Pa is still in hospital
and is getting very restive, as are we all considering that in
exactly one week it will be Christmas Eve. This morning Pa rang us
with the glad tidings that his scan showed no sign of a blood clot in
the leg and that he could come home at once. Less than an hour later
he called again to say the they were concerned about his sodium
levels and the he would have to stay in hospital.....until they
stabilized......!!!!!
Now the plain fact is
that Pa's sodium levels have e been fluctuating for years and he
frequently see,s an Endocrinologist about this very matter. Further
more he has regular blood tests to ensure that it does not drop too
low. The upshot of this is that if his sodium levels have not
stabilised in the past two years it is unlikely that they will do so
before Christmas.
Many phone calls later
his endocrinologist spoke to the registrar whose edict had kept Pa
from coming home and although he agreed that the condition was a long
standing one caused by medication ,he would not interfere with the
registrar's orders.
Pa was dreadfully
disappointed and I could here the tears in his voice, my son,when I
broke the news to him was equally upset and as for me,I could not
bear the thought of Pa so miserable and I am afraid there were more
tears. This despair soon changed to a general feeling of militancy
and we began to hatch an escape plan. With luck Pa will be back in
the bosom of his family tomorrow ensconced in his massive leather
chair with his long suffering cat in his lap.
Keep your fingers,toes
and anything else you have handy crossed for our effort, tomorrow I
shall let you know if we were successful.
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