Cancer - No | Hospital - Yes

Well... here we go again... Perhaps the 3rd time is a charm. Dad is just completely struggling with his blood pressure, and Eddie & Tina so kindly dropped him off at SV's ER a few minutes ago. It seems like his low blood pressure is uncontrollable right now. I honestly don't feel like he's doing anything to stop healthy progression, however his body is in this limbo... It seems like it's not unhealthy enough where it's immediately life-threatening, but it is too unhealthy to maintain daily activity. Although I am not there, I am confident that he is not drinking or smoking (and so those around him agree)... He is just trying to regain strength in his condo, but everytime he tries to walk to the kitchen or the front door he feels like he's going to collapse - And he did twice recently, gaining a skinned knee & bloody toes (...what's that song he always used to sing..."went down the road and the road was muddy, stubbed my toe and my toe was bloody"... ha, anywho...). We'll see what the doctors can do this time to level him out - I'm hoping that it's something that will last...

Throat: The results of the biopsy were negative, which is great. However, the G.I. Dr. Coleman is "completely confused" about dad's situation... yay. He says that he has a long stricture, along with a yeast infection in his throat that is causing his swallowing troubles. He is used to seeing strictures, however most are short - But not dad's of course! Which means that the surgery that is up for discussion may be more difficult since there is a large area of his esophagus that needs to be replaced... Ugh. He has an appointment tomorrow morning at 7:30am with this doctor, so maybe we'll know more...

The Foundry: He has been meeting with Hugh Thomas lately to tour The Foundry & talk about admission dates, acceptance based on his health, etc. I do believe that dad's intention is to go to there sooner rather than later, but some health issues are slowing that process down right now. Hugh says that they can work around certain health problems (i.e. getting dad a "desk job", etc), but if he can't eat and can't walk 10 feet without almost passing out, those things are an issue. He promised me that he was going to check in out there on Monday, but now he's back in the hospital, soooooooooooooo.... who knows. My amazing boyfriend bought him an iPod yesterday, and his mom helped load a bunch of great music & audiobooks (some great self-improvements ones that he REALLY needs to listen too)... We thought it would be a great thing for him to have at The Foundry, especially in the dorm setting for comfort...

And on a brighter note, I'm VERY excited because Joanie Thomas (Hugh & Ann's daughter) is coming all the way out to LA to visit me in April!!!! YAY! :D