Dad much more comfortable after chemo and hospital admission

This morning Dad looked bad and was very shaky.  He was wondering if to cancel chemo or not.
He was convinced to go.
He got chemo, including hydration, and including comfort drugs that normally would not get because he usually drives himself.
He was told to go to the hospital, which he did not like.  However, he did.

He is now in South Macomb hospital, fifth floor.  Dad is in the hospital due to lack of recent digestion movement.  Almost none in, no solids out, very little liquid.  The hospital will work to make sure he is not blocked up inside.  They are wanting to get food and drink input and output working well again.

By the time he got settled in a hospital bed, Dad looked a lot better.  Everything seems fine now, at least comparatively.  When Mom left the hospital today, Dad looked and sounded comfortable, and said he felt OK.  That is something he had not been for a few days, at least.

Mom seems to understand that she should not be driving alone with her short term memory loss.  She feels taxis are outrageously expensive, so we'll have to taxi her to/from the hospital for visits while trying to teach her that professional taxis are not so bad.

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