2nd
You give me fever…
Hi, everyone!
Well, it’s been two and a half weeks since we checked in at COH. The time is passing pretty quickly overall. Today is the first day that Justin has an elevated temperature, but it was bound to happen sometime. They treat it with Tylonol and put him on an additional broad-spectrum antibiotic. His skin rash is subsiding, though his heels and left elbow are still painful. Finally, the swelling from water retention is going down, and he no longer has a club for a right forearm. When he realized that he could simply wipe his mustache off, Justin decided that it was time to shave his head. The nurse did it with clippers, and she missed a few spots… Justin continues to have mouth sores. They are still painful, but the daily rinses, puffs, and breathing treatments help to keep them in check. Thank goodness for morphine and ativan, which keep his pain tolerable and his anxiety low. He is napping more now during the day, and his doctor encourages him not to feel guilty about just sleeping these days away as much as possible. Last night he slept pretty well, and has been telling us about his fantastically colorful dreams lately. Garrett, we hung out with you last night, apparently, and rode beach cruisers in Santa Monica while his hospital room was renovated to be a club suite. Only Justin could have such lovely, positive dreams when his body is at its lowest point in this process. Makes me love him more when I didn’t know that was possible.
