I hit the wrong key again and sent an unfinished and un edited message
to the group.  I"m not used to using google messages, as you can
tell.  it does work better than it did the last time I had to use it,
though.

Basically what I was trying to say is that Rob has pneumonia, is at
least temporarily paralysed on the right side, cannot talk more than a
grunt, and is doing better than he could be,  At keast he can look at
me with both eyes, though they don't have emotion in them.

I want to drag someone from the VA over and force them to see Rob as
he is right now.  Maybe they'd understand what he is going through.  I
don't know how to handle some of the things that I need to do, like
Taxes, contacting the VA since Rob can't, deciding who else needs to
know about his medical and so forth.  Has anyone else dealt with this
and/or can you give me advice on this.  What do I do next?  I've
contacted Rob's family, tried to get hold of my eldest child, and let
his best friend, who is currently stationed in Germany know.  I
contacted Rob's oncologist's case manager about the original
diagnosis, but can't contact her before Monday, and the two Drs are
supposed to consult on Tuesday anyway.

I took Mandy and her boy friend, Jim, home Friday in order to cut down
on some of the expenses and hopefully exchange the rental for Emily,
our Ford Tempo, who is still in the shop.  Huey, who adopted Rob a
month or so after his first cancer surgery, is mad at me.  He finally
slept on Rob's side of the bed last night, but only whith his butt in
my face.  Sonya got mad at Mandy, who she blamed for us being gone,
got into her room and trashed it.  I expect that Mandy and Jim spent a
good portion of today picking up belongings and undoing the damage.
QC forgave me.  Which is something.

I can live with Rob paralysed.  I just want him to be able to respond
and make sense.

Pam S.