Discarding the Wheelchair

Today was the first day in a couple of weeks that Ray didn't need to use the wheelchair to get back & forth at the hospital. We are so hoping he doesn't ever need it again! The swelling in the feet has subsided & although his feet still bother him quite a bit, it's not nearly as bad as it was. He's now wearing some of those compression stockings for awhile. What a job it is to put those things on!

We still continue to visit the hospital every single day but hopefully that will lessen soon. It's just that Ray seems to get one problem resolved & no sooner than he does, something else creeps up. The latest now is some really painful rashes in a few unmentionable places. Yesterday the doctor prescribed some powder to treat it but instead it made it so much worse. He says he's on fire & it looks it. So we've discontinued that & moving on to Plan B.

The Endoscopy that Ray had this week showed an ulcer in his esophagus that's causing all his pain when he tries to eat. He's is on medicine to hopeful take care of that but it's slow go. 

Oh & that tooth of mine; The dentist said he could put a crown on my tooth that broke for $1,200. (Lost 1/3 of tooth). I convinced him to just smooth down the rough edges of the cuspid part that had broke off & save me the expense! Worked for me.

The weather here is really getting HOT now. "Hotter than the 4th of July". I can't believe that's less than two weeks away. I had thought about parking Ray in the shade for 20 or 30 minutes today beside the pool  while I swam a bit but the rain & thunder nipped that idea in the bud. So we both ended up taking a much needed nap this afternoon.