Doug is finally beginning to feel better. He has had three more bags of fluid since the bag he had last Friday in the emergency room. Kristen is home from school for a few weeks and has been here to chauffeur him back and forth to the Butler office to get the fluids. She has also waited on him hand and foot. I guess this is good training for her entrance into the Nursing Program.

For those of you who don't know....I had to take Doug to the emergency room last Friday (July 25) because his blood pressure was high and he was dizzy. After running tests and blood work they treated him for hyponatremia...his sodium level had dropped to 129.

It all started the previous Friday when he had to dig a grave to bury Gabby. It was extremely hot and humid that night and he sweated so badly and did not drink anything that would replace the electrolytes that he lost. The following week he walked just about everyday plus cut the grass, worked outside, ran stadium steps and continued to lose electrolytes. By Friday, his body was all out of whack!

He has been confined to the indoors and is now getting cabin fever. He will try to go to work on Monday. Teachers reported to school yesterday (Aug 1) and students report on Aug. 7.