove his blankets and apply ice packs a few times to keep his fever down, much to his chagrin!] Please be praying for Rachel's stamina and Don's healing.