Hospice

I'm happy with Mitt's oncologist, every time I email her or call her she almost immediately gets back to me. Yesterday morning I emailed her and asked her to please refer us to hospice now...within about an hour a hospice nurse was calling me to schedule a visit.

We started with a hospice phone assessment, it was quite detailed and I was surprised at how many questions they asked. The nurse was shocked when I told her he weighs 163, she said in his records in April he weighed 188. He really has declined rapidly and it's not just me worrying...

A hospice nurse named Tracy will be coming over Friday morning. I wouldn't have called hospice in so soon but daughter, Tessa went to a seminar and emailed me a link to a video which was really helpful. The hospice nurse recommended calling in hospice sooner rather than later and both Mitt and I feel better about having help.

Hospice also ordered a comfort care kit for Mitt and today I will be going to Kaiser pharmacy to pick it up. I'm especially relieved to know that they will be here to help with all of his meds and his pain management. They've also assigned me a counselor I will meet with her next week.

The good news....Yesterday Jon came over to have lunch with Mike. His roadwife can always cheer him up!  Mike ate more than he has in such a very long time and he kept it all down!  I was shocked and so happy.  It was so good for me to take my friend Darcy out for her bday lunch and so great to come home and see Jon and Mike...two peas in a pod both smiling and laughing. Thanks Jon, YOU are a true friend and we are very grateful for you!

Thank you all for your continued thoughts, prayers and love. xoxo