Still a go for Monday

Hi All -
Holly and Bucky went back to San Diego this morning and Rick and I have spent a quiet day watching Rick take in calories and walk laps around the tower. He has traveled 1/2 mile so far today. He is well enough to be bored, even though he is still very tired. (Remember, 24 laps is a mile and is curiously also the definition for mind numbing boredom!)

They are trying to back off on some of the meds. His blood pressure is a bit low, so they have had to reduce the lopressor - which is a bit of a concern because the lopressor has been keeping his heart out of atrial fibrillation. As his fabulous nurse Pam said, with 18 hours to go till freedom, we don't want anything to mess up. They are watching the numbers carefully and we are keeping our fingers crossed.

So say your prayers and keep your fingers crossed that all is well and that Rick can move to the apartment tomorrow. His brother David is coming up to help us move. Everyone feels such a need to help that David called to say he is bringing lots of salmon (protein) and mashed potatoes (potassium). Rick is still limited to a "mechanical soft" diet - which nurse Pam says is basically anything you can eat if you have no teeth. And yes, salmon can be eaten with no teeth!