Where does the time go?
This week sure flew by faster than I expected. I can't wrap my head around the idea that it could possibly April already but I did remember to change the clocks--go me!
After rain off and on all week it's sure nice to see the sun shine again. The storms played further havoc with Andrews baseball schedule. Another game was rained out but they did manage to squeeze in a make-up game Thursday after school. Andrews team was down by three runs going into their last at bat and he was the first batter up. He got walked but then stole second and third which got his team fired up. Greg got a solid hit through the gap to bring in Andrew and that started them off and they came back to tie before the game was called for darkness. Sam had to be down at UCLA for most of the day so Mel picked Andrew up and took him to the game, then when I got him home again I ran down and caught the last four innings.
After the last of Sam's tests were through we meet with Dr. Cooper to discuss where things go from here. It was a good news/bad news kind of discussion but the bad news wasn't nearly as bad as we had feared.
The bad news is that approximately 50% of his lung tissue is irreversibly destroyed by this point, so he's got he equivalent of one lung. That's not as bad as we'd prepared ourselves for so we're very relieved. The good news is that the new medication seems to be doing it's job. The enzymes in his lungs are reading normal again.
Sam's definitely getting stronger. He still tires quickly and easily but he's been able to work a bit from home which has done wonders for his overall mood. I know he is hoping to get cleared to start back to work, at least part-time, soon. He has been advised to go on disability but that's not something he is willing to consider.
After rain off and on all week it's sure nice to see the sun shine again. The storms played further havoc with Andrews baseball schedule. Another game was rained out but they did manage to squeeze in a make-up game Thursday after school. Andrews team was down by three runs going into their last at bat and he was the first batter up. He got walked but then stole second and third which got his team fired up. Greg got a solid hit through the gap to bring in Andrew and that started them off and they came back to tie before the game was called for darkness. Sam had to be down at UCLA for most of the day so Mel picked Andrew up and took him to the game, then when I got him home again I ran down and caught the last four innings.
After the last of Sam's tests were through we meet with Dr. Cooper to discuss where things go from here. It was a good news/bad news kind of discussion but the bad news wasn't nearly as bad as we had feared.
The bad news is that approximately 50% of his lung tissue is irreversibly destroyed by this point, so he's got he equivalent of one lung. That's not as bad as we'd prepared ourselves for so we're very relieved. The good news is that the new medication seems to be doing it's job. The enzymes in his lungs are reading normal again.
Sam's definitely getting stronger. He still tires quickly and easily but he's been able to work a bit from home which has done wonders for his overall mood. I know he is hoping to get cleared to start back to work, at least part-time, soon. He has been advised to go on disability but that's not something he is willing to consider.
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