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​I talked to Avery today. She had me cracking up.  We talked about ridiculous things and laughed about them.

Paul arrived this morning. The dogs were so happy to see him. He had to sit on the couch with them for a little bit just so they could all sit on his lap at the same time.

Work seemed to snowball into a mess. It casted its web in my day. It is a good feeling to snap the computer shut on a Friday afternoon.

Sarah and John arrived with their dogs. I took Moe, Jiminy and Penny for a walk up the road. Ferguson was sleeping. Penny was barking so much at Sarah’s dog that she earned herself a sedative snack.

Moe and Jiminy walked nicely with Sarah’s two dogs. Everyone minded their business and got along well. Yay!

Today was work frustrations sprinkled with communications from the transplant team and social services.

Ethan’s blood pressure is creeping up which is a side effect of one of his medications. His team increased his dose of blood pressure medicine. 

He also had a change in his rejection medication dose. These changes warranted speaking to the pharmacy. 

Social services is sending over paperwork for Ethan to fill out to help offset the cost of Ethan’s appointments, medications and healthcare. I have to talk to someone different to navigate the insurance changes.

Since Ethan will now have a deductible, he is stressing out about paying his bills. He has created a downward spiral of threatening to skip appointments and bloodwork due to cost. 

I had to do some heavy reassurance that we will figure it out. We can’t skip those things. We aren’t going to let him become homeless and have to beg for food.

He just feels stuck and like he won’t ever be able to progress. 

The evening was perfect! We had a campfire and watched the sun set.