Papa is out of the HOspital

Papa was discharged (for the 3rd time) from Sacred Hearts Hospital and will be admitted at another hospital in Manila. The CT scan showed that the abscess got bigger and they are going to try to drain it...but if it is not drainable then they'll take a biopsy. This procedure they are going to do is risky so we (siblings) thought that it would be better if they went to a better hospital in Manila just in case something goes wrong with the procedure.

Doctors (neurologist and organ doctors) study his case. They didn't want to just jump right in and do a biopsy. Their main concern was his sodium level being very low. They think that it is what actually made him or still making him really weak (not the abscess or tumor in his brain.)


His first admittance at Sacred Hearts Hospital was for HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. His blood pressure would not stabilize. So they gave him diuretic drugs. Well, the drug did its thing and stabilized his blood pressure but that same medicine created another problem: HYPONATREMIA.

Diuretic drugs used to treat high blood pressure. These drugs make the kidneys produce more urine, which can wash away too much sodium, especially when the patient is following a low sodium diet. Diuretics enhance the excretion of sodium into the urine, with the goal of correcting high blood pressure. However, too much sodium excretion can result in hyponatremia. Usually only mild hyponatremia occurs in patients taking diuretics, but when combined with a low sodium diet or with the excessive drinking of water, severe hyponatremia can develop.

With Cousin Alexa

December 5, 2009 Saturday

We attended a party for McKenzie Rayne Naumu's 1st Birthday. She had a Candyland Theme. There were lots of candies and lollipops

Lots of good eats and it was nice to see family who we rarely see.

Here with the cute ponytail is Alexa Paige Naumu. She is McKenzie's sister. Their parents are Kiyoshi and Vanessa Naumu. Kiyoshi is the King's first cousin. They live in Vegas.

Abscess in the Brain

I decided to read up on Papa's condition and this article simply explains his condition.

"The swelling inside the brain can put pressure on delicate brain tissue and the mass of pus itself can block blood vessels that are supplying essential blood to parts of the brain. If prolonged, this can cause brain damage, because the oxygen supply to these tissues has been disrupted. It is therefore important to treat abscesses as early as possible."

"The effects of a brain abscess depend on its position and whether the brain has been squashed and damaged. Symptoms may be rapid or develop slowly over a period of weeks.

A headache is usually the first symptom of brain abscess. This results from raised pressure inside the skull, as the abscess presses on the brain.

Abscesses in the lower rear brain (the cerebellum) tend to cause loss of balance, a staggering walk, and neck stiffness.

If the abscess is in the frontal lobes of the brain, it may cause loss of memory and reduced attention span, and dysphasia (speech disorders).

Abscesses in the temporal lobes at the sides of the brain usually cause partial loss of vision."

Other symptoms of brain abscess can include:

• drowsiness;
• confusion;
• seizures (fits);
• paralysis;
• loss of sensation;
• loss of coordination;
• weakness;
• fever and chills;
• vomiting;
• irritability; and eventually
• coma.

The doctors have mentioned doing a BIOPSY. I hope that they choose the least invasive procedure to get to the brain.

Got Bread?

Came home from church... King wanted to have sandwiches but let me see..."Hmmmm. No bread!" I thought I had another loaf of bread in the freezer. Guess not. Oh, well. Sorry.

Long story short...made bread. Ate it while warm with homemade blueberry jam, peanut butter or margarine. Your choice. And we have 2 more baking in the oven which will be done in 8 minutes. yum.

HOme made WHITE BREAD (stick like GOOEY glue to your intestines kind of bread). Whole wheat and whole grain is healthier but...white bread fresh out of the oven tastes so good. mmmmmmmmm. DELISH.

Don't you just love the smell of bread baking in the oven?

What a Day!

Woke up early to go to a birthday party.

Transferred money via Western Union

King drove to the party.

North Shore had big SWELLS. Rough and eerie.

Traffic, crazy drivers.

lots of photographers, gigantic lenses along the road at Waimea Bay

Beaches closed

Reached our destination.. Schofield Barracks

Nice to see King's side of the family.

Cute oriental babies.

