Suzie’s carbon dioxide levels, which were 70 (twice the normal level of 35) when first measured, were lowered to 51 yesterday so Suzie was transferred from the critical care unit to a standard hospital room. Regarding the cancer all of her blood work, with the exception of her white blood count, is within the normal ranges. We celebrated our good fortune over lunch today before learning that the CO2 had jumped back up to 59 and that she is not out of the woods. This means that she will remain in the hospital and continue respiratory treatments over the Memorial Day weekend. Her spirits are good and she continues fighting both the COPD and the Cancer as hard as she can. It’s good thing that living with me for 40 years did much to prepare her for these encounters! (Thanks Craig.)

Next test of her CO2 levels is scheduled for tomorrow morning. We’ll use the blog to keep everyone advised of significant changes. This document can be accessed at the following URL:

http://nanisgreatadventure.blogspot.com/