Day #4

 Last night right after I did published that night's journal entry, Louis Dean got out of bed before I could get over and stop him and all the bells and whistles went off and he tried to walk to the bathroom and nearly tottered backward before he regained his balance - and then nearly fell forward!

By the grace of God and prayers of so many, I have held up well with so much going on - but last night I had a bit of a meltdown! Normally Louis Dean and I don't argue very often but I proceeded to tell him how the cow ate the cabbage! I told him I could handle everything but NOT if he was hell bent on doing what he wants to do when and how he wants to do it. I'm afraid I packed up my stuff, stopped to talk to the nurse and then ran out of here like my hair was on fire!

I got to the car and I was crying and shaking.

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

While I meant to go in and go right to bed, I couldn't.

Instead I climbed up in the back of the truck and searched for a couple of things and in the process I found tubs and bags of overalls and underthings of Louis Dean.

I took them all in and then searched his room and found more. I emptied all the tubs, duffle and overnight bags and started a marathon of laundry!

I ordered new pajama pants and underwear, t-shirts and socks as soon as he was admitted to the hospital and they arrived the next day so he has a TON of everything!

I have a PLAN!!

I am going to pack a clear tub with clean overalls and a few of his plaid shirts and another tub with pajama pants, underwear, socks and t-shirts.

These will go to the ranch and stay there.

No more packing and invariably forgetting some important stuff!

Next I will dump out all the basket containers in the storage unit in the bathroom and reorganize all of those. Louis Dean was in the army and he folds t-shirts in a little rolled bundle that looks like a skinny burrito. When he gets home I will have a big plastic garbage bag FULL and he can fold away!

After that he can match up all his socks AFTER I sort through and through out all the old ones.

So he has a project all lined up for him and it does not involve being outside in the heat!

It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, Because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: Great is thy faithfulness.

God is faithful and I was back to normal this morning.

I arrived about 9:00 this morning and Louis Dean was looking pretty good.

Since he has such a short term memory issue, I was wondering if he even remembers how upset I got with him. Turns out - he does and that's a good thing.

I came bearing a bag of goodies!

For one - I found his charger and for a guy who doesn't even like phones, he was real happy when I handed it to him!

He is getting better every day and today he had his color back and all his tests were good, so there was talk he might go home this afternoon.

However, as the day went on he began to lose steam and nearly fell twice when they took him for a walk. 

This is the face he made when they said he needed to stay another night.

But he knows it is for the best.

The food here is excellent but he eats only a fraction of it - and I scarf down the rest!

This afternoon he said it's been a long time since we had coffee together.

This is the Starbucks downstairs!

This hospital is so nice!

They just recently completed a total renovation that took a couple of years!

    A Café  Americano for him and a Skinny Vanilla Latte for me.

So that's it for our 4th day in the hospital and we continue to bless and be blessed by our sweet Baylor Angels.....

And now I am going to pack up my toys and head home.

I hope the next journal entry will be written from Home Sweet Home!

I appreciate every single prayer prayed for us.......

No new news on Nita other than she remains critically stable while making small improvements....

Leah said the doctors are hopeful.....

Hope! What a beautiful word.

As soon as I possibly can, I want to go over to Fort Worth and lay my eyes on Nita even for just a few minutes.