Still Better

Janette walked some this evening while I was out and her sisters were in. She walked to the bathroom with two people supporting her and the same to her bedroom much later. She stayed awake for a long time today. When I came home from dinner with Lee, she was sitting on the couch watching a movie with everyone.

Janette's blood pressure is currently staying 150/70 or below. Her cardiologist almost doubled her beta blocker dosage. We wish the readings were even lower, back to where they use to be, but we're happy they are, currently, not jumping to 209/103.

"Currently" is still an important word. We may be on a steady climb to better health or we may be on an up-down ride. The ups seem to be better and longer than the downs, especially today. Our Hospice nurse still thinks we need continuous care, so we have 24 hour nursing coverage. That's a huge break for me and I think for Janette, too. I can't imagine how I would have continued non-stop to monitor her health and blood pressure and everything she couldn't do for herself after the focused intensity of taking care of so much at the hospital. The thought of it makes my stomach hurt. Thank you Hospice!

My 3 hour "dinner" tonight with Lee was a wonderful break. Each day, I'm more removed from the intensity of the crisis. My Aunts and Uncle, cousins and sister did so much! Even with all their work, my days were still full with the logistics of having Janette back home and the mini health crises she kept having. How do people do this own their own? Thanks everyone! I know it's not only for me, but for your sister, too.