Day +24
Hello,
This will be a shorty. I am really tired and there isn't much to say. Jesse spent most of the day asleep. He had a transfusion last night (very normal as they are constantly taking loads of blood to check all kinds of levels), so he is much pinker. He has been really quite uncomfortable due to tummy pains, but he is still refusing to use his morphine push. He has been sick a few times but is drinking and still has very bad diarrhoea. On a more positive note, he has put on a little weight. Two days ago he was down to 16.3kg, his lowest ever. Yesterday he was 16.4kg and today he had gone up t0 16.6kg! It is only a little bit but at least it is in the right direction...
Jesse was awake a couple of times in the night for quite long periods (around midnight and five this morning) and during one of these sessions I explained to him how upsetting his brothers had found it that he wasn't talking. I pointed out that it would be no good going home with perfectly good marrow only to find he had forgotten how to talk. So he did talk to me. I was able to ask him lots of questions, one of which was why he wasn't using the morphine push. He explained that he didn't want to because he knew the pain was going to end soon. He was adamant that he didn't need it.
Today he has stopped talking again. He did a little this morning but by the afternoon I could get nothing but hand signals, shoulder shrugs, nods and shakes of the head. He is still quite communicative, for example this evening while he was moaning with pain I asked if he had belly ache? He nodded. Did he want the morphine push? He shook his head. Did he think the pain would go soon? He nodded. Was there anything I could do? He shook his head. Was he finding me annoying? He nodded. Did he want me to get off the bed? He nodded. Did he know I loved him? He nodded.
Derek and Bernie went home this evening. It is a strange feeling knowing they are there and we are here! Bernie was very excited to be home. He rediscovered all his favourite cupboards, and the telly and gave a deep "aaah" of recognition when he saw the big push along sheepdog that Santa brought. More tomorrow,
Love
C
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posted by Jesse Richards @ 23:48
4 Comments
4 Comments:
Dear Jesse,
You are amazing. I hope that your tummy starts to feel better soon. You are being so great and everyone in my house at uni asks after you and they are all so impresssed by how fantastic you are being!
All our love,
Skippy, Poochiella and Leo
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Hello again
The sea is quite rough today, so not sure if I will swim or not, if I get knocked down by surf I end up having to crawl up the sand on my hands n knees - kinda difficult when my fingers toes n legs are still crossed. Crossed they are... Jesse, you are on the mend - this time will pass, and soon you will be altogether again.
Remember yer love quilt, wrap it round you and think of all the people who are sending their love to help you get better!!!
hugs and smulchzy stuff!
g
Any word of the carrot thief?
Hi Jesse
You are famous even people in mexico can read your blog. Someone here told me that you are brave and clever enough to ride out to sea like the ancient sea warriors to communicate with the whales. The whales tell the locals important weather details they need to know but only the bravest and strongest young men can do this.
Love Ruth
ps that was red ruth
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