Having Jon home is wonderful! I love being able to come home from work and have him waiting for me. He is doing okay, still very low energy and not much of an appetite. He has been trying to eat as much as possible and make sure whatever he eats is as fatty as possible. It is very convenient to have so many fast food places close to home.
Everyday is different. He has been having bad days, good days, and even a few great days. He went for almost a whole week without a fever, but then last Monday it came back which took a little wind out of his sails. He has been able to get out of the house a little this week which is good for his spirits. When Mom Mom Bruce asked what dinner she could make him, he requested turkey, gravy, stuffing, and the rest of the stuff that comes with Thanksgiving. He also said, "How about we come to your house to eat it!" She was so excited to make this for him, and we scheduled our dinner date for Tuesday. When I got home from work Jon was very excited to got to dinner. When we arrived, he was surprised by how many people were there and also very happy to see everyone. Everyone was happy to see him out and extremely happy that he requested this great dinner. We all sat down and fixed our plates. Even though Jon's plate was totally full, he finished almost all of it! It was great to see him happy about food. Of course, she sent us home with leftovers and Jon ate them for the next 2 evenings!
The next 2 days were okay. He wasn't feeling great but did make it out to his Mom's house on Thursday and enjoyed being out of the house. On Thursday evening, Ben came over to visit and watch the first Raven's preseason game. Jon wasn't very happy about how the Raven's were performing, but he kept telling himself that is it was just the preseason.
Friday during the day, he had two of his usual visitors: his Mom and Jen. His mom went to NIH to pick up sleeping pills to help him rest better and dropped them off around lunch time. Then in the afternoon, Jen stopped by with a Butterfinger Blizzard from Dairy Queen. He seemed very happy by this frozen treat because, when I called him after I got off work to see how he was doing, one of the first things he told me was that Jen brought him a Blizzard.
Once I got home from work Friday, we had another visitor: my best friend Alex who came up from the beach to spend the weekend with us. We went to Five Guys for dinner and picked up some KFC mashed potatoes with gravy and macaroni and cheese for Jon. Then we watched the Redskins first preseason game (I am a Redskins fan). I was the opposite of Jon; I was EXTREMELY please with how the Redskins looked! We can't wait for the real games to start!
On Saturday, we had another wedding event to attend. Jon's grandparents (Richard's parents) were having an anniversary celebration to celebrate 60 years!! Jon was feeling okay and stayed for about 2 hours. Then he started to not feel good. We made it home, and he rested on the couch for the rest of the evening.
And now we are at Sunday, and my step dad Donnie is installing a ceiling fan that will make Jon more comfortable when he is able to sleep in our bed again.
I will do my best to have another post in the next day or so.
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