Update from Stevie

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An update from Stevie, via Sandie:

Mr. B is on a very slow downhill stage and we are getting up 2-3 times a

night because he is so uncomfortable. We are thinking about 24 hours care

as I am getting exhausted again and find I have no time for anything..

including the computer. I haven't been able to go to the web site and see

what is happening. I will try to do that before the Social Worker and

health aide come today. Every day there is something. Mr. B's lungs have

diminished quite a bit and he is " shallow breathing " most of the time. The

nurse can hear fluid in his lower quadrants. His chest, hands and feet are

a darker shade of blue and he is on oxygen most of the time and is eating

less each day but still interested in what is going on around him. He is

fighting a bed sore on his heal that has split from the inside out, and that

is making him quite uncomfortable. He has also developed some kind of

fungus " in his finger nail beds because his circulation is so bad.....but..

like I said before, he prevails through all of this and apparently is going

to fight it till the end! Such a sad thing to watch because he is so aware

of what is happening to him and gets very depressed. We keep the humour

going and that's about all we can do for now.

Stevie