Side-tracked on the way home...

The race to discharge is proceeding more slowly that anticipated, as there have been a few roadblocks

Tashie with KBS historian
(KBS = Katherine Branson School)
Santa Cruz, June 19th 2015

that are delaying Tashie's homecoming. Her surgical wound is healing well, with swelling almost gone, and bruising moving along in the right direction. But...the slow pulse and low blood pressure (now both resolved) have been followed by an apparent volume overload that is interfering with oxygenation. She is definitely better when active, so we are pushing her to walk more, move around more, and use the Spirometer on an hourly basis. And, IV lasix was started this afternoon.

Bruce is with her now, and he is an excellent (if a tad pushy) coach, so he'll have her worn out by the time I get there later this afternoon. And that will be good. I did not get the custard made yesterday; instead, Clarke and I went to Cassidy's for dinner, and brought her one of their stellar vanilla crème brulée. So my custard-making will start minutes from now. Cassidy's creation is a hard act to follow!