Steve had some visitors today. His brother did bring him a smoothie and Steve did get a bit of it down his throat. Mary and Mom Reppen also spent some time this afternoon catching up and visiting.
He says his mouth is 80% healed, just the throat still acting up, but the Dilaudid is going via the PCA, so that pain is being managed very well. I brought a Starbucks Black Iced Tea to the room and he thought that looked tasty.....(it's just like the kids, I get one bite.....) so I handed over the tea and he did like the taste and the coldness. They stock ice cream cups for the patients, so I asked for some vanilla and fed him some small bites. It melts and then goes down, so that worked! Still no appetite. This is temporary.
We were treated to the view of Navy Pier fireworks at 9 p.m., with a beautiful golden moon over the lake, just breathtaking. It's so nice to have a visual diversion.
If you live in the Chicago area, you may have read a headline about the unfortunate passing of Dr. Alan Yasko, an oncology surgeon at Northwestern. After you read the story, scroll down and read the comment from Pamela Smith.
Goodnight all.
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