Today was a different day. Rachael spent the night with Donnie in his Hospice room. He woke up at 6 am when the doctor came in to evaluate him. He was alert, and he and Rachael had a grand ole time talking about all sorts of stuff for about 2 hours. Rach said she had not heard him talk like that in a very long time. He just seemed to have the energy to do that. He also ate breakfast: Scrambled eggs, grits, french toast, english muffin, and orange juice. Remember, he had not eaten anything for about 48 hours before this.
Donnie’s pain is being managed on 2 mg of Dilaudid every hour IV. He has not needed any extra boosts of Dilaudid for breakthrough pain, which is really great. He says he has no nausea. What a blessing!!!!!!!!!!
When I arrived at 8:30, he was talkative and alert. Such a difference from yesterday. He ate lunch at noon: Lasagna, broccoli and Boston cream pie. I can’t remember the last time he felt like eating two meals by noon. It is wonderful to see him not have nausea!!
This afternoon he had a few too many family visitors at one time, and the stimulation was just too much for him. He had to take Phenergan, as his tummy was uneasy. Of course, that put him to sleep, which helped him a lot. All the family went to the “family room” and visited together, which was great! Nothing like a bunch of McFarland’s together having a party! The good news is that Donnie was able to wake up enough to eat dinner tonight: beef and noodles, green peas and carrots, and pumpkin pie.
I must say I did not expect him to be awake, alert, and pain managed as well as he was today. It has been great being here at the Hospice Inpatient Unit, where they are finding new solutions for his issues. We are so grateful! We will continue to stay here until we have a few more issues ironed out. It has been a really great experience for us!
Keep praying for continued pain relief and nausea relief. God has granted that request for now, and we are so grateful!! We appreciate your prayers and kind words. We feel so loved!
Love, Donnie & Tina
25 replies on “Tuesday: Such a better day”
To paraphrase Shelby in Steel Magnolias, there are still good times to be had. Praise be to our Heavenly Father for these, it keeps us from drowning in despair. May you have many, many more and be sure to take pictures of them!
Prayer answered!! Thank you Lord!!!
I am praising God with you for each and every good day! Praying every issue will soon be resolved so you can be in the comfort of your own home. Love Always.
Again the tears flow for Donnie. I pray everyday that God blesses Donnie and gives him peace.
Sunny Sweet
Such wonderful news that he is getting the help he needs. Continuing to pray for you both. So thankful he is eating and the pain and nausea are being controlled. God blessings to you all.
FIGHT LIKE A MAC 🙂
Glad to hear he is feeling a little better.
Praying for no pain and no nausea for Donnie. Love you
Thank you Lord for the respite from pain and Nausea and letting him enjoy this time with family and friends. My Daughter works for Hospice and they are amazing. Grateful they are there to assist you all. Praying this will be another good day.
What a praise report to start the day with. Praying for more days like yesterday for the Donnie and family. GOD IS GOOD
So happy to hear about Donnie's better day!! ❤️❤️
Such wonderful news. God is amazing and merciful. So glad Donnie's pain and nausea are under control and his appetite is so good. Prayers continue for you both. love you both joe and hal
This is so wonderful to hear! Praise God for answered prayers quickly and for his ability to keep food down! Still lifting all up in prayers.
Dearest Tina and Donnie…thank you for allowing us to be a part of y'alls lives during this very special and precious time in your lives. Glad to hear y'all had such a beautiful day.:-) Y'all are in mt thoughts and prayers constantly.
Respectfully,
Theresa Stevens (White)
Good news for today. God is good. Continued prayers for Donnie as always. We love you both. Roy and Janet
Really happy to hear how well Donnie has been doing these past couple of days. We will keep on praying! Love you guys so much.
So glad to hear today has been a better day, praying for more of the same with no pain or nausea for Donnie. The family remains in my prayers
Stacy Burke
That is wonderful news!
Prayers and Hugs,
Crystal
Great! God is good!!!😊 Love you all! Elaine and Don😘❤️
I am so happy to read this wonderful post!!!! God is Great! His Mercy is unending. Our praises for answered prayer!! Our diligence in prayers will be unending!! I love reading about your family being together, again a blessing!!! Rest, enjoy, and please know we are all there in our prayers, thoughts and love! Cindi McNiff
Hospice care is such a blessing…and this is a wonderful read…continued prayers…for all of you and Donnie too.
Awesome! God is good.
Donnie and Tina – I have been following your blog since the beginning and I have been very touched by the love that has been expressed from the two of you for each other, for your family and friends and visa versa. On top of all that love, the love you have for our creator. As I read your last couple of blogs I get tears in my eyes and my heart hurts for all of you. This has been a very long journey with so many emotions and ups and downs and I am not surprised that Donnie has been so positive and the fighter that he is and was in school. Ronnie and Donnie were always, from what I can remember, happy go lucky kinda guys. My prayers have always been there for Donnie to have no nausea and no pain and I continue to pray that for him. May God be with you all and hold you in his hands and comfort you.
Such wonderful news of blessings and answered prayers. Love you bunches.
Suzie
Great news!! So glad prayers are being answered! Keep them coming! U guys are troopers. Donnie is the toughest guy I know!! Love you both!!More prayers coming your way!!
Fighting like a Mac.