Dad Update

They're keeping him in for the holiday weekend - probably until the chemo on Tuesday. His pancreatic enzymes aren't enzyming as much as they'd like.

I'll still probably head home tomorrow morning. I have a few odds and ends to do around the house, but I may actually have some time tonight. Of course, I'm sure we'll find out more details when we head back into Mass General in a half hour or so.

Forgot to mention - we had supper last night at Redbones in Sommerville. Thought that's where one of my old employers held a Christmas party, so I thought I'd actually been there. Unfortunately, it was in a different location, so now I have no clue where exactly that holiday party 12 years ago was held. Nearby, but not the same place.

Dan and I ate at Brothers Pizza for lunch and discussed the situation. Whatever happens, mom's going to need someone to help out with odd jobs, general upkeep, and all the other stuff my dad used to do. We're pretty sure that - no matter what - he won't be able to get back to that again. I'm glad Dan had Derek come by with the snow plow and help keep things clear - one less thing for them to worry about.

Dad Update

Dad looks pretty bad - pretty frail. He's on a lot of painkillers (and he's not used to that kind of thing at all,) so he's pretty loopy. His communication is so-so: not sure when he's able to understand or not. Apparently, the pancreas is infected, and their might be a possibility of another blockage. He's alternating the painkillers with antibiotics, and they're stressing more importance on the latter, so he has some pain.

At one point, he wasn't sure who I was - he had mom, named me Dan, and then called Dan Daniel.

Oy.

Had a detour on the way home - a whole section around the corner was blocked off by police/fire. Turns out a fire truck was responding to a call on a gas leak, and their gas tank fell off and was dragging - they couldn't hear it because of the siren.