Its 9:30 Friday night. As I watch Darlene sleep and rest I reflect on how tired I am. How drained I have felt since last Saturday. I quickly am reminded that as tired and drained I feel Darlene must feel exponentially more fatigue and despair than I could imagine.


It will be a week tomorrow that Dar started feeling poorly. On Sunday, being convinced that she most likely had another UTI I started the Leviquin, tried to contact Dr Darwin and did my best to keep Dar’s spirits up as much as I could.


Monday I was able to reach Dr Darwin and we switched Dar’s meds to Furdantin. Home Health came and took a urine sample; we finally got the results late yesterday afternoon. Yes indeed Dar was positive for bacteria. We are giving her the correct meds and we now wait for Dar to get better and beat this infection.
In the past Dar has taken this med in tablet form, now she is getting the same dose in a liquid. I am of the feeling the liquid is having some ill affects on Dar. She is very sleepy, very lethargic and in no way herself. When she took the med in tablet form she took it twice a day, 12 hours apart. Now she takes it 4 times a day with her food, and I believe that it may be causing her some discomfort. Dar runs a slight fever at times during the day, and is by know means her usual self.


I spoke with Dr Darwin this afternoon and we are going to cut back to 3 doses a day for the remainder of the med. We have started giving her food first and then her med an hour or so later, it seems to help.
Occasionally Dar show signs of her “spirited” self and I long to have her back as soon as possible. Please pray that this bug will leave her body soon.


Tuesday Jamie and Margie will take Dar to see Dr Lang and I hope and pray he will be able to shed some new light and maybe a new plan to prevent the frequency of this nasty bug.


As I said, this must be so hard for Dar. She is such a fighter, such a gentle spirit, and such an angel.
Please pray that the next few we will see positive steps toward recovery.


Good night my friends, I am off to bed for a few hours of rest.


Love to all,
Dar/Danny/Jamiesue