Update

Peter was admitted back to 9200 at Duke yesterday. Hopefully it is only for 5-7 days so he can get some IV nutrition, his meds back in order and get some counseling. When he is discharged from the hospital we will be staying in Durham for 2-3 more weeks so that we can be sure that all is right and we don't need to do this again.

When I visited him last night his mental outlook was improved 100%! He feels that he is in the right place now and can get the help he needs. He will have another Hickman catheter put in today so he can get IV nutrition and they plan to do a CATscan of his chest, abdomen and pelvis to see if there is any other cause for his chronic diarrhea. When they weighed him yesterday he had lost 8 more pounds in 2 weeks so he is down almost 60 pounds since he was first hospitalized.

Due to the current flu outbreak Duke is pretty much on lockdown for patients. They are asking that only primary caregivers come, especially to units like 9200. I'll update the blog as often as I can. We both have our cellphones with us and I know Peter would appreciate phonecalls!

Keep us in your prayers,

Wendy