One step at a time
SIL update: Doing better every day. Weekend was bit rough, had some fluid build up, in a good bit of pain and she was not sleeping well. The one good thing is all of the ancillary support she has gotten from friends and family. Being a doctor, she has lots of doctor friends who work in the very same medical center where she is now camped out. Several volunteered to visit/stay with her over the weekend which gave us a much welcomed break. My wife has been up there every other night and that can make one a bit loopy. With her friends helping out, it has definitely made a difference. She was having problems breathing (fluid build up) and they put in a drain which immediately helped. Things improved over the weekend and they removed the epidural (pain medication) and foley (drain) on Monday and she is now ambulatory (able to walk). Pretty aggressive recovery schedule - she is up several times a day doing breathing exercise and taking walks around the nursing station. She hasn't yet started back on solid foods, but that is something she is working on. We are hoping that she will be able come home around Thanksgiving.
Been an interesting/full week. With my wife is spending a good amount of time between the hospital and home, I am trying to help out on the home front. Grocery shopping, cleaning, dog walking, laundry, car maintenance are my chores right now (don't expect a lot with the laundry). I took the dogs into the vet for a grooming (long overdue). We needed to get them seriously groomed down to get a handle on the hair around here. With these two, lately there has been tumbleweeds of dog hair rolling across the living room. Helpful advice for potential dog owners: if you don't like dog hair, perhaps Golden Retrievers are not the dog for you.
Speaking of Goldens, I am keeping up with Golden events and spotted this tidbit from across the pond (amazing how much time you have when you have a iPad and unlimited WIFI at the hospital). It seems that the Golden Retriever Club of Scotland had a gathering in Tomich, Invernessshire (birthplace of the breed) last month.
As much as I tout our little annual picnic gathering, I have to admit that getting 222 Goldens to sit for a picture is a pretty amazing feat.
6 comments:
Funny how many medical terms one learns when sitting in a hospital for days on end. Happy to hear she's slowly recovering and may make it home for Thanksgiving. That would be terrific!
We've never taken Chancie to the groomer, but Hubby brushes her every day. Still, the amount of hair she sheds is ridiculous. We put up with it though. She's such a great dog.
Glad to hear your SIL's making progress. Little by little, and hopefully she's good to go by Thanksgiving! That's an impressive pack of Goldens!
Glad to hear your SIL is making steady progress and that she has so much support.
I know what you mean about the dog fur. We had kids (and Dacotah) here last weekend. When the Lucy and Dacotah get together, hyperactivity abounds and therefore, the shedding is worse than ever. It's been a chaotic week since they all left and today's chores will include heavy duty vacuuming to collect all the black and red fur!
Good to hear that things are going well, and having that sort of support can only be good!
Custard constantly sheds hair, but at least his is short and does not become tumble-weed. Even so, he fills the hoover each day!
I'm happy to hear the SIL is doing better. And yes, that IS a pretty aggressive recovery schedule. I hope you got to see her on Thanksgiving?
"With these two, lately there has been tumbleweeds of dog hair rolling across the living room. Helpful advice for potential dog owners: if you don't like dog hair, perhaps Golden Retrievers are not the dog for you. "
That made me laugh, loudly.
Miss you! Hope everything's okay with you and the family and the dogs.
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