Things looking up again

Everything came to a halt with Morgan getting out of the hospital when his blood pressure suddenly dropped and he looked pale. From blood test, they could tell that he was anemia and most likely bleeding internally. So, they immediately told him to stop eating, moved him back to the ICU, and scheduled an endoscopy to see what was going on. Not being able to eat was pretty discouraging and they did not take him for the endoscopy until the next day so that they could be sure that his blood pressure was at least stable. So yesterday he finally was taken down around noon and when they did the procedure, they found two ulcers which they were able to repair. Last evening, he was able to move back to the step down unit where he will remain while they are monitoring him to be sure that the ulcers were the sole source of bleeding and that the repair is holding. He is on clear food (not the Chinese food he was hoping to eat!) to give his guts a chance to rest and repair. The concern about a potential clot is still pending but will not be resolved until it is certain that the gut issues are resolved. It was disappointing to take a step back but good that he was there and able to get the ulcer issue taken care of. So he is now once again on the track to getting out, and once again the pathway is slower than we would all like.
I am grateful for all the offers to help and visit. Family and friends have been great in holding off with visiting and calling until he is stronger. The bottom line is that he is getting the rest that he needs right now and probably today will be able to start thinking about talking with more people. It's been very limited up to now with, for example, two of his kids only visiting once for a very short period, so that he would have minimal stress and maximum rest.  He has been able to talk a bit with his mother which has been a morale booster because he was worrying about how she was doing given that she is 97 years old. Things are slowly yet steadily progressing and giving him lots of space to rest and heal has proven to be the best thing for him. I  have been letting him know about all the kind offers of help and who is hoping to talk with him and letting him decide when he is ready to talk with or visit with someone. Thanks for understanding.