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Getting Garrett moving!

Our goals today include getting Garrett out of bed and into a chair to help get some of the gunk moving in his lungs. We are still working on getting Garrett to eat. He says he is hungry, but abdominal pain and some really terrible mouth sores are getting in his way. Hospital food isn’t much of an incentive either! Stephen will bring some goodies from home later today that will hopefully interest him. 


Garrett’s skin continues to improve and heal. His color looks better overall after last night’s transfusion. 


The GI attending doctor we saw today (who knows Garrett very well) feels his fever curve is getting better and the issue will continue to subside. 


We are nine days into this hospitalization and Garrett just wants to go home. It’s hard to say how much longer he will be inpatient, but I think he is making incremental progress. 


Tomorrow afternoon, at least three (perhaps more) specialties will meet to discuss short term and long term plans for Garrett. We hope to have a better indication as to his treatment course after the teams of specialists convene.


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  1. UnknownJuly 3, 2020 at 8:56 PM


    Hi Garrett,
    Glad 🤗 to hear that you are home and sleeping in your own bed. Keep on eating those Breakfasts of Champions and you'll be in Tip-Top shape before you know it. Have a sparkling 🎆✨fourth-of-july.

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