This morning we got a chance to meet the Administrator of the hospital. She was coming around with a camera crew to talk with some of the patients for a commercial they are making about the hospital. She was very nice and her English was excellent. She said she spent some time in Missouri.
Aministrator of the Hospital
.The rest of the day was a normal day of therapy. Dillon didn’t run a fever today so that is good. Tonight Mom made an excellent soup with beef broth, onions, celery, potatoes, carrots, and green beans (which by the way are about 18 inches long here!). Then we ordered some dessert from in the hospital to see what it is like. I ordered Friend Bananas, but they didn’t have that or the fried apples so we had to go with fried watermelon…. I have never heard of fried watermelon before!
Fried watermelon.
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watermelon
It was pretty good but very sweet. The best way to describe it is a tiny piece of watermelon in a breading that is fried and has a candy apple style carmized sugar on it and then has a few sesame seeds on it. They are WAY to sweet for how many it comes with so we shared with some other people on our floor.
Dillon and Grandma - notice the Chinese Diaper!
I bought more diapers the other day and did not know there was different kinds of diapers! I got some that don’t have any tabs or anything but they stick to the inside of this cloth that comes with it and ties around the baby. They did not work at all for Jay – he soaked his whole bed! But they work ok for Dillon. We are going to try to get some other kind tomorrow. Just for a better look at the diaper…
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August 18th, 2009
Hello Everyone,
Sorry I didn’t post yesterday, it was just one of those days. Dillon did have his second spinal yesterday. We have another Spinal on Friday and then an IV next week. His spinal went very good, they only had to suction him one time! That was a blessing! He did start to run a fever though. They said the fever isn’t uncommon as the body now has these new cells in it. It doesn’t mean that his body won’t get any of the stem cells so that is good!
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Going for the spinal
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It was raining so they held umbrellas over Dillon
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This is as far as I get to go before they take him to the OR.
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This is the common area - we don't really sit there though
This is the little kitchen where we do our cooking
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This the the dining room - we don't eat there it is mostly used for food prep.
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Coming back from the OR after the spinal
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China - Jason took Mom to a bookstore to buy fans
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Our living room
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Living room from the other side
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Bedroom
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Bedroom from the other side - Dillon has the biggest bed all to himself!
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Shower - it is different looking but it works great! I kind of like this showering on to the floor - it is easy to bath the boys when you aren't worried about them splashing water out
I will update from today on another post, thank you for praying for Dillon’s spinal. The medicine they are trying for Dillon’s g-tube seems to be working. It is a lot less red than it had been.
August 18th, 2009
