Yesterday marked 31 days of Dad being in the hospital, so we decided to take some counts...dad has moved rooms 6 times, that's a new room every 5.17 days on average. Today alone Dad had his blood drawn 4 times, and Dad IS NOT fond of needles. Dad & Mom have pretty much sampled the entire Methodist cafeteria menu. Some is pretty good and some leaves a lot to be desired. Dad has had interaction from at least 22 different doctors! Dad has probably seen more different doctors in 31 days than in the whole rest of his life (56 years and 8 months in case you are wondering)!! He has also had in excess of 100 nurses, PCAs, and student nurses. The nurses all LOVE Dad! When Mom sees nurses in passing, they all ask how Dad is doing. In addition to the nurses, PCAs & student nurses, Dad has also had numerous transporters, housekeeping staff & food service staff to assist him. He has had 10 radiation & 1 chemo treatment. And finally, in 31 days, every single day that has gone by Dad & Mom have had either visitors, phone calls and texts and sometimes all three to check in on how they are doing. We are all so fortunate to have such a support system. Tomorrow is Dad's next dose of chemo. I pray that it continues to go well for him, and does what it is supposed to do.
Dianne and family,
ReplyDeleteMany people find small towns boring. I personally find small towns beautiful. Why, because in small towns everyone pulls together when a family is in need of help. We are all pulling for Gary as well as for all of you. There is not a day that passes that someone doesn't say a prayer for you. There is not a day when someone doesn't wonder how the family is holding up. All of you are on our minds all the time. All of you are in our prayers. We wonder why this is happening, but we have no answers. You are a wonderful family. Pull together as a family, help each other though this. Lean on us too, if it will help. We all care, more than you know. Gary, be a fighter. Beat the odds. We want to see you back home soon. May God be with you all.
Cedric and Jo Ann Popp
Please let the whole Cerny family know that Wayne and I are constantly keeping you in our hearts and on our mind. Even tho we are not close enough to see you, we are close enough to pray for you. If there is anything you can think of that we could help with. Just call. Garrett knows how to get hold of us. We are not sure how we can be of help so just let us know. We love this blog. It sure helps to be informed of Gary's progress. Thank you for doing this.
ReplyDeleteLee Ann and Wayne Freytag