There's nothing worse than repeating a bad thing over again. Unfortunately last night was a repeat of the night before with him coughing up blood. They treated it similarly and eventually he coughed up less blood and it wasn't bright red.
Eric is receiving more platelets today to keep him in a safe range just incase he coughs up bright red blood again. They are running the platelets in over 8 hours instead of the 1-2 hours like they usually do. It's a fine balancing act to make sure he doesn't receive too much fluid and create worse edema (too much fluid on his body which creates swelling). He has been getting a diuretic daily, which has now increased to twice daily. This helps keep a balance of fluid with his body. He's best friends with the bathroom now!
Speaking of the bathroom, we were offered a different room today. It's bigger, especially the bathroom. It has two big windows and only has one neighbor, so maybe it'll be extra quiet.
Old room:
New room!
Lastly, if you live in salt lake, who heard or saw the fire about 5th east and 5th south last night? We saw it from the hospital on Eric's nightly walk and it looked really bad! Want to talk about scary!
We sure love you, Eric!
Jamie
Keep hanging in there Eric! We're thinking about you! - Taylor W.
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