Lees On The Loose

Sorry folks, life has been way to crazy to post anything of substance. Maybe next month!

Howdy to any and all reading his…

Donna and I have had quite an exciting month or two, which is why we have been somewhat “silent” on this board.

We have been working on several things, including our new website: MyComputerPaladin.com.

The site is devoted to helping those who are not certified geeks gain an understanding of the different things you need to do to keep your computer safe from viruses, Trojan Horse programs, etc.

Things are coming along, but there is still a lot of work to do.

Go check it out and let us know what you think.

Just a “heads up” folks…

Mavra is doing MUCH better these days! With the return of the warm weather and her daily “jaunts” (we cannot even SPELL the word “walk” else she gets excited) she is slowly training up to her past form.

Just thought I’d give you all that wonderful bit of news…

Last night Donna was game once again to try solid food. This time, it was Arby’s that got the call.

We picked up one of their new roast beef wraps (well, we actually got two…I hadn’t eaten dinner either) and DONNA CHOWED DOWN THE ENTIRE THING!!!

Now, she had some discomfort (as she pushed the limit a tad), but there was no throwing up, no awful pain, no terrible side effects of note.

And to add to all of this, because Donna had managed both bolus feeding and an Arby’s roast beef wrap, she was able to sleep during the night without having to be “plugged in” to the pump. This was especially wonderful because it allowed us to actually sleep upstairs in bed (we had been sleeping downstairs on the couches for a lot of reasons related to the pump, etc.).

But for all the wonderful blessing that it was, I think that Mavra was the one most pleased with the situation as she was able to sack out with us at our feet on the bed underneath our ceiling fan (one of her favorite spots).

Quite literally, the windows of heaven have been opened up and the blessings being poured down upon us are so great that there is truly no room to receive them all (but we are more than happy to keep trying!).

More good news it seems!

Yesterday Donna was able to try “Bolus Feeding” with her feeding tube. This was something they wanted to get her into doing while she was in the hospital and rehab back in January and February but her body was too weak to tolerate it.

Basically, Bolus feeding is when you pour a can of liquid food into the feeding tube rapidly (over the span of maybe 10 to 40 minutes) rather than running a can for up to five hours on the IV stand and pump. The benefits are rather obvious: You can be free of the pump and regain your mobility.

Last night Donna tried it (we had both been feeling like maybe it was time to give it a go) and she managed to put an entire can into her system in about 25 minutes or so. She did experience some rather significant nausea, but that ultimately subsided. Since her target food intake is only four cans per day, this represents a SIGNIFICANT improvement in her feeding.

With bolus feeding you are more like a normal person’s eating habits where you have “meal time” that lasts about as long as sitting down to eat. Life gets to be a lot more like “normal.” Travel is much easier (don’t have to lug around an IV stand and pump) and you just plain get more of your life back.

All in all, this is VERY good news!