A New Week

Hi Everyone, Janelle here. We had a fun weekend after a busy week. Saturday was spent at the zoo in Jacksonville. It was small but had some great animals. Sunday morning we went to the University of North Florida to watch a kids triathlon. The age groups were from 5-10 years old and 11-15 years old. The youngest kids were the best to watch. Some of them even had training wheels for the 3 mile ride. Sunday afternoon we headed to the Town of St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S. It was part of my project on the State of Florida that I finished for school before I left. We came home on the coast and past Sawgrass, wear we hope to watch part of the PGA golf tournament next weekend. My dad has another busy week. Monday has meetings with a doctor who will talk about infectious diseases and another with one of the transplant surgeons who will talk about everything surgery related. Tuesday brings meetings with his RN who is the transplant coordinator and the transplant center pharmacist who will talk about all medications before and after transplant. Some of these my dad will have to take the rest of his life to prevent rejection. The last meeting is with the nutritionist who will talk about all the foods he can and cannot eat after transplant. I hope she doesn't rule out Fruit Loops, dad will be mad. Thursday is the only icky appointment this week. A camera down the throat to check for any internal bleeding. Friday he has his first blood test for a new MELD score (23 we hope) and a meeting with his personal doctor who will tell him what his recommendation to the transplant board will be the following Wednesday. Lot's going on but the week will go by fast and we will have fun next weekend again. Talk to you all soon, Joe, Julie, and Janelle.