Today we had three doctor related appointments starting at 9am. I thought for sure by the end of the day, Dad would be ready to pass out, but honestly I think he had more energy because he didn't sleep all day. We saw his chiropractor first who did a bunch of massage, then off to the cardiologist for a check up. Dad's blood pressure is still below 100 so the doc tweaked some of his medication. But other than that the cardiologist thought Dad was doing well.
Next we went down to St. Joe's for a follow up ultrasound on the clot in Dad's right leg. It is still there and it's not any worse but the radiology tech wouldn't say if it is better. Dad can't take blood thinners the way other people who have clots do since he is such a fall risk. Just today he was walking through a door, snagged a bit of his arm on the door frame and started bleeding. So obviously he doesn't even need to fall to bleed.
It rained like crazy here about 4pm when we were trying to leave the hospital. It has been a long time since I saw rain like that here. It happens all the time in Connecticut. But seeing people wading in knee high water to cross the street in a desert is just weird. Phoenix needed the rain though and it made the temp stay below 90 degrees which is unheard of for late July.
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Glad to hear things are coming along.
Curt checked Tucson's weather the other day and it was 88. I had to guess it was monsoon keeping the temp low.
I remember as a kid after a big storm my brother and I would wade in the water and run around. Probably totally unsafe--but whatever.
I have gotten caught in a few nasty and very wet storms.
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