He's Home!

Praise God, Praise God, Dad's home! How it changes from day to day. Yesterday there was "no way" he's going home tomorrow. Today it was "ok, your going home today". The main reason for the change of heart is that my poor dad is totally sleep deprived. He's been in a room with 3 different men, and unfortunately for dad, and the men (poor things), they have been confused and are "yellers". Dad has been in hospital since Monday and has had only about 6 hours sleep the ENTIRE time! The doctors feel he's at the point where he will mend better at home if he can get rest. They know he is a very compliant patient and that Mom and my sister and I, will make sure he is, even if he doesn't want to be ;o) .

He was weaned off his steroids, is on both antibiotics in pill form now, has pain pills and has gotten all the suggested dietary products that have been recommended to him. He came home, ate, got changed into his PJ's and has been sleeping ever since. I told mom to just let him sleep for as many days as he wants and only to wake him up for pills and fluids, food too if he wants to eat, but the minimum of meds. and fluids. Mom has her list of all the side effects to watch out for and when she should call the doctor. My sister will probably head out there tomorrow after work, she's the one that picked the up from the hospital to bring them home today, I was already on my way to therapy with Anah. I'll head out Sat or Sun, without any of the sick bunch here, we don't need dad or mom to get sick.

I put two pics of dad above, the first is his "normal" face, the second is his face with the cellulitis, you can't really get the full effect because you can't see his ear, which was at least four times it's size.