Saturday morning, I woke and was immediately thinking of the timing of things. When Amanda gets out of both the hospital and rehab facility, I’ll work on getting Tank up here, when and if she’ll need a kidney transplant on top of everything else, when I have to go to work, and how long we…

After Amanda went back for the wound surgery, I hung out for a while at Hopdoddy, eating lunch and chatting with Brett till the afternoon. It was a good distraction instead of being worried about Amanda being gone. I still hadn’t heard anything from the OR, so by the time I got back to the…

Part of the long holiday weekend was full of reminders. It was bittersweet seeing old Facebook and photo album memories. We spent the last couple of years in Pagosa Springs in early September. It just so happened over the Labor Day holiday. Both trips were great, and it was becoming a thing for us to…

Saturday, I was pretty tired and slept in a bit. I typically leave later on the weekend since traffic isn’t as bad. The problem is sometimes, not always, the team comes early to the round. This Saturday, they did, and I missed them. Amanda texted to let me know when I was on the way…

Thursday morning, I could hear the cardio in the hall talking with the NP. They were arguing about something. He was being condescending to her. So it wasn’t just me; he was that way with everyone. He has the air of a surgeon, the cockiness for sure. The wound was the hot-button issue for us.…

On Monday morning, I had a specific place in mind where I was going to get a breakfast taco for Amanda. In Texas, we have Stripes, a gas station that fixes tacos. Nothing special, but they make their own flour tortillas and make them and your taco to order. 7-Eleven bought them out, and I…

Friday, as I was going to leave for the football game, Amanda was having trouble breathing. She was getting a little anxious about me leaving, I think. She’s been getting anxious about odd things lately. She was worried about getting to bed early because I wasn’t going to be there to get her in bed.…

The late dialysis on Tuesday was only a liter out of a goal of two. Blood pressure seems to be an issue with getting enough fluid off. Amanda is becoming fluid overloaded, and they seem not to think it’s that much of an issue. None of the nurses are keeping up with her intake, so…

Monday, when I got to the room, I could tell Amanda wasn’t feeling good. She was nauseous and having a hard time getting her pills down. That seems to be getting worse. She also gets full quickly when eating and has been getting nauseous after eating. The cardiology was new this week. We still had…

Amanda’s blood counts have been up; with the infection, everything was all over the place. Now that I have access to her MyChart, I’ve been checking things pretty regularly. One thing that we’ve been dealing with is a low white count and neutrophil, a specific white blood cell that helps fight against infection. Both,  after…