Delfts received flowers from the Progeny yesterday. Deep red marbled roses mixed with yellow roses. I understand they are beautiful.

We do not know when he will be released because there are treatment options that need to be considered and decisions that need to be made. Because he has been relatively noncompliant, his options are fewer and will lean more toward "quality of life" and away from increased longevity.

He has managed though institutionally enforced compliance to lower his blood pressure to one we would all be proud of, and has lost the fluid build-up that occurred after he arrived here last Wednesday. He has not, however, been able to shed any of the fluid that he was carrying when he arrived, an amount which was considerable. They have ruled out any kidney dysfunction and are treating it medically, even though it appears that he is still experiencing considerable edema even under treatment.

He is light headed and dizzy most of the time, a condition he attributes to his newly normal blood pressure. He has to get used to it, however, because the pressure levels he is used to have severly compromised his heart both structurally and functionally.

I don't know what the trans-esophogeal cardiac ultrasound told them yesterday. Delfts doesn't either. All he could tell me was that his care team was going to meet to discuss his options then come to him with their decision.

It sounds to me as though they are not going to give him many options on this. Perhaps that is the best. He tends to always go with the option that requires the least amount of effort on his own part. This time I do not believe that will happen.

In the meantime, if you want to talk to him, I know he would welcome your calls. You can reach him at the hospital toll-free number of 1-866-338-2345 and asking the operator for extension 80493.

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