outside play

The good old game of duck duck goose is still a favorite. Even the oldsters (Nick, Molly, Katie and Rick) had fun. The filming is still very amateurish - obviously I am not good at this yet - but the fun still shows through. We took advantage of light-hearted moments to ease the stress inherent in any hospitalization. I know I took heart from moments like these.

track stars

We noticed that our young track olympians had unique and different running styles and tried to capture it for their future promotional videos.

photo time

As you can see, trying to get everyone to face forward at the same time is a challenge. BUT, I believe Molly and Katie got a few good shots somehow. Unfortunately, at the end, there was singing, which frightens Reagan. We will have to think of something else to do on her birthday.

summer is ending

Summer is drawing to a close - well, technically at least - as school is about to start. And this year it certainly seems as if there has been no summer. There is something about a hospital room or rooms that is universal - no weather or season exists in them. You can see the sun occasionally, but temperatures and fresh air are just in your sensory memory. SO... no summer this year. I hope to make fall a lot more enjoyable.

Bud is better- at least in the lab report sense. No more seizures we think, head injury healing, labs improving. We will take it a day at a time now to try to rebuild his strength and hope that he is able to leave here in the not too distant future - on his own speed and ready to embrace all that is waiting for him.

I can't wait.

BACK IN

sigh and more sighs. bud unfortunately took a bad spill outside the home on Thursday - which resulted in many health issues. he is currently back in the hospital in NCU and he is having a rough time. keep him in your thoughts and prayers

BUD IS OUT

Okay - forgot to post - for all of you out there who actually wonder what is going on with Bud - he is OUT OF THE HOSPITAL - and has been out 7 days at the end of the 29th! That is good. After 7 dialysis treatments Bud is doing well and his kidneys are functioning again. Once he regains his youthful figure he says he will be ready to join one and all in fun and games.

Bud diagnosis

I found out that I had the wrong name for what the docs say is the issue for Bud's renal failure. It is not microglobulin - it is Myoglobin. Here is what it says in the textbook: Myoglobin is released from damaged muscle tissue (rhabdomyolysis), which has very high concentrations of myoglobin. The released myoglobin is filtered by the kidneys but is toxic to the renal tubular epithelium and so may cause acute renal failure.<sup>[9]

so now we are in dialysis. please keep bud in your prayers.</sup>