Run-down of this week...

Sorry, if you were waiting for a post yesterday, my Internet was down.

Well, Bob is home again. Arrangements have been made for him to have IV antibiotics infused at home everyday for six weeks. Also, the wound dressing on his stomach that has everyone baffled is being changed everyday also by a home nursing agency.

If you're wondering about this past week's events, here's a run-down...Monday, spent two hours in the VA ER waiting for care. We decided to go to the Roseburg Urgent Care. There, they lanced Bob's wound on his stomach, drained it, and cultured it. The PA, who took care of him, contacted the neurosurgeons at OHSU, whom put in his shunt back i June '09, to get a recommendation for follow-up care. They said we need to go to the OHSU ER. We (Aunika, Zachary, Bob, and I) packed over night bags for the three hour trek to Portland.

Once there, each procedure had a long wait for results, then consults with either neurosurgeon or general surgeons. Twenty-two hours later, an x-ray, CT scan of the head and abdomen, lancing, blood work, and a spinal tap were completed. When we were about to leave, the doctor said the neurosurgeons found an infection in Bob's tailbone on the CT Scan. In order to leave, I promised to take Bob to the VA ER the very next day to start IV antibiotics. Which I did. By the way, Aunika and Zachary slept in the car for a few hours starting at 5am. The ER nurses put an extra bed in Bob's room for me to get a few hours sleep too.

So, that got us to Thursday. There, we had a consult with a general surgeon who said Bob needed six weeks of IV antibiotics and needed admitted to the hospital. I begged and pouted again for something to be done so Bob could come home instead of staying in the hospital. The doctor agreed to have a PICC line put in.

So, a PICC line was put in on Thursday afternoon. Bob stayed overnight, and antibiotics were infused on Friday. Before we left at 5pm, an antibiotic, that can only be gotten from a pharmacy in Eugene, which is an hour north of Roseburg, is being sent by Gray Hound to our house twice a week for six weeks.

As I write this, Bob is arguing with all of us that he is going to smoke. He's not convinced that he hasn't smoked for almost a year. I wrote a smoking cessation book, so I should exercise some of the activities with him.

PARTY
There will be a one-year Survival Party, May 29th for those who need more time to plan. That is Memorial weekend, so you'll have a four-day weekend. More details will be coming.
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A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Heavenly Father, thank You for the good future that You have prepared for me. Today I choose to come into agreement with Your Word and declare Your blessing over my life. Keep me close to You as I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Bob Pirie Fund: Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to:
Umpqua Bank
Bob Pirie Fund
445 SE Main Street Roseburg, OR 97470
c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate
Thank you in advance for your support and contribution.

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