October 1, 2011 By: sherris

October 1, 2011

It was another long day at the hospital. Pretty uneventful but a long day. Mike even agreed….. mentioned it had been a long day. The pain has not subsided…he still complains of back pain. We were sure hoping that procedure yesterday would have helped. He was scheduled for dialysis again today but ended up not …

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September 30, 2011 By: sherris

Brittney Payton

Mike had a WONDERFUL surprise this morning!!!  Brittney Payton stopped by to visit with him and brought him a #34 Chicago Bears football jersey!  And, for those of you that don’t know who #34 is …. her dad…good old “Sweetness” himself….Waltor Payton.  We all decided that the reason Walter was called Sweetness was because of …

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September 29, 2011 By: sherris

September 29, 2011

Mike is once again having another dialysis treatment. Sounds like they’re going to do another treatment tomorrow and then try for 3 times per week. He’s got much more fluid in his belly and they were hoping that dialysis might help with that. If not, they will have to drain again. Unfortunately, all this fluid …

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September 28, 2011 By: sherris

Dialysis

Mike is in dialysis right now and has been for about 2 hours….that’s all they can do the first time. He should be out soon. The will probably do dialysis again tomorrow and will take about 2 1/2 hours. We sure hope this brings some life to him and makes him feel better. He was …

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September 27, 2011 By: sherris

September 27, 2011

Dustin spent the day with Mike today as well as Mike’s sister Laurie. Thanx Laurie for hanging with your bro today. Mitch and I came in the afternoon along with Mike’s sister Lynn. His other sister Debbie has been here quite often too and we LOVE the fact that his sisters hang with us!!! It …

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September 26, 2011 By: sherris

September 26, 2011

Mike and Mitch spent the day together today. I worked for a couple hours this morning then came down for the rest of the day. Dustin was here for the afternoon before he went to his class. Mike had another 4 liters of fluid drained from his belly this morning and we met with the …

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September 25, 2011 By: sherris

Go Bears!!

It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon in Room 714. Mitch, Dustin, and their girlfriends and I are sitting with Mike watching the Bears game. He slept most of the morning and seems to be staying awake for some of the game. The nurse held off on his IV pain meds and gave him an oral pill …

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September 24, 2011 By: sherris

Sleepy Boy

Mike’s had a few visitors today but he hasn’t been the most gracious host as he’s been sleeping the day away. That’s okay…….maybe this means he’s comfortable and getting some much needed rest. The doctor said the kidneys are stable for now so that is a little bit of good news!! We could use some. …

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September 23, 2011 By: sherris

Mike’s Hat

Just to clarify Mike’s hat was his neck pillow that one of the boys plopped on his head. Actually, it’s my neck pillow that I don’t really share with anyone but decided that I could probably share with Mike. Wish I had better news today but I feel like we just keep running into more …

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September 22, 2011 By: sherris

Still Smiling

Thought you would all like to see that Mike is still smiling!  And, that his boys have not stopped picking on him!!!! Mike hasn’t lost his smile and his boys are still picking on him!

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