Spring Training

They made it to a game. I don't have any details just this picture.

Arizona!!

Well, they made it! Dad and Mom are safely in Arizona. Mom said it was a long trip for both of them and they are tired. They flew down yesterday to Phoenix and were picked up at the airport by some friends. They stayed in Mesa last night and drove to Surprise today. Tomorrow they are planning on heading out to the ballpark to catch some Spring Training action. So far, so good. Please pray that Dad is able to keep hydrated in the new, drier climate. I'll post photos as soon as I get some from Mom. We all forgot to take any when we were in Tennessee.

Tennessee

Dad and Mom drove to Tennessee yesterday. They left Findlay around noon after Mom finished teaching her water aerobics class. We are headed down on Sunday. They are scheduled to fly out of Nashville to Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon. I will continue to blog occasionally and put up photos if Mom sends me some. Thanks again for all your prayers - we are now almost 6 months post-transplant and almost two months without having to be hospitalized!

Back Home again . . .but not for long!!

The doctor gave Dad the ok to travel so they will be leaving early March to visit with Bill, Amanda and the girls in Nashville. Sarah will be going to Nashville for Spring Break and we will be heading down as well. Nathan will stay around long enough during his break so that we can all be together for a few days. Then Dad and Mom will be flying to Phoenix on March 9th.

The tests that were run at the Clinic have all come back okay so far. We are still waiting for a few results but don't anticipate anything that would require them to stay here. The doctors there seem very happy with his progress and his coordinator told him to hit the putting greens when he gets to Arizona (;

Check-up Time

Dad will be going to Cleveland this week for some tests and a routine visit with the liver surgeons. It will be the first clinical appointment that he will make (all the others were cancelled due him being hospitalized). The plan is to go up on Tuesday afternoon and come back home on Thursday. He has been doing fairly well - continuing with heart rehab. and walking at the mall. The nausea has come back a little though. He is fighting what appears to be a cold this weekend. We are hoping that the doctors will say he is fine to go to Arizona for awhile. The snow is really getting to him (and mom). They are planning on heading west early to mid-March if all goes well.

I'll update later in the week.

Feelin' Good

Dad has had several good days - no more nausea since the procedure. He has actually been getting hungry! He started back at rehab. today. Just wanted you all to know that prayers are being answered.

A Long Day

Dad tolerated the procedure very well. The doctor did find some narrowing of the duct so he used a balloon to widen it and placed a stent in. It will need to be checked in 8 to 10 weeks. Dad was hungry once he was good and awake and ate well when we stopped on the way home. He didn't seem to be nauseated so that was an improvement. We are hoping he will feel better now. Most of his lab work showed improvement this week so that was also a positive sign things are on the way to being better.

Tomorrow he has an appointment with a gastroenterologist here in Findlay. Mom is trying to get him established with some local specialists so that if something simple crops up they can handle it here in town.