Daddy's nemesis..The Clown

Daddy has an IV pole that he calls "The Clown." The slightest problem causes an alarm to sound and it consistently gets louder and louder until the nurse comes to reset it. Well, it was going off like crazy last night. They had it set to a very sensitive mode due to the nature of his meds, and I bet it went off every 45 minutes to an hour. He finally got so frustrated around 6:00 this morning that he "took it for a walk so that maybe it would behave!" He roamed the halls with this thing going off making all kinds of racket! The nurses finally paid attention when they realized that it was causing this usually compliant patient to get a little bossy! (I'm sure you can't imagine Wally getting bossy, huh?!?! :-))

He has been enjoying the food up until now, but he has decided to switch to a different diet. It is lighter than the standard meals, which is more like how he eats on a daily basis at home. All of the good food he has been getting just doesn't sound as appetizing right now. The steroids and fluids have caused him to gain 20 pounds in one day. He weighed in at 233 lbs. this morning, and he was at 212 on Friday.

Eric is on his way to spend the afternoon watching Nascar and golf here. He bought a new contraption called a Slingbox that is able to access our satellite at home. If he can get it to work properly, it should allow Daddy to view all of his normal channels (including the Golf channel) from the laptop. Keep your fingers crossed! We need Golf TV!!

I'm off to check on Edee! It was my first night away from her, but I think she and her daddy had a great evening and morning!
Thanks for checking in!
Wendee