Hi Friends,
I need some more prayers.
Mom's white blood cell count shot up to 29 and they
think she now has a urinatry tract infection. They
think the C-Diff (Colon) infection is getting better
but there is major concern about kidney function so a
nephrologist has been called in and I need to talk to
him. It's possible she'll need dialysis. That makes
me panic. I'm probably over-reacting.
Intellectually, I know millions of people undergo
dialysis with no problems and successfully recover.
But I keep seeing my dad who had total renal failure
and kept begging me to make them take the dialysis
machine away and stop torturing him and I just don't
want to go there again. I know that it's a totally
different situation with my mom because she doesn't
have a blood pressure problem and does not have total
renal failure like he did. Intellectually I can
understand that. Emotionally is antoher ball game.
If she has to have dialysis (and I'm praying she
doesn't have to have it), I'll need another day off so
I can be with her for the first treatment. Maybe if I
see it go well, I can cope with it better.
On the good side she did at least 3 hours of CPAP
today -- independent breathing today.
Thanks!
Love,
Susan
