Something of a setback, but we hope only temporary.

I arrived on this past Friday morning on the 4th floor of St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital in Savannah expecting to find Nora. Empty room. She’d been transferred to the PCU – Progressive Care Unit. Earlier that morning, her blood pressure medicine was added to the med mix and her body reacted: she had a seizure. They were able to control it without electronic stimulus but it was thought best if she went to PCU for closer observation. PCU seems to have more stuff there for emergencies.

I spent all day yesterday and night with Nora. Aaron came this morning (seems like a week ago), and Sarah spelled Aaron.

I talked with Dr. Yannucci’s PA, Nora’s radiologist, and all scans (head, total bone and spine) only show the cancer in the spinal fluid. We’re taking this a day at a time. That’s the plan. Nora is in PCU now. She told me to go home and get some rest. The best news about that is she actually TOLD ME. Her greatest frustrations: she can’t see and can’t move herself much.

Creekside, Aaron deVere

Kids really help her. Still in great pain, she becomes more lucid, active when they are there. Sarah and Aaron make her smile. (Here are all my worldly possessions … smile again.)

Excuse my hospital/medical jargon but her vitals are good. Blood pressure a bit high. Still trying to get this pain thing balanced so Nora can come home. And be comfortable. And get away from of the machines and the pulling and prodding (all done with gentleness and, I have seen, in some cases, with love).

If Nora can take it, chemo in the back scheduled for Tuesday. We’ll see.

Again, than you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

Paul