Paul's Update - 08/12/06

Dear Friends:

I've really fallen behind. The last few days have been mostly uneventful. Thursday the doctor called and said that the test results finally came back. Paul's Dilantin level was at 19 and he was Ok with that as long as it was above 15. He told Tabby that we can start to decrease the medicine by 250mg a week until we eliminate it all together. Paul has been out of bed only to watch TV. He is so tired and weak that Dad doesn't even try to get him up most of the time. He was able to go outside for a bit this week and he enjoys being out. Carl has been staying at Paul's house for the last few days. He is not comfortable with leaving before we know how Paul will react to the decrease in medicines. Saturday Paul was still pretty tired but he perked up a bit as the evening came. Dad was able to go out for lunch with Bill in the afternoon. Ronda and I are spending time in South Carolina with my family. Dad got Paul to stand and sit at the side of the bed about 5 times and he was able to get him to walk about 10 steps. He sat up for a bit this evening. We hope this is a beginning to him feeling better. He has a little bit of a rash on his torso from his arm resting on it and sweating. He also has a bug bite on his hand that is swollen up a bit. It will require some monitoring for the next few days. We actually had a nurse show up today and we should have her again on Sunday. This is still a substitute for Audrey who is working at the hospital as part of her Nurses Aid certification. She should be back soon ... we miss her! George is still traveling ... please check out his blog. Pray for him and Mark as they travel.

Have a great day, Lynne & Carl