Friday night I was able to get a good nights rest because I stayed in the hotel with Neysa. She found a really cute hotel called the "Swiss Palms". It's pretty clean, spacious, cable TV, DVD player, and Internet. It's also in a gated community so there's not a lot of noise and traffic back there. Dad and I plan to stay there after we are released from the hospital.
Neysa and I went to dinner at the Thai place called Ego Thai. They have an Ego Italian and Ego Indian place as well. I also bought dad some coconut macaroons at a bakery that night because I know he loves them. The following day we went to the Lotus Temple. We had to take off our shoes before entering and then went single file into the temple. It was really amazing. I liked how the birds flew in there and their chirps would echo through the place. The temple is surrounded by water pools that make it look like it's floating.
As far as we know we are still on schedule for Tuesday. Dad is getting better and he is stable. I know everything happens for a reason and this was a blessing in disguise. He's been sleeping at night because the nurses don't have to come in every few hours. He has meds 2x per day after dinner and breakfast and that's it. Dad says he just wants to get the surgery over with.
Dr. Gupta gave us a book by Dr. Fredric D Gordon MD I wished I had a long time ago called "100 Questions & Answers About Liver Transplantation". I wished I would have had this book a long time ago, but didn't really think of looking for something like it. I breezed through it pretty quickly amazed at how much we already knew about the process. I read some parts to dad so he knows what to expect during and right after the surgery. His surgery is far more complex than mine.
My spirits are pretty good because I'm confident the procedures will go well. I just get a little saddened knowing that Miguel, mom and all my family are so far away and they are probably worried sick. So, don't worry because everything will be fine here. We have one of the best liver transplant teams working on us here. Just think-next week, this time we will be recovering quickly getting ready to come home. We are missing everyone at home and want to be back there as soon as we can.
XOXOXO to all!
As far as we know we are still on schedule for Tuesday. Dad is getting better and he is stable. I know everything happens for a reason and this was a blessing in disguise. He's been sleeping at night because the nurses don't have to come in every few hours. He has meds 2x per day after dinner and breakfast and that's it. Dad says he just wants to get the surgery over with.
Dr. Gupta gave us a book by Dr. Fredric D Gordon MD I wished I had a long time ago called "100 Questions & Answers About Liver Transplantation". I wished I would have had this book a long time ago, but didn't really think of looking for something like it. I breezed through it pretty quickly amazed at how much we already knew about the process. I read some parts to dad so he knows what to expect during and right after the surgery. His surgery is far more complex than mine.
My spirits are pretty good because I'm confident the procedures will go well. I just get a little saddened knowing that Miguel, mom and all my family are so far away and they are probably worried sick. So, don't worry because everything will be fine here. We have one of the best liver transplant teams working on us here. Just think-next week, this time we will be recovering quickly getting ready to come home. We are missing everyone at home and want to be back there as soon as we can.
XOXOXO to all!
