Thursday, February 18, 2010

From Roller Coaster to Rocket Launch



With the invaluable help of Robin and Sandy, we have successfully made the transition from hospital to home! Robert J has managed to take his first round of meds, his first insulin shots (is off his familiar pump for a while) and deal with his foley catheter that came home with him. Now we have a few minutes to sit still before handling the much bigger 9 pm round of meds. Robin and Sandy are having a very late dinner after their grocery store run for us - that's after they unloaded the car and unpacked everything and set up our household. They will sleep well tonight once they get home! We too hope for a great night's sleep before heading out early tomorrow morning (after another load of drugs) for lab work, which will be repeated Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We are so grateful for all the help we've had, both for the move and from those staying in our house to keep Lucy fed and watered and the mail handled and the yard and, and, and.
More coherent update will be possible tomorrow.
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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.