Dougal

Ok Ive been a bit remiss - No update on the Douglas all week. Sorry..

The week before last D felt really horrible.. "carp" as we say. He had a rash of spots (possibly chicken pox??) and felt grotty. Last weekend he began to feel much better, and apart from where he is at present hes bright eyed and bushy beareded ;-)

This must be his 3rd night in hospital - they wanted to do a scan then a biopsy of his kidney as his blood results have been getting worse quite quickly.

We hoped "they" would let hi escape yesterday, but no such luck. The Drs want him to stay in to push some IV "stuff" into him, and do some plasma exchange, which is a bit like dialsys but they take his not so great plasma away and put in some better stuff instead. Sorry for the repeated use of "stuff" its 5am in the morning and Im not exactly on best form.

D hopes that the Drs will let him do the plasma exchange as a day patient, but he hasnt said whether they have agreed to that or not yet.

Im taking him in a huge book a day (have his ipod lined up, and will buy a couple of newspapers on my way in to see him later this morning) Have also to take him some more tablets in today.

Apart from D being in hospital, Im feeling very miserable because Im due to go to Glasgow very early Wednesday morning with my good friend Shelly. Shes going to a Union conference up there, and as a result of an injury at work, she needs some help with her personal care and dressing at each end of the day. I am going as her facilatator to do these things for her.

Douglas still wants me to go, as this has been booked for ages, but Im really torn and don't want to leave him lanugishing (or otherwise) in a hospital bed with no visits etc. I just dont know what to do... if only my parents had managed to move up by now.. but then again, Thos and Kt live in Sheffield and might possibly be persuaded to visit, but with 3 kids they do have a very busy life.

I just dont know what to do....