#169 / 2010 Winter: Las Cruces, Mountain View Hospital

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL

#169

Things start going downhill. 

On the 29^th I report online:’

Beatlick Joe had a great visit up in Albuquerque but just as we got there his other leg began to bother him so now we are back in the hospital here in Las Cruces. The doctors say the cancer causes the blood clots, which are so painful that Joe can't walk and is using crutches. He has already accepted the fact he has to make a short bucket list but so much of his hopes are for hiking and exploring more of Utah. Lord knows we have explored enough of Texas. New Mexico and Arizona. He is in Mountain View Hospital, room 326, 575-556-7326 is a direct line to his room. Seeing someone you love suffer is so difficult, most of us would rather be in pain ourselves than watch the one we love suffer. Joe is stoic, I am fragile at times but work hard to remain upbeat. Some of the homeopathic stuff I am giving Joe includes dandelion root extract, milk thistle and medicinal mushrooms. I have also heard of something called Essiac herbal mixture which I am going to check out at the co-op market. Joe's initial pain in his liver and other parts has subsided since we began all this but the blood clots are messing up the whole situation. They have just increased the blood thinners in an IV drip and he will have a whole barage of tests, scans and xrays starting this afternoon to determine what is going on with his left leg. He has a filter in his right leg to stop the clots before they can go to his brain, lungs or heart, but another one has to be put in the left leg if that is what is causing all the pain. Thanks to Gary Brower for the loan of crutches so Joe could enjoy the poetry scene in Albuquerque at the home of Dale and Scott Harris. Thanx to all and we'll keep you posted. Pamela