We were pretty worried going into the weekend because Brody's pain seemed to be going up and up and/or he was developing a tolerance to his pain meds. Nearly every day for a week we have had to keep increasing his pain meds dose and it would make him feel ok for a day or two and then have to be increased again. It was bumped up Friday afternoon and overnight he kept having a lot of break through pain. Thankfully on Saturday his pain seemed to simply stabilize (in control for the most part) and it remained there through the weekend. He enjoyed some friends coming over to play, watched some movies, and was in a mostly pretty good mood. We have continued to have a Christmas present per day.....Today's was a game for his 3DS (see pic below).
Brody started a new pain med today (along side of his previous one)-- the new one is more likely to help with his neuropathic pain so we are hoping he will feel better with this one on board. The hospice nurse spent a few hours here with us today monitoring him to make sure he wasn't having any side effects and he seems to be doing fine. He actually woke up about 4 am this morning and was up til about 3:30 this afternoon-- watching movies, TV shows, and playing video games. This stretch is the longest he has been up in quite some time-- he is rarely awake more than 6 hours at a time.
Thanks to everyone that has been buying him presents-- the response to our request has been tremendous
You're in our thoughts and prayers. We live just down the road and if there is anything you need please call on us. Even if it's for a gallon of milk or whatever! 419-260-8806. Call or text if we can help with anything. Connie and Darrel Limes.
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