Turning A Corner on Pain

What a difference a day can make. It never ceases to amaze me how things can/do/will turn around. Tonight when I left, Bill hadn't had a pain pill for ten hours. Not only that, but he said he wanted to try to "tough it out". That is the first time he has said anything but, "When can I have another pill?" So I would say that is huge progress. He is also talking about coming home. His appetite is better. When he saw me this afternoon, the first thing he wanted to talk about was having a bite of my hamburger. I didn't even have a hamburger. I went and got him one, and he actually ate a whole one of his own. These are big changes. He really seems to be feeling better tonight. His blood pressure continues to be low. This is a concern. This could be pain meds or the really heavy dialysis they have been doing in the hospital. We shall see. That is a worry for tomorrow. Today we will take the small and simple improvements. As for me....even though a third grader asked me today who I wanted to win the NBA, and I couldn't even answer cause I didn't even know who was playing (this is pretty pathetic), I managed a trip to the mall on my way home and replaced my UGGS. The ones that Maddie had so much fun destroying!