Chills

Thanks for all the birthday greetings sent to Arnie. It was wonderful to hear from you. I was amused to see the notes from Arnie's brothers arrive with wishes of "Sappy Birthday" and "Happy Barfday". It appears boys will be boys at any age!! Surprisingly, a number of you also sent liver and onion stories. I find this baffling.

These days, Arnie continues to have headaches and GI distress. Both are s-l-o-w-l-y improving. Patience is indeed a virtue. In addition, Arnie has been experiencing an unproductive cough, low-grade fevers and chills for several days. The clinic directed us to call if his temperature reached 38.3 C (101 F). This finally happened yesterday at suppertime. We drove to the University of Washington Medical Center and Arnie was assessed in the evening transplant clinic. They collected all sorts of bodily fluids and will look for viruses or bacteria causing an infection. His chest X-ray may indicate signs of an early chest infection. The physician prescribed an oral antibiotic and allowed us to return home. If all goes well, in a few days the chills and fever should be gone.

The weather in Seattle has been giving both of us the chills lately. It's been rainy and temperatures have been hovering around the freezing mark. We saw flakes of snow on Sunday, but there was no accumulation on the ground. To keep our chills in perspective, our neighbor Laura sent this 'photo' of our house in Saskatoon. It gives us great comfort that David & Eric are taking such good care of things....

Arnie & Brenda

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