Day 40

We are not sure if this is "dejavu all over again" or not yet, but Deb spiked a major temp. this afternoon +104, got the shakes and that got the floor hopping again.

Deb was not feeling good for most of today. She had a bad night again last night with her cough that kept her up. She has nebulizer treatments, inhalers, etc. to keep ahead of the congestion and to keep this thing out of her lungs, but it is keeping her from resting. When she called me this morning, she said that she did not sleep most of the night last night and she was coughing so much that her ribs were stargin to hurt. She was not happy and had no appetite. She ate very little today, and so we are doubly glad that she tanked up with her buds last night.

Joey and Allie came down from NY and visited with Deb for the early part of the afternoon. They were attired in their banana suits when I arrived with soft pretzels and mustard all around. The kids ate up but Deb took a pass, as she was starting to fade into the fever. After the kids left, Deb spiked the fever and they gave her an interesting series of meds conisiting of tylenol, benadryl and oxy-codo that knocked her out, stopped the cough and brought the temperature down to 100 within 2 hours. The only problem was that as her cough subsided, she began to get itchy all over (allergic reactions again). Although it worked very effectively, Deb is afraid that she will have another allergic reaction like the last time. We are happy that they are watching her so closely and that they are dosing Deb in small measures to avoid a repeat of last time. The nursing care at HUP is excellent.

When Deb was spiking, they also brought 5 or 6 ice packs that were "strategically" placed and Deb took a long nap, packed in the stuff. Any FOD out there knows that this girl is not an ice queen, but she was loving the stuff tonight. At one point, she had three bags around her head! In any event, any or all of the above worked and Deb was feeling pretty good when I left. Let's hope that they can give her this cocktail again tonight and that Deb can get some rest and begin to turn the corner with this thing!

If I have not mentioned it lately, the rash is still there, from ears to ankles, but not any worse nor any better.

As of now, all visitations are off. If we are in dejavu, then the next 3 days will be tough. Hopefully, we are not there and we can count on Deb's continued improvement. Please also note that we will be moving on Sunday morning. We will be moving to 6008 Rhoads -- newly refurbished -- with a fridge and bigger than her current room, on the corner and with a view. Deb may never want to come home! Hopefully, this will be the best of the 5 rooms Deb has been in during her stay. I will post the phone number and proper address tomorrow. They did come to explain the move, etc. at some point during the afternoon.

Deb sends her love to all.