Success!

Well, after our expressing our concern yesterday about the possibility that Dad's medication was contributing to his pain and discomfort, the nurse, the doctor, the dietician and the pharmacist got together for a pow wow this morning and decided to discontinue not only one, but four of the pills he was on. They also decided to adjust the rate of his nasogastric feed so that a smaller amount per hour is going into his stomach. These measures seem to have done the trick and Dad was pain free for most of the day. He was a much brighter and chattier man today than he's been over the past few days of abdominal pain and nausea.

Dad was proud to announce to us that he had eaten some porridge this morning and had stood on his own two feet today for the first time in nine weeks. Here's one of his nurses showing us the stand-aid hoist that's they use to help patients begin to stand again for the first time.