Saturday, January 23, 2010

A mellow Saturday

Although Bob/Irv has our laptop in his possession, he chose to sleep late in his quiet new room, then enjoyed his novel all morning instead of blogging. Can't blame him a bit! So I'm updating from home, where I am enjoying my own "day off" from the craziness of the past 2(?) weeks. He is having dialysis all afternoon. The docs want him on it 4 times a week now, since he seems to have the most heart problems occuring after the weekend off dialysis. Other than interfering with his social life, it certainly makes sense. The dialysis unit in the hospital is on a separate floor from his room, and no visitors or cell phones are allowed (although I told him to see what happens if he brings his phone - will they throw him out?). He's looking forward to his brother's visit later this afternoon, and that's all the excitement that we expect today.
I am doing my best to get lots of things done around the house, and to be as prepared as possible for when we get The Call. After being ready intermittently for the more than 17 months since he got on the List, now I really have to have everything possible in order, like bills paid, clients up to date, cat food stocked, my suitcase packed with this season's extra clothes, gas tank full, phone chargers in hand etc. Of course it's the etc. I worry about - what am I forgetting? That's where I may be calling on friends and relatives to help fill in if necessary - thanks everyone for the support, moral and otherwise!
Keeping fingers crossed in the meantime............

No comments:

Post a Comment

RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.