From The Past: October 17, 2007

Mom will come home today … eventually. First though, she has to have two bags of blood. This process takes hours upon hours. The doctor said she would also have her indwelling catheter removed because it is, once again, the source of her infection (some strain of e-coli) and has the potential to become a superbug. She will have something temporarily placed until a new catheter can be more permanently inserted on Friday, probably in her arm. The doctor would like Home Health to begin visiting her three times a week instead of just two.

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Guido cannot stand to see any birds in the backyard. A little while ago, there was a bird on the electrical wire that runs across the backyard and it refused to move. I tried to clap my hands to make it fly away; all the while, Guido is barking at it like he’s crazy.

I finally came in and left Guido barking at the back door at the bird that never flinched. When the time was right, I called him in here and distracted him with his blanket and toys. When he realized he had tired himself out, he got a drink of water and fell asleep.

Here he is now, probably dreaming about birds: