Kevin's Blog

Let me try to catch you up on Kevin’s medical news. His kidney tests once again showed slight improvement on Monday so the decision was made to repeat them again today (Thursday) and decide whether to treat him for rejection. This afternoon, UCLA had the results and again showed improvement with his creatinine down to 1.3.  It has been a busy month for Kevin and he feels like a pin cushion, but we are moving in the right direction and hope to get back to a normal routine soon.

As Kevin improves, the focus around here seems to be returning to me. I had my third spinal injection this afternoon to relieve back pain. Carrie brought me home, and as much as I don’t like a lot of attention and pampering, I thought that in light of my caring for them after the transplant, it might feel good to be on the receiving end for a short time. Well, I guess that seeing me in this condition was just too much for them. Kevin just left for a Dodger game and Carrie went to eat sushi with a friend. I guess we all handle worry differently. Carrie did leave me a schedule of when to put an ice pack on my back. I guess she didn’t think I could figure out “once every hour” on my own.

Please don’t worry about bringing me a meal on such short notice. I’m sure someone will come home eventually.   Thanks again for sharing this journey with us.

My Ice Schedule From Carrie