Category: Health

Friday, January 22, 2021 Well, honestly, I didn’t plan on writing another one of these. I do expect this to be the last one. I’m happy if yesterday allowed you to drop the worry level about me significantly. Having returned home and started getting back into the swing of things, if sitting on your ass…

Thursday, January 21, 2021 I got over 4 hours of sleep last night – a couple of that on my side. All of it after a seemingly-random respiratory guy decided to throw me a curveball and cut my oxygen to 1 liter just before I turned in. That could have derailed me, but just strengthened…

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 It was a good day. I wrote this on Tuesday evening, so excuse the confusing timeline. Feeling good. On target to get out Thursday, maybe even tomorrow. Had my best oxygen level of 97 just a little while ago. I pushed up my breathing exercise record by the tiniest amount. That’s…

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Today’s theme: Less talk, more work. I went through a sentimental phase yesterday (happily) and made sure to reach out to some of you personally. So, I apologize for this message being short on details, gonna kick some more ass today. Vitals trending in the right direction. Lungs sounding good. Getting…

Monday, January 18, 2021 I went to bed with my best vitals yet: Pulse of 78!! (It’s been 95+ for days) BP 127/87 (still elevated for me, but improved) Oxygen 96 – we’re moving up slowly Temp remains good Blood sugar of 150 – much too high, but down from its peak of 169. The…

Sunday, January 17, 2021 Received round 1 of Remdesivir last night. Round two is dripping in now. The steroids are spiking my blood sugar, which is apparently normal. They’re treating me as a diabetic and gave me insulin. Got about 5 hours of sleep. Drinking plenty of fluids. Didn’t have a fever all day after…

Saturday, January 16, 2021 This is repeat info for some of you. Trying to capture everyone… I’m at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano in the ER area. They’re going to check me in so they can run a full screening and possibly chest X-rays. Linda is having to wait outside in her van. We’ll update when…

Friday, January 15, 2021 Mostly positive day, although I have pretty much run a fever the whole day. I slept very little at all again last night. I was able to nap for a couple hours in a recliner, so that’s going to become my bed tonight. I’m praying that it does the trick. I…

Thursday, January 14, 2021 Today was OK – not great, not bad. We tried sleeping in the same bed, with very mixed results for both of us. I got a couple hours of sleep in a slightly inclined position, but that didn’t work real well for breathing. I ended up sitting up – I have…

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Today was much better. While I barely slept at all (as some of you had predicted with my starting on the steroids), my fever broke a couple hours after last night’s dispatch. I was fever-free until late this afternoon. My temp topped out at 99.4, so nothing like yesterday. My pulse…