Seen Better Days!

Tonight's title refers to the barn, but I wonder if we don't all feel like we have seen better days at one moment or another! Our day didn't start quite as early as yesterday or as it will tomorrow...but we did have to head out a little after 9am. Woody had his every-three-weeks appointment at TN Oncology for labs, to see a nurse practitioner (doc on vacation), and have his Keytruda infusion. He was told that the thyroid medicine that he is now taking is doing what it needs to do. Keytruda can mess with the thyroid...there had been some indicator in his labs that made them need to prescribe thyroid med. While he was at his appointment, I headed across the street (sort of) to Kroger to get items needed for our Memorial Day meal. I didn't need much so it was a quick trip and I headed home to put things away. There was plenty of time to do that before I got the call to come pick him up. Woody's appointment takes just about two hours. It was time for lunch when I got him home. I got a text from his home health nurse shortly after that asking if she could come in about 45 minutes, which she did. This nurse had been away since the first of May so she was pleased in the changes she saw...especially with the wound on his leg. It is finally starting to heal and there is new heLthy tissue growth happening. The open area is getting smaller and it looks like the tissue is actually growing over the hardware (a bolt) that is in the center of the wound. Progress!! I thought that it was beginning to heal over, but was glad to have her agree with me. So positive news in the health area of Woody's life! Even he is realizing that he is getting stronger these days...it has become much easier for him to transfer from a chair/car to his wheelchair and from the wheelchair to the car/chair. He's definitely eating better. Weight gain is still slow, but the nurse thought that his arm and leg looked like they were gaining some muscle tone, again. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!