Lee has done a lot of walking today! Since the doctor told him this past Wednesday that he could go home whenever he started "burning up the track" at the Center for Living, he has been walking around the walkway here at the condo. Of course having this wonderful cool weather has also been an inspiration to get outside and walk. Lee walked this morning and was gone for so long that I went outside to check on him. He was across the courtyard toward the back visiting with one of our neighbors. It is so good to watch him go about independently now. He leaves the condo WITHOUT ME, and walks and visits. That gives you some idea of how improved he has become in these past two weeks.
This afternoon we, along with our neighbors, Jerry and Gloria, rode to one of the shopping areas. This one was North Pointe. It is a small shopping area but had lots of good walking areas outside. Lee and Jerry walked while Gloria and I shopped at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Ross, and the Dollar Tree. The boys were able to enjoy each other's company and the girls were able to shop, shop, shop. Gloria and I laughed because mostly we just looked. We could not buy anything because our condos are so small that we do not have the storage space! A good way to curb spending is to live in small places!
Lee and I are doing well with the new antibiotic. I am doing well because it works very well around a good sleep schedule for the night. Lee is responding very well and seems to be feeling so much better. Before he began this new antibiotic he was coughing constantly in the mornings and had a productive cough. He even coughed off and on throughout the day. Within 12 hours of the 1st and 2nd doses of this drug, he began to stop coughing and he began to feel so much better. His appetite has improved and he has actually gained 4 pounds! I believe the infection was pulling him down. I still do not understand why it took so long to determine which antibiotic he was sensitive to. Six weeks is a long time to continue along with a lung infection.
We are excited to be getting ready to return home for a few days next week. Lee is planning to go to his football reunion for a couple of hours on Friday night. I have already given him the lecture on the "wearing of his mask" and to remember the purell hand sanitizer after handshakes. We have tried to encourage everyone to use "knukle bumps" instead of hand shakes. I try to remind everyone to remember NO HUGS & KISSES ( even though Lee will surely miss those from the Ladies)! We must all work together to try to prevent Lee from getting a lung infection again.
I am looking forward to Greg's concert on Saturday night........................hope to see some of you there!
It will be good to come home for a few days and eventually for good.
More Later................................................Brenda
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