Still very tired

Since our wonderful evening with Tom on Tuesday, and then a brief time out of bed for breakfast Wednesday morning, he has not had the strength to get out of bed as of this morning.

The Hospice nurse, Carole was here yesterday and drew more blood. As expected his counts were down and Dr. Traughtmann had to make a decision as how to proceed. His decision was not to put Tom through the ordeal of getting into the hospital to receive more platelets. He felt that the energy that Tom would expend would out weight the benefits that receiving the platelets would do.

Kim, the aide from Hospice, was here this morning and at Tom's request, shaved his face clean. He said that it was starting to get long and was bothering him. This is hard for us to get use to as he has had a mustache and goatee for years now, but we know that it is more comfortable for him.

We continue to enjoy the humor that is uniquely Tom's. It is these fantastic moments that we will cherish and remember. We are so very grateful that he is not in any pain and pray that this will continue to be the case. He is so tired that I think that he is surprised when he wakes up each morning. We on the other hand thank God that he has given us the privilege of another day to share with him.

The love and support that we have received from everyone is a bit overwhelming and we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

Love,
Tom & Lynne
Mike & Tina
Sean & Anna

UPDATE from Mike - Between when Mom wrote this and when I got in to proofread it, Dad woke up and decided to get up for a little breakfast/lunch. Mom made him scrambled egg, bacon, toast, and fresh pineapple, and he ate a little of each (actually quite a bit of pineapple), plus some Ensure. He was tired and didn't stay up for long, but it gave Mom a chance to put fresh sheets on the bed, and Dad a chance to zing us all a bit with his humor. :-) Dad's sleeping comfortably again now.