Friday Nov 7 to Sat Nov 8

I slept pretty decent... I got to the hospital in the morning and he was pretty out of it... His ICU nurse Jen is really nice... Apparently Chris was up all night every hour going to the bathroom... (except, he isnt allowed to go to the bathROOM so he had a very annoying night)
He is apologizing to the nurse and she tells him she is so immune to that... she can eat a sandwich while watching someone go to the bathroom
Anyways, the constant diareaha is apparently from all the antibiotics they have him on...
He will be drinking a contrast later for his bowel catscan...
He had a frustrating night and a nurse had come in and said she was praying for him... awww.. she left a prayer card for him
I told Chris I was going to work and he was a lil confused... he clearly needed rest... So I told him to rest because he would be getting visits from lew and the crew
Lew was texting me during the day telling me he seemed better.. and they were talking about sending Chris back up to the 4th floor
I worked and called Chris after work... He said he was done drinking the contrast and he was going to catscan at the moment... soooo since it was 530... he said he would be an hour... I was in limbo... if i went to the hospital as planned, i wouldnt see him til 630 and then from 7 to 8 you cannot be in ICU... so Christine Rapach met up with me for a drink and a bite...
Of course, the catscan went faster than planned.. but regardless I needed to eat... So I went back to see him at 8pm...
The new nurse, Eva, was sooo sweet... She told us that they were waiting for a room but didnt have it yet
So, I hung out with him, dosed off.. etc...
She got the attending doc to look at the catscan... it appeared there was no puncture in his colon but we still have to wait for final reading
By midnight, they had a room and we transferred him to 4North
The nurses up there are happy to see him...
So, once he was settled I left to go home...

Saturday morning, Chris called me around 7am... I called him back when I realized I missed his call... he was pretty alert, so he told me he was feeling good... and I told him I would see him soon
Lew let me know that he would be heading up around 10am...
I got up there after the Waxmonskys were already there...
They brought him a camo hat and a lil stuffed animal monkey/lemar thing... when you squeeze him he goes "Boooyyying" He loves it
I know Chris is so happy that his dad and brothers spent so much time coming up to see him this week
It came time for them to leave. It was pretty emotional.... Chris was very upset to see Lew go.. all 4 Waxmonskys left at once.. it was overwhelming for Chris...
Lew is flying back to Florida tomorrow ... that stinks for us... but good for his fiance Jen
Tommy is gonna try to get down here more... and Matt will be coming more too (or like he said, i will be showing up at his front door to bring him here myself)

So, now its just me and Chris... My brother just came to bring me some lunch/dinner... and to hang out with us...
Chris is not able to eat anything except ice chips and small sips of water until his bowels recover.
The catscan basically shows that his small intestine got all bound up and are irritated...
So they want him to rest them
He is not hungry because he is getting nutrients through the IV....

Oh, and the priest... Fr. Desmond... came to see him today after the family left.. He is so nice

Christine Rapach comes to visit too...
Chris basically has a Dr Phil session with her.. poor Christine...
We are all crying at one point... Chris is talking about how God dumped him in my life for a reason. and that he was meant to be part of all our lives... and he isnt going anywhere cus my friends need him. blah blah... we are crying.. awww

So, basically, as of now, we are waiting for the infection to clear up, for the bowels to rest... because they want him to start eating again, which will make him stronger, which will help him overall..
I am not sure exactly when they would do bone marrow biopsy, but its happening after he recovers... (1-2 weeks from now i think)
And, then hopefully transplant....

Keep sending your prayers...
Thanks Lew for bringing Dad, Danny, and Tommy this week... I really think that having everyone back in his life is helping Chris fight...
Its too bad Lew is 1200 miles away normally.. but we will see him soon
Matt will be coming weekly ;)

Thanks Dana, Chris, and Sean for sending the hawaiian shirs, starbucks gift cards, and coffee mug... Chris was so excited when I brought them here for him to see.. He said "oooh my own coffee mug!!" made him so happy

signing off for now...
love jenn