Purgatory

     Today while talking with the social worker, she very accurately described the past two days.   Purgatory.  

      Yesterday they did another CT to check his abdomen.   After that the removed and replaced his dialysis line.   The new line is still a bit positional and finicky but we've been much more successful with being able to run it.   His kidney numbers are finally trending in the right direction.  

     It appears however that at some point, the difficult mental state he is in may not be from his kidney's but from the high ammonia levels caused by aggressive myeloma.    Which unfortunately are higher today, even with a good night of dialysis.    

     I talked with Dr Sborov at length and he has researched and discussed with colleagues here and across the world.    I gave consent for to start chemo last night.   It comes with risks for bleeding and infection.   

      His brain is still struggling,  but trying so hard to function.   Yesterday he said mainly just one word, today he has added more.   When one of the providers checked on him, he did squeeze her hand and very slightly wiggle his fingers.  

       Hopefully this weekend he will improve as the chemo fights the myeloma.   There is a nearly impossible battle waging.    Now is a time for patience and prayers.   

    Purgatory can be defined as a "having the quality of cleansing or purifying".   Please let it be cleansing his body of toxins and myeloma.