It has become ingrained in elementary educators brains not to refer to anything as "bad," which could refer to behavior, parenting, or cafeteria food.  So, with that in mind, I have news that is great, news that is good, and news that could be much, much better.

The great news is that Dad finally took a shower, shaved, and brushed his teeth. If you haven't seen him lately, trust me, that is GREAT news. The good news is that he was able to drink a little bit of milk and some tomato soup today.

The news that could be much, much better.......Yesterday we found out that he had bacteria in his blood. That bacteria was identified this morning to be Klebsiella. Klebsiella is naturally occurring in the GI tract. When his gall bladder wasn't draining, it created a perfect petri dish environment in his GI tract for this to grow and enter his blood stream.  So yes, he is "septic," which is an unfavorable condition for a cancer patient getting ready for surgery. Fortunately, it is not a drug resistant type of bacteria, so it can be eradicated with antibiotics. The antibiotic originally prescribed was penicillin. Turns out, Dad's allergic. I guess when you've never had to take them in 70 years, you don't know what you're allergic to. Who knew?

When they did the CT scan Thursday night/Friday morning, it showed nodules on his lungs. Enter news that could much, much better #2. Because the CT ordered was for the GI tract, it only caught the lower portions of his lungs and this is where the nodules appeared. Another CT scan is being done today of his entire lungs. The docs aren't saying what it could or could not be.  Again, that news could be great, or good, or.......don't want to think about the possibilities.

Prayer warriors, you know what to do. Please...............................love to all! Jen