2 visits: In home RN and Papa!

Back to the CBCI clinic visits again.  3 times a week until they tell us differently.  

We were coached by our in home nurse this week on how to hook Brad up to his magnesium drip and also how to flush the lines on his chest catheter.  He will need these procedures done everyday at home. The magnesium drip takes 2 hours to complete.   

 I am Brad's nurse at home and it is my priviledge to take care of him this way.  He makes it fun.  The first time I flushed his lines he jumped and said "Ouch!  Careful not to pull it out!"  Joking, of course.

Another selfie!

 And my beautiful Brad joking with the staff at CBCI during our check up visit today.  He still looks so good.

Tonight Brad said he wanted to go to his folks house to visit with Papa, who has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma, had a recent mini stroke again, and only has a short while left on this earth.  We have been worried that Brad would not be able to see him due to him being extremely nuetropenic (immune system tanked!).  Nanny and Papa showed up at our door and it was a lovely surprise.  Brad and Papa visited and it was sweet.  

I wrote down part of their conversation ...

Brad, "What did the doctor tell you, Dad?"

Papa, "That I am going to pass on.  I don't have to like it."

Brad, "That's good though, Papa, because you will be perfect."

Nanny, "Papa, do you want me to go with you?"  (leave it to Nanny to ask these kind of questions)

Papa, "If you want to"

Brad, "Do you know when you are going to pass on , Dad?"

Papa, "A couple of months"