Great funny magicians, awesome food and company.

Said goodbyes.

Got gas at Costco. $51

King used his $65 coupon for a game + stuff @ BEST BUY

bathroom break...in one stall Princess, Warrior 4 and 3, plus me

Cellphone rings as I sit in the toilet..Princess picks up...it's uncle Pat. oh, hello! just put the phone by my ear as I finish my business.

Wash hands, dry hands out of the BANYO.

Got to talk to Papa... he speaks like a little kid. mimics what u say. then answers with one or two words. Makes me cry to hear him like that.

Bought a $35 fresh tree at a warehouse next to best buy .

Used money from collecting cans.

came home.

fed fussy Warrior 4, bathe him, took him out for a short walk, back inside.

played, nursed and bottle..then SLEEP.

dishes put away. laundry taken down from the line, ate leftovers

FACEBOOK

BLOGGING.

prepare Young Women lesson.

Kiss Kiss

Here is the King and Warrior 4. Every time the King says "Kiss Kiss" . Warrior 4 will give the King a kiss.

p.s.

Warrior 4 loves to feel, pull and suckle on hair.

Seen

Warrior 4 is crawling! Yey! From swimming on his belly, to scooting in multiple angles up to 360 degrees, doing the down dog, child pose to plank pose, and pigeon pose. He is turning 7 months on the 8th and he is coming a long way.

We put a big blanket on the floor over the area rug ...Warrior 4 discovered something under the blanket. The rug's fringes! For some reason he loves sucking the fringes. eeww grossness! Warrior 4 is funny. The King would tell him "NO!" and he would stop.

He loves to eat his rice cereal and his jarred baby food. Loves his peas, carrots, squash, gagged on the green beans, loves pears, blueberries, sweet potatoes and bananas.

He is slowly weaning himself off the bottle and from nursing. I try to give him half a cup of his cereal + Jarred baby food at each feeding and loves it. He'll then only take about 4 oz. of formula instead of 6-8 oz.

I like it! He is such a good baby. The King is very good at putting him to sleep. He holds him over his shoulder and they bounce at the edge of the bed as he chants, sings..."I love my baby.

He's getting sleepy." Or they just exchange stories.

Seen:

Warrior 4 sees me and he'll start crying.

Warrior 4 sees his brothers and sister...he gets all excited.

Carrying Warrior 4 on my hips...I open the door...he'll get all excited ..starts bicycling his legs, bright smile on his face and we go for a walk.

Prefers playing with tupperware lids, rice spoons and anything aside from "his" toys. I'll post pictures later so, you know what I mean.

Oh, he got his first dose of H1N1 SHOT on Saturday. Need to call in 3 weeks for the 2nd dose ...if they have it. He didn't even cry! Only after realizing that he got poked...then he made a peep. One short peep. Tough boy eh?

Our Bodies

We only get one body in this life and that's it. WE are responsible for it. We need to take care of it. Heavenly Father gave us guidelines to follow so we can have "health in the navel and marrow in the bones... "

I haven't been very good at keeping the W.O.W. I eat way too much sweets. I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. I eat a lot of white rice and white bread. What happened to eating whole grain? Why is the brown rice just sitting in its container instead of it being cooked and eaten? The Warriors and Princess don't mind eating brown rice so why not cook it. Besides they've learned to just eat what is in front of them. I need to make better choices when I eat, cook and shop for food. I need to be a better example for my family.

EXERCISE! EXERCISE! EXERCISE!

Here is another one of those things that I've put behind the back burner. I am 15 pounds heavier. I need to burn these extra padding off. I need to find time that is best for me. I try to go walking with my friends in the morning around 8am but I haven't been consistent because..I am just plain tired (and lazy) in the morning.

Something needs to be done. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!

Papa's CT Scan

Papa's scheduled CT scan yesterday .. found the abscess got bigger. The medication didn't help shrink it. NOw, they are going to drain it. If it is not possible for it to drain ..they are going to do a biopsy of that tumor found in his brain. Then we are looking at radiation. Man, I'm speaking broken English but I'm just jotting these things down for myself.