Good Afternoon on Day 40

Hard to imagine that when Dominic checked into Cedars it was Father’s Day; his Dad (or Mom) hasn’t left him much since then. The news continues to string our emotions along like the dynamic summer movies Dom likes so much. As you know, Dom has awakened from his coma & is fairly alert for someone in his position. The doctors, who continue to be attentive with their care, are bewildered seeing they checked out his blood levels & they are very strong. This led to a recent conversation about adding a feeding tube back into the equation.

Scoob, what a fabulous woman, really wants to do everything possible to increase the quality of life for Dom; whatever & how every long that may be. She rightfully thought if Dom could fight himself out of a coma & the medical sedation he was in, then maybe he was ready for something more too. Now, we’re not talking Del Taco or anything, we’ll need to continue to put those #4 meals down in Dom’s honor, but maybe we could do something. There was a meeting at the hospital with the family, doctors, administrators & some of the fantastic nurses, and in this meeting it was determined a feeding tube maybe too risky. The pros didn’t really out weigh the cons…but Nurse Paul suggested going back to orally giving food. Dom had progressed enough to where he was swallowing again & this seemed like maybe it would bring Dom small pleasures. So this week they have started to give water & some other liquid food supplements orally to see if Dom will be receptive to this. The hope is maybe we can get to Jell-O or ice cream; something that has a flavor.

So, what does this all mean? I know you are asking; hell everyone is asking. 40 days with Dom’s fight, the family & visitors, the entire hospital is asking. Truthfully, no one knows, but let me try to explain it the way its been explained to me. Dom has terminal cancer & there hasn’t been anything thus far to change that cold truth. Just as living 31mns is beating the original odds given back at the beginning of this journey, living 40 days in this condition is beating the odds again. The man is a fighter. And he hasn’t given up that fight. Right now he is better than he was two weeks ago, but he is still a shell of himself; he can’t use his limbs, he is on pain meds, can’t talk & his weight is alarmly low but it is all relative. Sadly, I don’t have, nor do the doctors, any solid answers, which can be frustrating, but as the Bring It Community has all decided to do – we will continue to have faith, look for miracles, live the Bring It lifestyle, celebrate Dom’s life, enjoy the time we do have with him & support each other.

Much love – M
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