Refocus

So just when I'm feeling sorry for me, God helps me to get refocused. This is not about me - this is about Ric. Yes it totally affects me but what is important is that we focus on what he needs to beat this horrible disease. He has not been feeling so hot the last couple days - not eating nor drinking so I was getting concerned about his hydration level. This morning he still was not wanting to get out of bed to eat and was only taking small sips of water every few hours - not enough to keep someone fully hydrated especially when everything just runs right thru him. So I finally convinced him to get up around 11am to eat something so he could take his steroid pill - this was after threatening to call the doctor or take him to the hospital. He started eating a banana and drinking a cup of tea but then started feeling sick to his stomach. Unfortunately he was unable to keep the little bit he ate down. So that convinced me that it was time to call the doctor. Of course on the weekend you get the doc on call but he agreed with me that Ric was probably dehydrated and to take him to Swedish Issaquah ER to at least get him hydrated. So off we went to the ER. Got him hydrated and they ran a bunch of tests (more blood draws). They found out that his sodium levels (which had been pretty consistent since all this has been going on) had dropped a bit since his last blood work on the 3rd. This was a concern to the Doc at ER so they wanted to hospitalize him to find out why this was going on. Also his white blood cell count had dropped. So he was transported from Swedish Issaquah to First Hill since the Issaquah hospital is not open - only the ER. Now we are at First Hill waiting to see the doctor who should be here anytime now. (It's nearly 10pm) He is feeling better now that he's rehydrated but still very tired. Just hoping & praying that they will figure out what's going on now and get it resolved so he can get back home. Appreciate your prayers for this now I will do my best to post an update tomorrow after we find out more.